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Green public procurement and LCC in practice – Green vehicles
Published on 30 June 2021
Slovenia
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Slovenia’s National Action Plan on green public procurement (GPP) covered the period 2009-2012. It set a target for 50% of all procurement by central government authorities in eight product groups to include GPP criteria by 2012. The strategy also included training on GPP, pilot projects and assisting public authorities in attaining third-party certified environmental management systems.
The Public Procurement Agency in Slovenia was established in 2010 and went into operation in January 2011. It was responsible for carrying out the strategy and joint procurements for Slovenian public authorities for a number of product and service groups. In the period 2011-2012, the Agency purchased on behalf of about 130 authorities across the public sector.
In this particular practice, subject matter of the contract was road vehicles. All vehicles (all lots except cargo vans) must meet the EURO 5 emissions standard or equivalent. The received tenders were evaluated in terms of the following award criteria:
• operational lifetime costs,
• service network,
• safety and environmental equipment,
• gear shift indicator,
• warranty period,
• delivery time, and
• tire pressure monitor.
Operational lifetime costs were calculated applying the following formula:
[Expected lifetime mileage (=200 000 km) x [(Energy needed per km in MJ x price of Energy per MJ) + (emissions of CO2 kg/km x 0.03 EUR/kg) + (emissions of NO2 g/km x 0.0044 EUR/g) + (particulate matter g/km x 0.087 g/km)]
The Public Procurement Agency in Slovenia was established in 2010 and went into operation in January 2011. It was responsible for carrying out the strategy and joint procurements for Slovenian public authorities for a number of product and service groups. In the period 2011-2012, the Agency purchased on behalf of about 130 authorities across the public sector.
In this particular practice, subject matter of the contract was road vehicles. All vehicles (all lots except cargo vans) must meet the EURO 5 emissions standard or equivalent. The received tenders were evaluated in terms of the following award criteria:
• operational lifetime costs,
• service network,
• safety and environmental equipment,
• gear shift indicator,
• warranty period,
• delivery time, and
• tire pressure monitor.
Operational lifetime costs were calculated applying the following formula:
[Expected lifetime mileage (=200 000 km) x [(Energy needed per km in MJ x price of Energy per MJ) + (emissions of CO2 kg/km x 0.03 EUR/kg) + (emissions of NO2 g/km x 0.0044 EUR/g) + (particulate matter g/km x 0.087 g/km)]
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The energy content of fuels, in accordance with the Clean Vehicles Directive (2009/33/EC; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32009L0033) was taken as 36 MJ/litre for diesel and 32 MJ/litre for petrol.
Evidence of success
Applying operational life-cycle costing (LCC) as a part of award criteria on one hand, and setting requirements for maximum levels of CO2 released on the other, has led contractors to submit offers for vehicles with lower CO2 emissions. The outcome of taking CO2 emissions and other pollutants into consideration can be seen by comparing the emissions of the vehicles tendered the previous year. The decrease in emissions varied from 3 g/km to 45 g/km per vehicle, depending on the Lot.
Potential for learning or transfer
When administering contracts, it’s necessary to foster competitiveness among contractors to deliver good economic and environmental performance. High priority should be given to surveying the market and ensuring that the procurer has up-to-date information in order to set and achieve appropriate standards.
On 8 December 2011 the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a Decree on Green Public Procurement, which will aid all contracting entities when launching a contract award procedure. The Decree stipulated that for 11 products (as of 2011) and service groups, public buyers will have to consider minimum and extra environmental requirements, as well as award criteria. The relevant area of GPP in Slovenia has undergone further development. Today's regulation on green public procurement covers 20 public procurement subjects, for which environmental considerations are mandatory.
On 8 December 2011 the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a Decree on Green Public Procurement, which will aid all contracting entities when launching a contract award procedure. The Decree stipulated that for 11 products (as of 2011) and service groups, public buyers will have to consider minimum and extra environmental requirements, as well as award criteria. The relevant area of GPP in Slovenia has undergone further development. Today's regulation on green public procurement covers 20 public procurement subjects, for which environmental considerations are mandatory.
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National Institute of Chemistry
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Zahodna Slovenija
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