Course Description

Objectives

By the end of this session, the participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the traditional use of public procurement in protection of national suppliers and contractors and in the promotion of social agenda issues.
• Understand the trends towards non-discrimination and protection of the environment that developed in the last 50 years.
• Understand the concept of Sustainable Development and its three pillars.
• Recognize the definitions of Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP), Green Public Procurement (GPP) and Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP).

Course Content

• Introduction: Historical Context of Public Procurement
• The Impact of International Law on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP)
• Drivers, Enabling Conditions, Barriers and Benefits of SPP implementation at national and organizational levels
• UNEP SPP Implementation Methodology
• Integration of SPP considerations at each step of the procurement process: identification of Need and definition of the Requirement
• Use of eco-labels, Social and Fair-Trade labels in implement SPP procurement operations
• Integration of SPP considerations in the procurement process: Bidders’ Qualifications and Bid Evaluation Criteria steps
• Integration of SPP considerations in the procurement process: Contract conditions
• Bid evaluation in SPP operations (including use of the LCC bid evaluation method)
• Application of SPP to Priority Sectors: Construction, IT equipment and Cleaning Services
• UN Global Compact and the role of the Private Sector in SPP and SD