{ "dataflow": "OECD.GOV.GIP.DSD_QDD_GOV_GRPUBPRO@DF_GOV_GRPUBPRO", "dataset_title": "Green public procurement - 2022", "dataset_description": "

The 2022 OECD Survey on Green Public Procurement aimed to gather evidence on how OECD countries' procurement practices and strategies are integrating environmental considerations. \n \t

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About this questionnaire

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The content of the 2022 database was collected using an online questionnaire, which covered four pillars: \n\t

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The database comprises response from 34 OECD countries. Respondents were country delegates responsible for procurement policies at the central government level and senior officials in central purchasing bodies.

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value expressed in the unit of measure.", "codelist": "CL_UNIT_MULT" }, "OBS_VALUE": { "type": "measure", "concept": "OBS_VALUE", "label": "Observation value", "description": "Value of a particular variable." } }, "codelists": { "CL_MEASURE_QDD_GRPUBPRO": { "Q_LC_FRAMEWORK": "Is there an active national policy or strategic framework on GPP?", "Q_NU_YEAR": "In what year was the national policy or strategic framework on GPP last been revised?", "Q_LC_CLIMATE": "Is the national policy or strategic GPP framework (or public procurement more broadly) mentioned in national commitments on climate action such as strategies to reach net zero or nationally determined contributions (NDCs)?", "Q_LC_COORDINATION": "Is there a coordination mechanism to ensure alignment between environmental policies and the GPP policy or strategic framework?", "Q_LT_INSTITUTION": "If so, which institution is responsible for such coordination?  Please provide any relevant information.", "Q_MCC_MANDATORY": "Does the national policy or strategic framework include a mandatory requirement to use GPP in specific instances?", "Q_MCC_MANDATORY-SQ001": "Yes for procurement above a certain monetary threshold", "Q_MCC_MANDATORY-SQ002": "Yes, for specific purchasing categories.", "Q_MCC_MANDATORY-SQ003": "Yes, for central government", "Q_MCC_MANDATORY-SQ004": "Yes, at all levels of government", "Q_MCC_MANDATORY-SQ005": "No", "Q_MCC_TARGETS": "Does the national policy or strategic GPP framework include targets in terms of share of procurement subject to GPP?", "Q_MCC_TARGETS-SQ001": "Yes for procurement above a certain threshold", "Q_MCC_TARGETS-SQ002": "Yes, for specific purchasing categories", "Q_MCC_TARGETS-SQ003": "Yes, for central government", "Q_MCC_TARGETS-SQ004": "Yes, at all levels of government", "Q_MCC_TARGETS-SQ005": "Yes, and industry representatives are associated to the definition of targets", "Q_MCC_TARGETS-SQ006": "No", "Q_LC_CO2EMISSIONS": "Are public institutions required to report on their CO2 emissions and/or annual reduction targets?", "Q_LC_GPPCRITERIA": "Does the national policy or strategic framework on GPP provide for GPP criteria defined at the central level that contracting authorities can refer to for the drafting of public tenders?", "Q_LC_INCENTIVE": "In the national policy or strategic GPP framework are financial incentives foreseen for contracting authorities to increase the uptake of GPP?", "Q_LC_INCENTIVES": "In the national policy or strategic GPP framework are other non-financial incentives foreseen for contracting authorities or suppliers to increase the uptake of GPP?", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS": "Based on experiences from practitioners in your country, what do you think are the three main enablers to increase the uptake of GPP?", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-SQ001": "The existence of a central purchasing body", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-SQ002": "The existence of mandatory targets", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-SQ003": "The existence of select purchasing categories where GPP is mandatory", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-SQ004": "The existence of a dedicated competence centre", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-SQ005": "The definition of standardised green criteria for specific purchasing categories", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-SQ006": "The existence of dedicated guidelines to implement green elements in public tenders", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-SQ007": "The existence of mandatory reporting mechanisms", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-SQ008": "The publication of reports including GPP uptake", "Q_MCC_ENABLERS-other": "other", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES": "Based on experiences from practitioners in your country, what do you think are the three main obstacles to increase the uptake of GPP?", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ001": "The perception that green products/services are expensive", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ002": "GPP is not seen as a priority for some procurers compared to other criteria", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ003": "Absence of adequate planning", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ004": "Lack of commitment from senior management", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ005": "Absence of market capacities to respond to GPP", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ006": "Uncertainty about the legal possibilities on how to include environmental criteria in public tenders", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ007": "Lack of coordination among the different internal departments of a public organisation or between diferent ministries", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ008": "Lack of methodologies to capture costs over the product lifecycle", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ009": "Lack of data on GHG/carbon footprint of goods, services and works", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ010": "Lack of monitoring systems", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ011": "Fear of audit/controls that would challenge GPP", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-SQ012": "Lack of training