MTF Sustainable Public Procurement Task Force Update Christopher

							                      Federal department of
                      environment, transport, energy and communications ETEC

                      Federal Office for the Environment FOEN




MTF Sustainable Public
Procurement Task Force

Update

Christopher Browne - United Kingdom
MTF SPP team:
• Argentina,
• Mexico
• State of Sao Paulo,
Plus:
• Belgium,
• China,
• Czech Republic,
• European Union,
• Ghana,
• ICLEI
• ILO
• Norway,
• Philippines, (Co-Chair)
• Switzerland, (Chair)
• United Kingdom,
• United Nations (UNEP & UNDESA)
• USA,

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Goal,                                                             To be done
Activities                                                        In Progress
                                                 SPP
& Status                                                          Complete
                                              Principles

                                       Status Assessment

                                                    Tools to be
                         Existing Tools              Developed

                                              Training

                                          Implementation
               GOAL - 10% of countries in all regions
                   have SPP in place by 2010
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Argentina
• Argentina first partner
• Assessed current approach
• Training package
• Guidance package
• Adapt and deliver
• 22nd & 23rd November

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Training & Guidance

• Developing sustainable procurement policy
• Identifying sustainability impacts and
  prioritisation
• Risk assessment
• Supplier evaluation
• Sustainability criteria
• Evaluation criteria
• Supplier auditing & development
• Contract management
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Training & Guidance
                        Manage the
                                                       Identif y Need
                        Contract &
                                                        and Assess
                         Disposal
                                                           Risk
                          Route
                                                         Guide B7
                        Guide B13




         Audit and
                                            START                       Evaluate and
          Improve                  Agree Sustainable                      Select
          Supplier               Procurement Priorities                  Suppliers
         Guide B12                     and Begin                         Guide B8

                                      Sustainable
                                     Procurement

                                            Guide B5

                       Evaluate Bids                    Def ine the
                           f rom                       Specif ication
                       Suppliers and                    and Invite
                          Award                           Bids
                        Guide B11                       Guide B10




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Next steps
• Finalise training and guidance
• Develop train the trainer
• Seek funding
• Agree partner countries
• Obtain country sign-up
• Support implementation
• Training
• Guidance
• Monitor and report benefits

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                         Federal department of
                         environment, transport, energy and communications ETEC

                         Federal Office for the Environment FOEN




MTF on Sustainable Public
Procurement

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