1. Sustainable procurement (SP) is a process that considers social, economic and environmental factors in public procurement. It aims to meet needs, deliver long-term value, and minimize environmental damage. 2. The EU promotes SP through directives and priority sectors. New directives give more weight to life-cycle costing over lowest price. 3. While SP is an effective policy tool, challenges remain in implementation due to lack of support, expertise, tools and training. National plans are helping drive SP forward in EU countries.

1. SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT:
STRONG ENOUGH AS A POLICY TOOL?
Abdullah KORKMAZ
Legal Advisor, Ministry of Interior
TURKEY
Dublin, 15.08.2014
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2. What is sustainability?
 Key components of sustainability:
Social, economic and environmental.
The integration of sustainability criteria into public
procurement is an opportunity to further
sustainable development.
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3. SP is the process of acquiring goods, services, and
works that:
Meet users’ needs
Deliver long term value for money
Maximise social and economic benefits
Minimise damage to the environment and health
What is sustainable procurement?
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4. Three pillars of SP
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5. Environmental LCC
(Source: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/lcc.htm)
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6. Life-Cycle Cost
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7. Whole-of-life costing elements over time
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9.  Needs assessment
 Technical specifications
 Selection stage
 Award stage
 Effective contract management
 Monitoring and evaluation
Sustainability in the procurement process
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10. Procurement process and SP
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11.  Waste reduction
 Innovation/ “pre-commercial procurement”
 Supporting local economy
 Fair trade
 Promotion of skills and training
 Reducing cost
 Race and gender equality
 More social considerations…
Achieving wider policy objectives
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12. Strategic steps
Adopt a sustainable procurement policy
Leadership and commitment from senior managers/policy-makers
Mandatory SPP requirements
Dialogue with suppliers
Check for sustainability throughout procurement cycle
«Joint procurement» by public administration authorities
Practical tools for procurement officers
Awareness raising activities and training
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14. Challenges of sustainable procurement
 Lack of political support
 Lack of legal expertise in applying criteria
 Lack of practical tools and information
 Lack of training
 Lack of cooperation between authorities
 Perception of financial burden
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15. UNEP/Wuppertal Institute, Consumption and Production (CSCP), 2010
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16.  United Nations
 OECD
 WTO/GPA
 EU Policy/Directives
 Others…
International Policy Framework
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18.  Helsinki awarded contract for operation of urban
bus route to HKL challenged by Concordia:
 level of nitrogen oxide emissions and noise level of
buses
 ECJ allowed ecological award criteria:
are linked to the subject matter of contract,
do not confer unrestricted freedom of choice,
specified in tender notice or documents,
comply with EU law principles,
 ECJ: No discrimination even though criteria limit
number of tenderers
ECJ, C-513/99, Concordia Bus
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19. •
‘Europe 2020 Strategy’
“Europe 2020 Strategy” for:
 smart,
 sustainable
 inclusive growth
was adopted in 2010 by the European Council
 The main goal of the Strategy is to help recovery from the
crisis by boosting competitiveness, productivity, social
cohesion and economic convergence.
 It is explicitly acknowledged that these challenges must be
addressed in a sustainable manner.
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20. National Action Plan or equivalent document
adopted
22: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, UK
No existing NAP
6: Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg,
Romania
National Action Plans (NAPs) – in Member
States/May 2014
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21.  Public procurement is becoming a policy strategy
instrument.
The key points:
1. Environmental and social record
2. Sustainable production practices
3. Use of eco-labels
4. Lowest price award and life-cycle costing
The new directive gives greater prominence to LCC as a
means of calculating costs, including environmental
externalities such as greenhouse gas emissions and climate
change mitigation costs.
New EU Directive (2014/24/EU)
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22. Eco labels
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23. 1. Copying and graphic paper
2. Cleaning products and services
3. Office IT equipment
4. Construction
5. Transport
6. Furniture
7. Electricity
8. Food and Catering services
9. Textiles
10. Gardening products and services
11. Windows
12. Thermal insulation
13. Hard floor-coverings
14. Wall Panels
15. Combine Heat and Power (CHP)
16. Road construction and traffic signs
17. Street lighting and traffic signals
18. Mobile phones
19. Indoor lighting
EU priority sectors for implementing GPP
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24. As an example of weak policy implementation:
Turkey case
 Current Turkish PPL has not cover detailed/direct green or
social provision.
 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report,
 2% of public employees have to be disabled,
 Political/administrative support and commitment
 More compatible law is necessary
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25.  SP: a cost-efficient policy tool in practice?
 SP is still relatively new (emerging in the mid 1990’s)
 SP can contribute for the delivery of a wide range of
government policy objectives.
 SP is a voluntary instrument principally
 SP policy results are borderless.
 SP is the way of future.
Conclusion
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26. Purchasing the future!
“Treat the earth well: We do not inherit it from our
ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
Native American Proverb
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27. THANKS FOR YOUR
LISTENING!
Abdullah KORKMAZ
Legal Advisor, Ministry of Interior
Ankara-TURKEY
Tel : (Mobile):+90 505 4668501
E-mail: akorkmaz68@hotmail.com
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