Green Public Procurement (GPP) capacity building and implementation in the Baltic Sea Region

Programme 2007 - 2013 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The Baltic GPP project has focused on Green Public Procurement (GPP) as a means for decreasing the ecological footprint of public authorities. Through buying innovative, eco-efficient products and services we can significantly reduce environmental pollution and build up necessary know-how and capacities for meeting future environmental challenges. Fostering exchange and learning from each other’s approaches such as; early market engagement for SME:s; lifecycle costing to save costs, and; the application of GPP criteria focusing on environmental criteria has been the core of Baltic GPP. Cooperating in a transnational partnership has been necessary since green public procurement as a practice has been differently developed in each participating country. Through cooperation, national approaches can be shared while also leveraging the total practice of GPP and harmonizing it with EU guidelines. The following project objectives guided the project: 1) Increase the level and uptake of GPP in the Baltic Sea Region; 2) Stimulate green growth through GPP; 3) Better address core environmental priorities; 4) Align regional approaches to GPP application and foster life-long learning; 5) strengthen and develop national GPP focal points, 6) Increse knowledge and expertise in GPP; 7) Develop common training material; 8) Test GPP criteria and approaches; 9) Increase the sharing of experiences, and finally; 10) Educate SME:s in how to become excellent green suppliers. While project outputs and objectives target the entire BSR, only five countries have officially been partners; Denmark, Germany, Finland, Sweden and Norway. Official partners have been National Focal Points for GPP and Core Procurement Institutions. The participating countries have initiated dialogues with contacts at the environmental ministry in Estonia and with procurement officials/procurers in Latvia, Lithuania and Russia.

Achievements (EN):

The Baltic GPP project has established a wide capacity building program on Green Public Procurement (GPP) across the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). The overall aim has been to increase the level and uptake of GPP in the entire region. This was achieved by strengthening and developing the role of National Focal Points in each country as well as raising the knowledge and expertise within Core Procurement Institutions. Baltic GPP has produced and published common training material (visit www.balticgpp.eu for access) and as part of the project also trained 518 trainers in the countries around the BSR. The trainers will in turn educate procurers. The primary target groups of the project have been experts and trainers, while the primary target group of the actual training material are procurers. The project was funded by the Baltic Sea Region Programme and had a total budget of almost 1.5 million Euros. Baltic GPP was selected as a strategic project within the Baltic Sea Region Programme as well as a Baltic 21 Lighthouse project. It was also part of the Flagship project 8.4 “Creating a network for Green Public Procurement” within the European Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

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Green technologies Education and training Climate change and biodiversity

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: Miljöstyrningsrådet

Address: Vasagatan 15-17, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden

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Troms Fylkeskommune

Name: Troms Fylkeskommune

Address: Postboks 6600, 9296 Tromsø, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Miljøministeriets koncernindkøb

Name: Miljøministeriets koncernindkøb

Address: Strandgade 29, 1401 København K, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Miljøstyrelsen

Name: Miljøstyrelsen

Address: Strandgade 29, 1401 København K, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Bundesverband der Energie- und Klimaschutzagenturen (eaD) e.V.

Name: Bundesverband der Energie- und Klimaschutzagenturen (eaD) e.V.

Address: Französische Straße 23, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Motiva Oy

Name: Motiva Oy

Address: Urho kekkosenkatu 4-6a, 101 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (CBSS Baltic 21)

Name: Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (CBSS Baltic 21)

Address: Slussplan 9, P.O. Box 2010, SE-103 11 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT, avdeling for offentlige anskaffelser

Name: Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT, avdeling for offentlige anskaffelser

Address: P.O.Box 8115 Dep, N-0032 Oslo, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Sør Trøndelag Fylkeskommune

Name: Sør Trøndelag Fylkeskommune

Address: Erling Skakkes gt.14, 7004 Trondheim, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Statens og Kommunernes Indkøbs Service A/S

Name: Statens og Kommunernes Indkøbs Service A/S

Address: Islands Brygge 55, 2300 København S., Denmark

Legal status: n/a

SKL Kommentus Inköpscentral AB

Name: SKL Kommentus Inköpscentral AB

Address: Hornsgatan 15, 11799 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Green Public Procurement (GPP) capacity building and implementation in the Baltic Sea Region

Project acronym: Baltic GPP

Project start date: 2011-09-28

Project end date: 2013-09-27

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 477 611.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 851 910.75

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2007 - 2013 Baltic Sea Region

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2015-03-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

92 / 92 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 414 / 1 414 (100%)

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Green Public Procurement (GPP) capacity building and implementation in the Baltic Sea Region

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