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Green criteria in an electronic Procurement Register
Published on 20 December 2019
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Estonia
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About this good practice
Electronic platform for public procurement that includes the built-in green public procurement (GPP) criteria for easy GPP implementation
Resources needed
Currently there are 3 people working on the register: an e-procurement advisor and 2 in the helpdesk who also assist with analysis and testing. The initial development lasted 2 years but it has been improved after that. The total cost of the developments over 4 years has been about 3 MEUR.
Evidence of success
Since October 2018 all public procurement is 100% electronic. The uptake of GPP criteria was in the beginning modest but it was related to overall lack of knowledge about the possibilities that the register provides in terms of GPP. However, the usage of green criteria is slowly increasing. The official statistics about GPP in 2019 has not been published yet but based on the search of the Register it is evident that the GPP numbers have started to grow substantially since the November 2019.
Potential for learning or transfer
The barriers of implementing GPP at wider level are similar in different countries, especially those where the rate of implementing GPP is low. The procurers don’t have knowledge and experience in GPP and they are struggling with choosing the correct criteria. Therefore, the procurers need to have the criteria that are ready to be used in tenders without further adjustments. Such electronic platform with easy-to-use built-in criteria that can be chosen from the drop-down list would help to overcome the barriers related to know-how on criteria selection and application in the tenders. Such system would also allow for easy search of tenders and monitoring of the implementation of GPP in a country.
Further information
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Good practice owner
Organisation
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Estonia
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Estonia
Eesti
Contact
Senior Expert