Procurement Reform Bill and Sustainable Procurement

Procurement Reform Billand

Sustainable Procurement

Update by

Peter Brown

Sustainable Procurement Manager

Procurement Reform Bill

• Consultation

• What is currently happening?

• What will happen next?

• Key Dates

Proposed AIM “To establish a national legislative framework for sustainable public procurement that supports Scotland's economic growth by delivering social and environmental benefits including community benefits, supporting innovation and promoting public procurement processes and systems which are transparent, streamlined, standardised, proportionate, fair and business-friendly.”

Sustainable Public Procurement in Scotland

Next Steps

The Marrakech Process is a dynamic, global effort launched in 2003 on Sustainable Consumption and Production with all relevant stakeholders working in 7 Task Forces including the Sustainable Public Procurement Task Force (MTF on SPP).

The MTF on SPP developed an Approach which is being rolled out to a number of countries worldwide. In 2011 UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) assumed responsibility for promoting the MTF on SPP Approach.

http://esa.un.org/marrakechprocess/tfsuspubproc.shtml

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• Current training concluded October 2012. Key themes emerging…

– Inconsistency in approach across current guidance

– Inconsistency in application of current guidance

– Marrakech simplifies processes

– Support from buyers to do more

– Willingness from buyers to test future proposals

– Alignment with suppliers

– On-going review by EU Commission & SG Bill will be key drivers on detail

Key Themes to consider are…

Sustainable Procurement Project 2013

Sustainable Procurement Bill

PCAPCA

Flexible Framework

Self-assessment

Procurement Journey

Primary MeansTo measureSuccess

Marrakech Sustainable Procurement Training‘Sustainable procurement is good procurement’

PCS Tender

Development tools

E-learning modules

e-learning and the Marrakech Approach

www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/registration-marrakech-approach-sustainable-public-procurement

www.sd.defra.gov.uk/advice/public/nsppp/carbon-learning/

Sustainable Procurement in Scotland – A Collection of Case Studies

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Peter BrownPeter.Brown@Scotland.gsi.gov.uk