A CP policy is in place (with review dates & owners) and is supported by a strategy and action plan, with targets and timescales for delivery
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, such as national CPP/SPP/CE policies, government bodies and strategic plans. 2. Capacity-building mechanisms, such as PIANOo guidance, KEINO network, helpdesks, training and market engagement.
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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 siutation, 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
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 guides support implementation of the resolution inlcuding proposals for drafting, verifacion forms and technical notes for each category, to help with interpretation and application.
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.
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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 hand-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. Contains criteria among other things.
Link to the tool From the Swedisk research institute IVL (Swedish)
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The Low-Carbon Procurement Playbook
A guide for anyone working in public procurement. It helps to refine strategy, tactics and practical implementation to achieve the low-carbon goals. It shows which factors and stages of management and implementation are the most critical, in order to achieve the set goals.
Link to the tool The Low-Carbon Procurement Playbook
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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 the guidance is tailored to the Finnish context, much of it is broadly applicable to other countries. The guide is intended for procurement professionals, public sector organizations, and decision-makers aiming to improve sustainability and innovation in procurement.
Link to the tool Measuring and evaluating impacts (FI) (English, Finnish)
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Sustainable Public Procurement Law Course - Sapiens Network
It is an introductory open source course that discusses aspects of sustainability and EU Public Procurement law. It inclues 14 introductory videos, podcasts, and open-access reading materials. It focus on the following topics: what is sustainable procurement, what are the aims, objectives, principles and rules of public procurement law, the various stages of the tender process, how to incorporate sustainability considerations into tenders, how to draft contractual clauses and modify a public contract or the role of subcontracting.
Link to the tool Sustainable Public Procurement Law Course - Sapiens Network (English)
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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 center supporting public sector organizations in developing sustainable and innovative procurement practices. Its objective is to provide expertise, training, tools, and networks for procurement professionals and decision-makers, promoting responsible, low-carbon, and circular procurement. KEINO operated with ministry funding until 2024; although the funding has ended, its materials and guides remain available and many are broadly applicable internationally. The main target audience includes public sector procurement professionals, organizations, and leaders seeking to enhance the impact and sustainability of their procurement activities.
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Creating a circular ecosystem
The document focuses on circular economy implementation through circular procurement practices, supply-chain carbon measurement, and circular ecosystem development. Its goal is to provide practical tools and frameworks that help organisations reduce environmental impact, increase the use of recycled and reused materials, measure their carbon footprint, and design effective circular ecosystems that support long-term sustainability. The target group includes public-sector procurement professionals, sustainability officers, policymakers, and ecosystem developers who are responsible for integrating circular principles, low-carbon strategies, and collaborative value-chain models into their organisational processes.
Link to the tool Creating a circular ecosystem (English)
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Change Game visual facilitation method
Change Game is a co-developed visual facilitation method that helps teams to discuss and create a shared understanding of change.