Two trainings on Sustainable Public Procurement took place in Balti (21 November 2023) and Cimislia (23 November 2023), Republic of Moldova.
Objectives of the training were the presentation of:
- 5 priority products for sustainable public procurement identified as a result of the prioritization exercise and market preparation in the country
- technical specifications and sustainability criteria for 5 priority product groups
- how to use the developed specifications and sustainability criteria for pilot tenders with sustainable criteria.
Participants
Representatives of contracting authorities, representatives of economic operators.
Background
UNEP in close cooperation with the Public Procurement Agency (PPA) of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova implements a set of activities on promotion and application of SPP. It includes improvement of the legislation to introduce the SPP provisions, elaboration of complementary tools (by-laws, guidelines, training and communication materials), identification of priority goods and services for SPP pilot tenders accompanied by elaboration of the sustainability criteria per prioritised products. Raising awareness of governmental authorities, as well as the business sector, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and business associations on the SPP benefits is envisaged in order to build capacity of business to respond to public tenders.
Agenda (training in Balti)
Agenda (training in Cimislia)