Public Procurement Contracts

Thursday, 13 May 2021

Questions (186)

Mairéad Farrell

Question:

186. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location on his Departmental website on which it can be found; and the progress in relation to green procurement that has been made to date. [25430/21]

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Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications

In line with Circular 20/2019, my Department has prepared a report detailing its progress in relation to Green Public Procurement. The report detailed five contracts where the contract value was over €25,000 as follows:

Reference year 2020	A. Total number of contracts issued over €25,000 by priority sector	B. Total value of contracts issued over €25,000 by priority sector	C. Total number of contracts issued over €25,000 by priority sector which have incorporated GPP	D. Total value of contracts issued over €25,000 by priority sector which have incorporated GPP
Priority Sector
Transport	2	€212,959	2	€212,959
Construction	-	-	-	-
Energy	1	€180,0001	-	-
Food & Catering Services	-	-	-	-
Cleaning Products & Services	-	-	-	-
Textiles	-	-	-	-
IT Equipment	1	€500,000	1	€500,000
Paper	-	-	-	-
Other Consultancy Services Framework – Environmental Assessments	1	€300,0002	1	€300,000
Totals	5	€1,192,959	4	€1,012,959

1 Estimated at €60,000 / year for 3 years. Actual contract value is dependent on usage.

2 Estimated at €300,000. Actual contract value is dependent on usage.

This report was issued to the EPA and will also be included in the 2020 Annual Report of my Department. The Annual Report is currently being finalised and will be made available on the website of my Department under the publications section shortly.

In terms of progress made, my Department uses OGP Frameworks for many of the products and services that have the highest environmental impacts which mainly include vehicles, utilities, cleaning, catering and office and IT equipment and consumables. The Department works closely with OGP to ensure green criteria are incorporated into these frameworks, not just in the products that are purchased but also in terms of packaging, waste and modes of delivery. For non-OGP tenders, my Department has committed, through its Resource Efficiency Action Plan, to include green / environmental considerations where possible. Finally, green procurement is incorporated into the procurement training provided to Departmental staff.