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The OECD released a report about public procurement in July 2015. Chapter 9 of this report provides a detailed overview of how OECD countries score on a number of KPI’s such as public procurement. (July 2015)

The central question posed by this guide is: how can public organisations meet their needs as efficiently as possible, while exploiting the innovative power of the market? The guide follows the steps of an innovation-driven call for proposal as illustrated in figure 1 of the guide.

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On 1 July 2016 the amended Dutch Public Procurement Act entered into force. The amended Public Procurement Act implements the latest EU procurement directives (2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU). The Public Procurement Act applies to all procedures below and above the EU procurement thresholds.

Sustainable public procurement (SPP) means focussing on the environmental and social impact of procurement as well as the price of the products, services or works in question. 

Government procurement amounts to nearly 116 billion euros per year. It thus has a significant impact on the environment and on social issues, both here and in other countries. Deliberately targeted sustainable public procurement (SPP) is a powerful tool for achieving major sustainability goals. 

There are several tools that you can use when applying sustainable procurement (SPP). Examples are the MVI-criteriatool (environmental criteria for SPP), de MVI-zelfevaluatietool (self-assessment tool) and the Wegwijzer MVOI (with information and tools). There are also various guidelines, best practices and studies available. 

PIANOo, the Dutch Public Procurement Expertise Centre, was set up to professionalise procurement and tendering in all government departments, with a view to improving efficiency and compliance with the rules. Professional procurement can contribute to successful policy and offers value for taxpayers' money.