Innovativeness in public procurements is manifest in different ways during the different stages of procurement (see Figure 1 below). In the procurement process, the opportunity to innovate can be taken into account in the procurement preparations, when specifying the object of procurement as well as

Towards the end of 2018, the KEINO Competence Centre surveyed the current state of innovative and sustainable public procurement. In the first half of 2018 in the HILMA advertising channel, a questionnaire was sent to people who had published notices to determine 1) the prevalence of new innovative

One way to speed up sustainable and innovative public procurement is to apply for funding to support procurement preparation and planning. Depending on the financial service and the financier, funding can also be applied for the development and piloting work and investment costs of innovative

Finland uses approximately EUR 35 billion on public procurement each year, yet the state of strategic procurement management has never been studied before. KEINO conducted a survey in June–August 2018 to map the current state of the strategic management of sustainable and innovative public

KEINO was a network-based Competence center for Sustainable and Innovative public procurement in Finland. KEINO started its operations on March 2018. The founding members responsible for the operation and co-development are were Motiva Ltd, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, The Finnish

Why is a strategic approach to public procurement important? Public procurement has a significant leverage effect on the economy and in addressing social and environmental challenges. The European directives identify this strategic approach to public procurement. The effectiveness of public spend

Sustainable procurement involves the three key themes of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic responsibility. Environmentally friendly procurement Key goals include improving energy and material efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in addition to reducing the use

Kestävien ja innovatiivisten hankintojen tekemiseen löytyy useita keinoja. Kansallinen hankintalaki (1397/2016) kannustaa ja mahdollistaa ympäristö- ja sosiaalisten näkökohtien huomioon ottamisen tehtäessä julkisia hankintoja. Hankintoja voidaan käyttää tehokkaammin julkisen kysynnän ohjauskeinona

Mikäli alla olevat hankintoihin liittyvät tarpeet ja vastaavat omiasi, kannattaa katse suunnata Suomen rajojen ulkopuolelle. Kaipaat inspiraatiota sekä esimerkkejä kestävistä ja innovatiivisista hankinnoista sekä rahoitusmahdollisuuksista Haluat oppia kansainvälisiltä hankintojen huippuosaajilta

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