Sustainability Criteria in Public Procurement: How to Anticipate New Sustainability Requirements in Bidding Processes

In this webinar, we analyzed the European, national, and regional regulatory frameworks, the main regulatory trends, and the environmental criteria being incorporated into procurement specifications, with a special focus on the carbon footprint and the new obligations arising from regional climate change laws. A hands-on session to understand how to prepare to compete successfully in public tenders in the coming years.

In this session, we covered the following topics:

Section 1. Public Procurement as a Tool for Decarbonization

• The role of public procurement in the ecological transition.
• Preparing for future award criteria.
• From economic criteria to environmental value.
   

Block 2. Applicable Regulatory Framework

• The European Green Deal and the EU’s climate goals.
• Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts.
• Law 7/2021 on Climate Change and Energy Transition
• New regional requirements: What are the autonomous communities doing?
  
  • Galicia: Law 1/2026 on Climate and Climate-Smart Public Procurement.
  • Catalonia: Law 16/2017 on Climate Change.
  • Balearic Islands: Law 10/2019 on Climate Change and Energy Transition.
  • Andalusia, the Basque Country, Navarre, and the Valencian Community.
• Regulatory trends for the coming years.

Section 3. From Economic Criteria to Environmental Value.

• Sustainable criteria in public procurement
  
  • Environmental criteria.
  • Energy efficiency.
  • Circular economy.
  • Carbon footprint.
  • ESG criteria and corporate sustainability.
• Practical application in creditworthiness, contract award, and contract performance.
• Business opportunities arising from the green transition.