In June 2020 the European Commission published a collection of 71 good practice cases showing how public buyers have implemented socially responsible public procurement (SRPP), to promote employment opportunities, decent work, social inclusion, accessibility, compliance with social and labour rights in the EU and globally, while delivering high quality social services and facilitating access of social businesses to public tenders.
The document aims to inspire public buyers around Europe to buy social.
SRPP asks public buyers to look beyond the price of the products or services and to consider how it is produced, sourced and delivered. The 71 cases in the SRPP report show that public buyers who want to use their procurements to strategically to deliver positive social outcomes have a wide range of legal and practical tools to choose from.
The report compiles cases from 27 countries: 22 EU member countries and 5 non-EU countries. The cases address a diverse selection of products and services, encompass all phases of the public procurement process, and include a broad range of public buyers, ranging from local and national governments, to public hospitals. These good practices also show that SRPP is possible in a wide array of sectors.
See the 71 good practice cases on socially responsible procurement are available as individual files and translated versions in EU languages. The full collection of case studies is available (in English) in one volume below.