A Circular Procurement policy and actions have replaced the initial sustainability policy Or – sustainability policy explicitly references circular outcomes
How to advance circular public procurement? - CircularPP Interreg Baltic Sea region funded project
The report defines 4 resource types relevant for accelerating CP: 1. Policy frameworks & national action plans, including national CPP/SPP/CE policies, government bodies and strategic plans. 2. Capacity-building mechanisms, including PIANOo guidance, KEINO network, helpdesks, training and market engagement.
Target audience:
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 to select those most suitable to each context, including the organisation situation, the maturity of the circular approach and product category, and most important the goal that wants to be achieved.
Link to the tool Toolbox - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project (English)
Target audience: procurer or manager
Interreg Europe 2 lifes project
The main expected results are the development of new channels, infrastructures and protocols for re-use through instruments in force as well as the awareness-raising of households, businesses and administrations regarding the need to change the consumption patterns. Focus on promoting reuse practices.
Link to the tool Interreg Europe 2 lifes project (English)
Target audience: public bodies
Green PP Manuals, Portugal
The Portuguese Resolution No. 132/2023 requires public contracts to include ecological criteria for certain products, services, and works, promoting sustainability through bio-based materials, energy efficiency, and reduced environmental impact. It applies to all public procurement by state entities, including state-owned enterprises. This guidance supports implementation of the resolution through drafting proposals, verification forms and technical notes for each category.
Link to the tool Green PP Manuals, Portugal (Portuguese)
Target audience: Public bodies
Website Circular flanders specificly for circular procurement - roadmap, ambitions, criteria...
The Circular Flanders platform is a comprehensive resource hub that explains what circular purchasing means, why it matters, and how organisations can implement it. It offers frameworks, tools, case studies, and learning resources to help buyers shift from traditional cost-based procurement to strategies that maximise material value, extend product lifecycles, and stimulate market demand for circular solutions.
Target audience:
Circular Procurement Handbook (FI)
The handbook focuses on circular economy procurement, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of how public procurement can promote sustainable resource use and support the transition to a circular economy. Its objective is to offer practical principles, examples, and strategic guidance for integrating circularity into procurement processes, drawing on research and case studies from Finnish municipalities. The guide is intended for professionals involved in public procurement, procurement specialists, and experts across various sectors, as well as companies participating in competitive bidding
Link to the tool Circular Procurement Handbook (FI) (Finnish)
Target audience: Professionals involved in public procurement, procurement specialists, experts across sectors and bidding companies
The Circular Procurement Transformation Guidance - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project
The Circular Procurement Transformation Guidance is a framework that procurers and affiliated functions can use to incorporate circular procurement in policies. It introduces many available resources, such as tools, inspirational examples from Interreg NSR ProCirc pilot projects and beyond and gives hands-on advice. It is organised by the different stages of the procurement journey.
Target audience: Procurers and affiliated functions
From the Swedisk research institute IVL
The Procurement Panel is a platform for fossil-free and circular procurement, aiming to facilitate networking, exchange experiences, gather opinions, and disseminate results in this area. It also contains procurement criteria and related resources.
Link to the tool From the Swedisk research institute IVL (Swedish)
Target audience: Procurement professionals and organisations interested in fossil-free and circular procurement
The Low-Carbon Procurement Playbook
A guide for anyone working in public procurement. It helps refine strategy, tactics and practical implementation to achieve low-carbon goals. It highlights the factors and stages of management and implementation that are most critical to success.
Link to the tool The Low-Carbon Procurement Playbook
Target audience: Public procurement professionals
Scope 3 carbon analysis tools
The document introduces the Supply Chain Carbon Calculator 25–26, a tool designed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership to help users calculate their supply chain carbon footprint by entering supplier names and related spend. Its goal is to support accurate carbon emissions reporting and management across the supply chain.
Link to the tool Scope 3 carbon analysis tools (English)
Link to the tool Scope 3 carbon analysis tools (English)
Target audience: Procurement colleagues, sustainability teams and financial officers
Measuring and evaluating impacts (FI)
The publication provides practical tools and methods for measuring and evaluating the ecological, social, and economic impacts of sustainable and innovative public procurement. While tailored to the Finnish context, much of the guidance is broadly applicable internationally.
Link to the tool Measuring and evaluating impacts (FI) (English, Finnish)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, public organisations and decision-makers
Circular Flanders: training for municipalities / good practices / tools / platforms
The Circular Flanders platform provides resources, training opportunities, tools, case studies and learning materials that help organisations implement circular procurement and circular economy principles.
Target audience: Municipalities, procurement professionals and public-sector organisations
Sustainable Public Procurement Law Course - Sapiens Network
An introductory open-source course discussing sustainability and EU public procurement law. It includes videos, podcasts and reading materials covering sustainable procurement, procurement law, tender processes, sustainability integration and contract management.
Link to the tool Sustainable Public Procurement Law Course - Sapiens Network (English)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, students, policymakers and legal practitioners
HANKINTAKEINO Network-based Competence center for Sustainable and Innovative public procurement in Finland (services including material bank, procurement criterias, Circular Economy Academy)
KEINO is Finland’s national competence centre supporting public sector organisations in developing sustainable and innovative procurement practices. It provides expertise, training, tools and networks that promote responsible, low-carbon and circular procurement.
Target audience: Public-sector procurement professionals, organisations and leaders
Circus traject
The Circus Traject project by Kamp C focuses on supporting local authorities and organisations in adopting circular construction practices. It provides guidance, training and practical tools to help participants implement circular principles in building projects.
