A sustainable procurement policy has been produced by the organisation
Handbook on Circular Procurement - CityLoops Horizon Europe funded project
This handbook offers tools and guidance for implementing and scaling circular procurement, featuring practical examples for every stage of the tender process as well as strategies for embedding circular practices within an organization. It focuses specifically on the biowaste and construction-and-demolition-waste sectors and is designed for use by cities and regional authorities.
Target audience: Cities and regions (general)
Circular Procurement Toolkit - CityLoops Horizon Europe funded project
This circular toolkit helps cities apply circular procurement in biowaste and construction and demolition waste, offering tools for each stage of the procurement process to enhance efficiency and sustainability.
Link to the tool Circular Procurement Toolkit - CityLoops Horizon Europe funded project (English)
Target audience: Cities and regions (general)
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.
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. The guides support implementation through drafting proposals, verification forms and technical notes.
Link to the tool Green PP Manuals, Portugal (Portuguese)
Target audience: Public bodies
Website Circular Flanders specifically 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 circular strategies.
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, sector experts and bidding companies
Guidance on Innovation Procurement
The document provides guidance on innovation procurement, explaining how public sector buyers can stimulate the development and adoption of innovative products, services, and processes. Its goal is to help public authorities strengthen economic recovery, support the green and digital transition, modernize public services, and create opportunities for innovative companies through strategic procurement practices.
Link to the tool Guidance on Innovation Procurement
Target audience: Public procurement officers, policy makers, public-sector decision makers, start-ups and innovative SMEs
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 Swedish 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. The platform also contains procurement criteria and related resources.
Link to the tool From the Swedish Research Institute IVL (Swedish)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, municipalities and organisations working with 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 identifies the most critical factors and stages of management and implementation needed to achieve procurement objectives.
Link to the tool The Low-Carbon Procurement Playbook
Target audience: Public procurement professionals
Scope 3 Carbon Analysis Tools
The document introduces tools designed to help organisations calculate supply-chain carbon footprints and support carbon emissions reporting. The tools align with public-sector net-zero objectives and help track emissions associated with procurement spending.
Link to the tool Scope 3 Carbon Analysis Tools (English)
Link to the tool Scope 3 Carbon Analysis Tools (English)
Target audience: Procurement professionals, sustainability teams and financial officers
Circular Flanders: Training for Municipalities / Good Practices / Tools / Platforms
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 support circular procurement.
Target audience: Municipalities, procurers and public-sector organisations
Intervision Between Local Procurers on Sustainable Procurement
This learning network in the Province of Antwerp facilitates knowledge sharing, training and collaboration among local governments to advance sustainable procurement practices
Link to the tool Intervision Between Local Procurers on Sustainable Procurement (Dutch)
Target audience: Municipal procurement professionals, sustainability coordinators and local government officials
Circus Traject
The Circus Traject project supports local authorities and organisations in adopting circular construction practices. It provides guidance, training and practical tools to help participants implement circular principles in construction projects.
Link to the tool Circus Traject (Dutch)
Target audience: Municipal officials, procurement professionals and stakeholders in sustainable construction and urban development
Lessons and Recommendations
This publication presents lessons learned and recommendations from the Cirkulära Skåne project. It provides practical guidance, principles and tools for integrating circularity into public procurement across sectors such as clothing, construction, IT and transport.
Link to the tool Lessons and Recommendations (Swedish)
Link to the tool Lessons and Recommendations (Swedish)
Target audience: Municipal procurement professionals, sustainability specialists and decision-makers
Experiences from a Project on Circular Procurement, Collected by the Research Institute IVL
This resource shares experiences and insights from circular procurement projects coordinated by Upphandlingspanelen. It highlights practical lessons, challenges and solutions for integrating circular economy principles into procurement processes.
Target audience: Procurement professionals, municipal staff and decision-makers
Advice on Circular Economy and Procurement from SKR (the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions)
This resource describes how organisations can work strategically with circular procurement and integrate circularity into procurement processes. It includes references to the waste hierarchy and established circular economy strategies.
Target audience: Public procurement professionals and public-sector organisations
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