Evaluation of the achievement of the SPP targets established for 11 product groups for which the minimum environmental criteria have been defined
The monitoring system is based on the completion of an electronic form, included in the entity’s general accounting system, which the officials must obligatorily complete in order to have access to the economic resources necessary to make every expenditure of a value higher than 8500 Euros There are three fields to fill in: first of all, it must be specified whether it is actually a purchase or another type of expense (subsidy, transfer, etc.). If it is a purchase, specify which product group it
Resources needed
On 2017, the ENED was merged with the department for spatial development to form the Department of Environment & Spatial Development, which has 800 staff split between eight divisions and 10 locations, and continues to play its role in monitoring and improving SPP progress in Flanders.
Evidence of success
In 2015, Flanders calculated that 72% of spend and 67% of procurement exercises used SPP. The monitoring system thus demonstrated that Flanders had met its 2015 SPP target. It highlighted that of the total procurement spend, SPP criteria only exist for 40% (meaning that only a total of 29% of the procurement budget is spent according to SPP principles).
Potential for learning or transfer
The ENED board was able to make informed decisions about creating extra product codes, as well as devising new minimum SPP criteria for other product groups, or installing an alternative approach to SPP in situations where criteria are unavailable or nor appropriate (i.e. for very complex tenders). This monitoring approach was designed to be user friendly, and the quality of data collected was improved via limits on the maximum length of description allowed (240 characters), and use of project codes (initially 35) covering all product groups with and without SPP criteria.
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