Link to the tool Circus traject (Dutch)
Target audience: Municipal officials, public procurement professionals and stakeholders in sustainable construction and urban development
Creating a circular ecosystem
The document focuses on circular economy implementation through circular procurement practices, supply-chain carbon measurement, and circular ecosystem development. It provides practical tools and frameworks that support long-term sustainability and collaborative value chains.
Link to the tool Creating a circular ecosystem (English)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, sustainability officers, policymakers and ecosystem developers
Dutch e-learnings
The Dutch accelerator network for circular procurement (VCI) developed a step-by-step approach and a corresponding e-learning for Dutch procurers.
Link to the tool Dutch e-learnings (Dutch)
Link to the tool Dutch e-learnings (Dutch)
Target audience: Dutch procurers and procurement professionals
Online case studies
Next to all kinds of tools there are also lots of real life examples and case studies.
Link to the tool Online case studies (English)
Link to the tool Online case studies (English, Dutch available)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, policymakers and sustainability practitioners
Circular Procurement Handbook (FI)
The handbook focuses on circular economy procurement, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of how public procurement can promote sustainable resource use and support the transition to a circular economy. Its objective is to offer practical principles, examples, and strategic guidance for integrating circularity into procurement processes, drawing on research and case studies from Finnish municipalities. The guide is intended for professionals involved in public procurement, procurement specialists, and experts across various sectors, as well as companies participating in competitive bidding.
Link to the tool Circular Procurement Handbook (FI) (Finnish)
Target audience: Professionals involved in public procurement, procurement specialists, experts across sectors and bidding companies
The Circular Procurement Transformation Guidance - ProCirc Interreg NSR funded project
The Circular Procurement Transformation Guidance is a framework that procurers and affiliated functions can use to incorporate circular procurement in policies. It introduces many available resources, such as tools, inspirational examples from Interreg NSR ProCirc pilot projects and beyond and gives hands-on advice. It is organised by the different stages of the procurement journey.
Target audience: Procurers and affiliated functions
From the Swedisk research institute IVL
The Procurement Panel is a platform for fossil-free and circular procurement, aiming to facilitate networking, exchange experiences, gather opinions, and disseminate results in this area. It also contains procurement criteria and related resources.
Link to the tool From the Swedisk research institute IVL (Swedish)
Target audience: Procurement professionals and organisations interested in fossil-free and circular procurement
The Low-Carbon Procurement Playbook
A guide for anyone working in public procurement. It helps refine strategy, tactics and practical implementation to achieve low-carbon goals. It highlights the factors and stages of management and implementation that are most critical to success.
Link to the tool The Low-Carbon Procurement Playbook
Target audience: Public procurement professionals
Scope 3 carbon analysis tools
The document introduces the Supply Chain Carbon Calculator 25–26, a tool designed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership to help users calculate their supply chain carbon footprint by entering supplier names and related spend. Its goal is to support accurate carbon emissions reporting and management across the supply chain.
Link to the tool Scope 3 carbon analysis tools (English)
Link to the tool Scope 3 carbon analysis tools (English)
Target audience: Procurement colleagues, sustainability teams and financial officers
Measuring and evaluating impacts (FI)
The publication provides practical tools and methods for measuring and evaluating the ecological, social, and economic impacts of sustainable and innovative public procurement. While tailored to the Finnish context, much of the guidance is broadly applicable internationally.
Link to the tool Measuring and evaluating impacts (FI) (English, Finnish)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, public organisations and decision-makers
Circular Flanders: training for municipalities / good practices / tools / platforms
The Circular Flanders platform provides resources, training opportunities, tools, case studies and learning materials that help organisations implement circular procurement and circular economy principles.
Target audience: Municipalities, procurement professionals and public-sector organisations
Sustainable Public Procurement Law Course - Sapiens Network
An introductory open-source course discussing sustainability and EU public procurement law. It includes videos, podcasts and reading materials covering sustainable procurement, procurement law, tender processes, sustainability integration and contract management.
Link to the tool Sustainable Public Procurement Law Course - Sapiens Network (English)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, students, policymakers and legal practitioners
HANKINTAKEINO Network-based Competence center for Sustainable and Innovative public procurement in Finland (services including material bank, procurement criterias, Circular Economy Academy)
KEINO is Finland’s national competence centre supporting public sector organisations in developing sustainable and innovative procurement practices. It provides expertise, training, tools and networks that promote responsible, low-carbon and circular procurement.
Target audience: Public-sector procurement professionals, organisations and leaders
Circus traject
The Circus Traject project by Kamp C focuses on supporting local authorities and organisations in adopting circular construction practices. It provides guidance, training and practical tools to help participants implement circular principles in building projects.
Link to the tool Circus traject (Dutch)
Target audience: Municipal officials, public procurement professionals and stakeholders in sustainable construction and urban development
Creating a circular ecosystem
The document focuses on circular economy implementation through circular procurement practices, supply-chain carbon measurement, and circular ecosystem development. It provides practical tools and frameworks that support long-term sustainability and collaborative value chains.
Link to the tool Creating a circular ecosystem (English)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, sustainability officers, policymakers and ecosystem developers
Dutch e-learnings
The Dutch accelerator network for circular procurement (VCI) developed a step-by-step approach and a corresponding e-learning for Dutch procurers.
Link to the tool Dutch e-learnings (Dutch)
Link to the tool Dutch e-learnings (Dutch)
Target audience: Dutch procurers and procurement professionals
Online case studies
Next to all kinds of tools there are also lots of real life examples and case studies.
Link to the tool Online case studies (English)
Link to the tool Online case studies (English, Dutch available)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, policymakers and sustainability practitioners