The Review of Webinars in May 2020 on Quality, Safety and Environmental Criteria in Public Procurement
On April 19, 2020, the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Public Procurement” and some other legislative acts of Ukraine on the improvement of public procurement” adopted on August 29, 2019, came into force.
The law contains many changes, in particular regarding the possibility for the customer to apply various criteria to the subject of procurement as requirements of technical specifications or non-price criteria.
In order to assist customers in applying a multi-criteria approach in accordance with the updated Law, a group of project experts on sustainable public procurement of the EaP GREEN (2014-2017) and non-price criteria of the EU Association Lab (2017-2018) developed a program of training webinars.
The webinar program is customer-oriented. But it can also be useful for competitive bidders, expert organizations, public and public control organizations in the field of public procurement and anyone interested in this subject.
During each of the webinars regarding the selected category of goods, services or works, the following issues were considered;
- What criteria should be used to purchase more efficiently, efficiently and safely;
- What documents to follow when setting requirements for the subject of procurement;
- Typical wording of requirements for environmental characteristics with reference to regulations, standards and labeling;
- Advantages of applying the recommended criteria;
- Supporting documents and the requirements for the bodies that provided them;
- Examples of errors in the formation and evaluation of proposals;
- Examples of appeals and successful purchases;
- How to ensure control of compliance with the established requirements by the supplier / service provider / contractor.
The recordings of the webinars that took place in May are available at the links on YouTube.
20.05.2020
Paints, varnishes and detergents (video)
21.05.2020
Polymeric materials and plastic products (video)
26.05.2020
Food and food services (video)
Follow the GREEN MIND platform on Facebook and find out about webinars on other categories of goods, works and services in June-August.
Expert support
In the comments under each of the videos of the webinar you can write questions to the expert.
Also get free expert support in the application of environmental and other characteristics in public procurement:
- Determining the feasibility of application and formulation of requirements for the subject of procurement.
- Verification of tender documents for proper definition of requirements.
- Appeals against the requirements of competitive bidders, evaluation of submitted proposals and supporting documents and conclusion of the contract.
Video on the benefits of environmental certification and ecolabeling for health and the environment.
Standards
DSTU ISO 14024: 2018 Ecolabels and declarations. Eco-labeling type I. Principles and procedures (ISO 14024: 2018, IDT) – equivalent to DSTU ISO 14024: 2002
Environmental criteria set for different product categories in accordance with DSTU ISO 14024.
DSTU ISO 9001: 2015 Quality management systems. Requirements (ISO 9001: 2015, IDT)
Registers
Register of environmentally certified products marked with type I eco-labeling
Register of accredited conformity assessment bodies
Additional information sources on Infobox ProZorro
How to apply environmental protection measures when purchasing goods, works and services
Green public procurement (training course)
Webinar organizer: Green Mind Platform in partnership with:
Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection of Ukraine
Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine
State Ecological Academy of Postgraduate Education and Management
Institute of Environmental Management and Sustainable Nature Management