COPENHAGEN

OVERVIEW

SPP IN COPENHAGEN

Copenhagen is the capital and most populated city of Denmark, with a population of almost 2 million in the wider metropolitan region. Copenhagen’s total procurement volume is €1.5bn per year. With this buying power Copenhagen has a large influence on the supply of goods and services within the Danish market.

SPP HIGHLIGHTS

    • Target set to become carbon neutral by 2025
    • By the end of 2015, 59% of the city car fleet was electric
    • 88% of public sector meals (offices, schools, kindergartens) are organic

    569k

    Population

    40k

    Employees

    2015

    Date joined

    CONTACT

    Ida Meulengracht Ginsborg

    Environmental Advisor

     

    WEBSITE

     

    More information? Email procurement@iclei.org  

    IN ACTION

    SPP POLICY AND STRATEGY

    Copenhagen has several different city plans regarding a green and sustainable transition and a procurement strategy supports the goals in the city plans. The Procurement Policy 2014-2018 states that Copenhagen must incorporate environmental and occupational health and safety requirements in tenders. This is an important focal point for the work on Green Public Procurement (GPP).  

    SPP TARGETS

    • Become first carbon neutral capital city by 2025
    • 85% of municipal vehicles to use alternatives to gasoline and diesel (2015 target)
    • 90% of public sector meals to be organic (2015 target)

    SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT

    The Nordic Green Growth City Network has developed a project for Creating a green market through public procurement. In addition to Copenhagen, the Cities of Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa are involved. The objective is to get a common view on the state of the art on market dialogue as a way to create a greener market, and to define core elements of a systematic and efficient approach to market dialogue. Planned outputs include publishing best practices and recommendations, and building capacity of experts from relevant city administrations through themed workshops.

    ENCOURAGING SMEs

    The City of Copenhagen believes that it is important to further the potential of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) to bid at public tenders and thus promote innovation through PPI (Public Procurement of Innovation). Enhancing the ability of SMEs to compete for business opportunities in the public sector, whilst meeting sustainable indicators, will help ensure that green growth continues to emerge in the market place.

    REGIONAL NETWORKING

    Copenhagen is a member of the Danish Partnership for Green Public Procurement which connects municipalities seeking to protect the environment by additional joint measures in the area of procurement. Obligations include following jointly specified procurement objectives; having a procurement policy in which environmental concerns play a significant part; and publishing the procurement policy on the respective authority's website. The Partnership strives to renew previous objectives and to formulate new objectives each year – objectives with a positive effect on global and local environment.

    INNOVATION PROCUREMENT

    In 2015, the City of Copenhagen conducted a Public-Private-Innovation cooperation to develop a Street Lab to test new solutions over a three-year period in smart parking, waste management, air quality and noise monitoring, water management, mobility monitoring, city wifi for tourists, data offloading, asset tracking, and services for citizens and tourists.

    SPP SECTORS

    GREEN MOBILITY

    By the end of 2015, 59% of the municipals vehicles are electric or hydrogen powered. The city has a goal to be carbon neutral in its transport by 2025.

    SMART TRANSPORT

    Copenhagen used one contract to procure five intelligent transport solutions (mobility and green transport, traffic safety, data and traffic management, traffic information and services, and dynamic urban space), which together will allow better management and optimise mobility, sustainability and flexibility.

    FOOD

    As of August 2016, 88% of public sector meals (for public offices, kindergartens, schools, etc.) were organic. The goal is for 90%. Copenhagen wants to drive and take part in this organic transition, not only for the environment but also for the health of its citizens.

    STREET LIGHTING

    Using a competitive dialogue procedure, Copenhagen replaced approximately 45,000 outdoor light fixtures with LED bulbs with smart controls, resulting in energy savings of up to 60%, as well as substantially reduced maintenance costs.

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