Green Public Procurement Toolkit
The Green Public Procurement (GPP) Training Toolkit is designed for use by public purchasers and by GPP trainers or integrated in general public procurement training courses and workshops.
It consists of six independent modules and ten operational modules, with PowerPoint presentations (including trainer notes) and accompanying guidance.
Independent Modules
Module 1: Green Public Procurement – An Introduction
The role of GPP as a tool for achieving environmental benefits and policy objectives.
Module 2: Strategic Aspects of GPP
Guidance on how GPP can be implemented and managed within a public administration.
Module 3: Legal Aspects of GPP
The legal framework for GPP, according to the 2014 Procurement Directives.
Module 4: Needs Assessment
How to carry out needs assessment for GPP before tendering.
Module 5: GPP and the Circular Economy
Practical guidance for using GPP to support the transition towards a circular economy.
Module 6: Market engagement
Why market engagement can help strengthen GPP and practical steps to doing it.
Operational Modules
Module 7.1: Indoor cleaning services
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to indoor cleaning services.
Module 7.2: Computers, Monitors, Tablets and Smartphones
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to computers, monitors, tables and smartphones.
Module 7.3: Food, Catering services and Vending machines
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to food, catering services and vending machines.
Module 7.4: Furniture
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to furniture.
Module 7.5: Imaging equipment, Consumables and Print services
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to imaging equipment, consumables and print services.
Module 7.6: Office building Design, Construction and Management
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to office building design, construction and management.
Module 7.7: Paints, Varnishes and Road Markings
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to paints, varnishes and road markings.
Module 7.8: Road Design, Construction and Maintenance
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to road design, construction and maintenance.
Module 7.9: Road lighting and Traffic signals
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to lighting.
Module 7.10 Road transport
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to road transport.
Module 7.11: Textiles products and services
Includes GPP criteria, environmental impacts, and green alternatives related to textiles.
Outdated modules can be found on CIRCABC here.