Ambition being set at project level
How to advance circular public procurement? - CircularPP Interreg Baltic Sea region funded project
The report defines four resource types relevant for accelerating circular procurement:
- Policy frameworks & national action plans
e.g., national CPP/SPP/CE policies, government bodies, strategic plans. - Capacity-building mechanisms
e.g., PIANOo guidance, KEINO network, helpdesks, training, market engagement.
Toolbox - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project
The toolbox supports procurers by compiling existing tools and methods based on real-life experiences. It offers a filterable list of tools helping users select those most suitable to their context, considering organizational situation, circular procurement maturity, product category and procurement objectives.
Link to the tool Toolbox - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project (English)
Target audience: Procurers and managers.
Interreg Europe 2 Lifes project
The project focuses on developing channels, infrastructures and protocols for reuse, while raising awareness among households, businesses and public administrations about the need to change consumption patterns. The emphasis is on promoting reuse practices.
Link to the tool Interreg Europe 2 Lifes project (English)
Target audience: Public bodies.
Website Circular Flanders specifically for circular procurement - roadmap, ambitions, criteria...
The Circular Flanders platform is a comprehensive resource hub explaining what circular procurement means, why it matters and how organisations can implement it. It offers frameworks, tools, case studies and learning resources to help buyers maximize material value, extend product lifecycles and stimulate demand for circular solutions.
Target audience: Public and private procurers, policy makers and organisations interested in circular procurement.
Circular Procurement Handbook (FI)
The handbook provides a comprehensive overview of how public procurement can promote sustainable resource use and support the transition to a circular economy. It contains practical principles, examples and strategic guidance based on research and case studies from Finnish municipalities.
Link to the tool Circular Procurement Handbook (FI) (Finnish)
Target audience: Public procurement professionals, procurement specialists, sector experts and suppliers.
Guidance on organisational change - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project
The City of Malmö has been working on circular procurement since 2017 and has successfully integrated circular procurement into the processes of its centralized procurement unit. This presentation shares Malmö’s implementation journey and lessons learned.
Link to the tool Guidance on organisational change - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project (English)
Target audience: Procurement teams, procurement managers and organisational change leaders.
Workshop manual - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project
The workshop manual supports procurement teams in drafting an action plan for behavioural and organisational change needed to achieve circular procurement objectives and circular transformation.
Link to the tool Workshop manual - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project (English)
Link to the tool Workshop manual - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project (Dutch)
Target audience: Procurement teams and procurement managers.
Advice from The National Agency for Public Procurement in Sweden
The guidance refers to the waste hierarchy and Circular Flanders strategies and explains how organisations can work strategically with circular procurement and integrate circularity into procurement and purchasing processes.
Link to the tool Advice from The National Agency for Public Procurement in Sweden (Swedish)
Target audience: Public procurers, procurement advisors and public authorities.
From the Swedish research institute IVL
The Procurement Panel is a platform for fossil-free and circular procurement. It facilitates networking, experience exchange, opinion gathering and dissemination of results. The platform also provides procurement criteria and practical resources.
Link to the tool From the Swedish research institute IVL (English)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, sustainability experts and public organisations.
HANKINTAKEINO Network-based Competence Center for Sustainable and Innovative Public Procurement in Finland
KEINO is Finland’s national competence centre supporting public-sector organisations in developing sustainable and innovative procurement. It provides expertise, training, tools, networks, procurement criteria, a material bank and the Circular Economy Academy. Although ministry funding ended in 2024, the materials remain available and broadly applicable.
Target audience: Public procurement professionals, public organisations, managers and decision-makers.