for public procurement officers", "Q_MCC_OBSTACLES-other": "other", "Q_LC_GUIDANCE": "Is there guidance on how to assess market capacities to respond to GPP strategies?", "Q_MCC_COSTBENEFITS": "Are cost-benefits analyses conducted or business cases developed as part of the implementation of GPP strategies? Please provide any relevant information", "Q_MCC_COSTBENEFITS-SQ001": "Yes, routinely", "Q_MCC_COSTBENEFITS-SQ002": "Yes, in selected purchasing categories", "Q_MCC_COSTBENEFITS-SQ003": "Yes, above a certain threshold", "Q_MCC_COSTBENEFITS-SQ004": "No", "Q_MCC_GPPSTRATEGIES": "Where there are provisions in the national policy or strategic framework mandating public institutions to publish public procurement plans, are future procurement opportunities subject to GPP strategies identified?", "Q_MCC_GPPSTRATEGIES-SQ001": "Yes, identified at central level", "Q_MCC_GPPSTRATEGIES-SQ002": "Yes, identifed by some contracting authorities", "Q_MCC_GPPSTRATEGIES-SQ003": "No", "Q_LC_ENVIRONMENTAL": "In GPP tenders does environmental performance have an impact on price proposed in the bid (i.e. environmental performance of bids fictiously reduces the price proposed during bid evaluation)?", "Q_MCC_COMMITMENTS": "To what type of commitments are suppliers selected through a procurement process involving GPP subjected to?", "Q_MCC_COMMITMENTS-SQ001": "Standard reporting on contract execution", "Q_MCC_COMMITMENTS-SQ002": "Reporting including specific sections dedicated to GPP", "Q_MCC_COMMITMENTS-SQ003": "Reporting on decreasing their business environmental footprint", "Q_MCC_COMMITMENTS-SQ004": "No reporting", "Q_MCC_COMMITMENTS-other": "other", "Q_MCC_REPORT": "How are public institutions required to report on GPP spend or number of tenders including GPP criteria?", "Q_MCC_REPORT-SQ001": "Through a digital platform linked to the eProcurement system", "Q_MCC_REPORT-SQ002": "Through an independent digital platform that is not linked to the eProcurement system", "Q_MCC_REPORT-SQ003": "Through excel files, emails, or paper based forms.", "Q_MCC_REPORT-SQ004": "Only at central government", "Q_MCC_REPORT-SQ005": "Not required but some public institutions report data voluntarily", "Q_MCC_REPORT-SQ006": "Not required and not collected", "Q_MCC_REPORT-other": "other", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP": "How much has been procured using GPP strategies in 2019 - 2021 (by year as an absolute value and in percentage of total procurement expenditure)?", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ002_SQ001": "Value-2019", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ002_SQ002": "Value-2020", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ002_SQ003": "Value-2021", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ003_SQ001": "-2019%", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ003_SQ002": "-2020%", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ003_SQ003": "-2021%", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ004_SQ001": "If no data is collected on GPP spend at national level please describe which information was collected on procurement spend-2019", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ004_SQ002": "If no data is collected on GPP spend at national level please describe which information was collected on procurement spend-2020", "Q_AM_PROCUREDGPP-SQ004_SQ003": "If no data is collected on GPP spend at national level please describe which information was collected on procurement spend-2021", "Q_AM_PRODUCT": "What are the 3 product categories where the spend on GPP was the highest in 2019 - 2021 (by year) ?", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ001_SQ001": "Product 1-2019", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ001_SQ002": "Product 1-2020", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ001_SQ003": "Product 1-2021", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ002_SQ001": "Product 2-2019", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ002_SQ002": "Product 2-2020", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ002_SQ003": "Product 2-2021", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ003_SQ001": "Product 3-2019", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ003_SQ002": "Product 3-2020", "Q_AM_PRODUCT-SQ003_SQ003": "Product 3-2021", "Q_LC_METHODOLOGY": "Is there a standardised methodology to evaluate CO2 emissions savings in public tenders?", "Q_MCC_IMPACT": "Is there an aggregated evaluation of impact of GPP (e.g. annual report on CO2 savings or waste reduction)?", "Q_MCC_IMPACT-SQ001": "Yes at national level", "Q_MCC_IMPACT-SQ002": "Yes for some contracting authorities", "Q_MCC_IMPACT-SQ003": "No", "Q_LC_DATA": "When GPP data is collected/analysed, is it made publicly available on a website?", "Q_MCC_TOOLS": "Which national tools are available to support the development of GPP tenders?", "Q_MCC_TOOLS-SQ001": "Lifecycle costing tools including environmental externalities", "Q_MCC_TOOLS-SQ002": "Environmental footprint calculators or database", "Q_MCC_TOOLS-SQ003": "Standards and eco-labels", "Q_MCC_TOOLS-SQ004": "Benchmark values", "Q_MCC_TOOLS-other": "other", "Q_LC_OFFICIALS": "Are there dedicated training courses available to procurement officials on GPP?", "Q_LC_SUPPLIERS": "Are there dedicated training courses available to suppliers on GPP?", "Q_MCC_METHODS": "What are the training methods available for GPP?", "Q_MCC_METHODS-SQ001": "In-person training", "Q_MCC_METHODS-SQ002": "Elearning modules", "Q_MCC_METHODS-SQ003": "Academic courses", "Q_MCC_METHODS-other": "other", "Q_LC_REPORTING": "Are you reporting on the number of GPP training courses taken in a given year (by hours or by number of trainees)?", "Q_MCC_SUPPORT": "Besides training, is there other type of support provided to contracting authorities on GPP?", "Q_MCC_SUPPORT-SQ001": "Help-desk", "Q_MCC_SUPPORT-SQ002": "Competence center", "Q_MCC_SUPPORT-SQ003": "Template documentation", "Q_MCC_SUPPORT-SQ004": "Standardised green selection and award criteria by product groups", "Q_MCC_SUPPORT-SQ005": "Development of standards and labels", "Q_MCC_SUPPORT-SQ006": "No other support is offered", "Q_MCC_SUPPORT-other": "other", "Q_LC_EXPERIENCES": "Is there any fora or platform in which contracting authorities can share experiences?" } } }