Tools and guidelines

Available material

GRIP can at present offer the following material on the subject of eco-efficient purchasing. Feel free to use this material as you wish, but please refer to GRIP as the source.

GRIP Purchasing

GRIP Purchasing (1997)

Short description: GRIP Purchasing is GRIPs general guideline on eco-efficient purchasing. Based on a professionally correct purchasing procedure, GRIP Purchasing suggests how the need for greater eco-efficiency, i.e. higher value added in proportion to environmental impact, can be reflected in all stages of a purchasing process from the verification of needs through the enquiry, offer and contract to phasing in, use and scrapping. GRIP Purchasing focuses on the verification of needs, life cycle costs and performance specification in order to achieve cost-efficient purchases - in the traditional sense - and environmentally efficient purchases.

A Good Buy - Nordic brochures

The Nordic Council of Ministers has produced two brochures on the subject of green public procurement. One is aimed at local politicians and public sector managers. The other is for procurement officers.

	A Good Buy for local politicians and public sector managers. The brochure sets green public procurement in perspective and offers a draft procurement policy. Managerial brochure - 6 pages PDF-format (2,3 MB) - updatet 2005 Draft procurement policy in Word-format Printable version in black and white
	A Good Buy for procurement officers in the public sector gives a theoretical introduction and practical advice. Procurement brochure - 12 pages PDF-format (2,8 MB) - updated 2005 Printable version in black and white

GRIP's Evaluation Tool:

GRIP's Evaluation Tool is a general tool which can be used for almost all professional procurement
- Excel format

Short description: GRIP's Evaluation Tool is based on the Fishbein and Net Present Value methods. It helps you to systematically evaluate incoming offers, both selection criteria, tecnical specifications and award criteria - and everything is summed up in the sheet for "Final evaluation". Instructions are given throughout the tool.