Torres Vedras

SPP IN TORRES VEDRAS

Torres Vedras is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a population of 83.075 inhabitants. As part of the European SPP Building project, Torres Vedras worked with other European cities to establish a procurement strategy, promote market engagement among public procurers and suppliers, and develop an SPP Toolbox.

SPP HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Municipality of Torres Vedras approved the policy for sustainable procurement in 2014.
  • Participated in the SPP Building project funded by the European program LIFE+.
  • Involved in sustainable public procurement at a local level in Portugal.
  • Introduced environmental criteria into procurement activities, including cleaning products, office paper, public transport and sustainable building such as the construction of the Environmental Education Centre.
  • The project SPP Building has contributed to the awareness, networking, collaboration, and training in sustainable procurement for procurers and suppliers.
  • Population:  83,000
  • Employees:  1,107
  • Date joined: 2017

CONTACT

Jesús Guerra
Head of Procurement Division

Sandra Pedro
Appointed Director Municipal Services of Water, Wastewater and Waste

Website

More information? Send an email to procurement@iclei.org

SPP IN ACTION

POLICY AND STRATEGY

As part of the European SPP Building project, Torres Vedras worked in collaboration with other cities to establish environmental criteria into procurement activities. These measures are part of the Local Strategy for Sustainable Procurement, approved in 2014 by the Municipality of Torres Vedras.

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