Sustainable procurement: strategy and method for setting and following up sustainability requirements under LOU.

Sustainable procurement is becoming increasingly important and is a strong driving force in sustainability work. During this two-day course you will learn to include, set and follow up environmental and social requirements in public procurement under LOU. You will also gain insight into the background of the legislation and case law in the area. We cover everything from current and upcoming legislation to which requirements you can set and how to follow them up in practice.

This course teaches you how, based on the legislation, you can include, set and follow up sustainability requirements in public procurement in theory and in practice. Requirements that make a difference for the environment and people and that drive sustainability work forward. The course gives you good examples of successful sustainable procurements, and you will learn how to take environmental and social aspects into account in your procurements in an innovative, strategic and effective way, from start to finish. You get tools to handle sustainability requirements and objectives in a businesslike way, learn how best to design procurement documents, gain good insight into how eco-labels and other environmental classifications can be used, and learn how you can set social requirements and what is appropriate in different situations. THE COURSE COVERS: 1. Basics of sustainable procurement - What are environmental and social requirements in public procurement - Why procure sustainably? - Legal conditions 2. The law around sustainable procurement - Regulations - The different phases of procurement - In which types of procurement you can or should set sustainability requirements - Case law 3. Procurement tools - Different forms of support systems - Certain focus areas 4. Strategic procurements: requirements and contract terms - Needs analysis and market analysis - How do you set environmental and social requirements in public procurements? - How special conditions for contract performance are set - Ensuring delivery 5. Contract follow-up - How do you follow up environmental and social requirements in procurements? - How does follow-up differ between environmental and social requirements? What should and can be followed up? What requirements for evidence can you set? - How do you carry out effective contract follow-up when you have set environmental and social requirements in the procurement? - How can you act against a supplier who has failed to meet sustainability requirements in a procurement? 6. How it works in practice - The different parts and methods of follow-up COURSE OBJECTIVES: To give the participant knowledge of: - Legislation and case law relating to sustainable procurement - How to set environmental and social requirements in public procurement - How to follow up environmental and social requirements in public procurement