About the Project
The project aims to promote the use and development of socially responsible public procurement and thereby ensure public funds are spent more efficiently...
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and Other Contracting Authorities
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and other concentrators have been promoting the concept of responsible public procurement over a long term ...
Law Governing Socially Responsible Public Procurement in the CR
The legal framework governing responsible public procurement in the Czech Republic is based upon and fully corresponds to the European legislation. The public procurement in the Czech Republic is regulated by Act No. 134/2016 Coll. on Public Procurement ...
Responsible Public Procurement Topics and Other Areas of Activity
Our concept of responsible public procurement covers a large spectrum of opportunities. The themes and issues we focus on are available here ...
Best Practice Examples
Although responsible public procurement is not used among contracting authorities frequently, there are several dozens of examples of good practice carried out by contracting authorities that avow the concept of socially responsible public procurement...
Events
Information on international events prepared under the project is available here...
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The publications are intended for all parties interested in socially responsible procurement in the Czech Republic.
- The publication Responsible Public Procurement – European Practice is issued with an intention to describe various approaches to responsible public procurement in several European countries. The naming of the approach, which is referred to as strategic, sustainable or socially responsible, already suggests that its practical set-up and actual use differ across various European countries. Nevertheless, there is a common idea behind this concept – to ensure maximum positive benefits for society, economy and natural environment in exchange for public money spent in public purchases.
- Collection of case studies is showing some of the best practice in socially responsible procurement in the Czech Republic. This is a selection of examples, that have been gathered by the team of the project “Promoting the Implementation and Development of Socially Responsible Public Procurement” implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) since March 2016. More info here.
- 2018 Evaluation report monitoring developments in socially and environmentally responsible public procurement according to the resolution No. 531 dated 24 July 2017 and Guidelines. More info here.