KEINO buyer groups
KEINO Competence centre facilitated several so-called buyer groups, consisting public purchasing authorities with common needs. The buyer groups aimed at speed up the development and implementation of new ways of working, solutions and methods of scaling up best practices and innovative solutions. At the same time enhancing the capabilities to conduct sustainable and innovative procurement.
The buyer groups provided a platform for co-operation and peer support for procurement experts. A central part of the group activities was also co-operation with the suppliers and developers of goods, services and solutions.
Each buyer group was formed by its members, who make a joint plan of activities. Action points of group may be clarifyid the common challenges ahead, developing joint criteria, tools, test beds or road maps and/or organizing joint market dialogues. The groups compile existing best practices from Finland and abroad. The work was facilitated by an expert from KEINO.
In 2020 there was a total of 11 active buyer groups in KEINO:
Construction
- Management of polluted soil- buyer group.
- Clean indoor air- buyer group.
- Use of public space 24/7- buyer group.
- Low carbon construction- buyer group.
Procurement in the social welfare and health sector
- Sustainable procurement in healthcare regions- buyer group.
- Healthcare and social welfare procurement - buyer group.
Procurement of transport and mobility
- Platforms, apps and combined transports- buyer group.
- Clean vehicles and transport- buyer group.
Procurement in the education sector
- • Platforms and apps in education – buyer group.
Procurement in waste- and water management
- Platforms and apps in water management -buyer group.
Cross-cutting themes
- Employment clauses in procurement- buyer group.
Green deals in public procurement
- Green deal for zero emission construction sites.
- Green deal for reducing hazardous substances in kindergartens and pre-school environments.