Green public procurement

Key aspects

• Council of Ministers Resolution 132/2023—Official Gazette of the Republic of Portugal 207/2023, Series I of October 25, 2023—establishes the ecological criteria for public tenders launched by direct and indirect state administration entities, including the state-owned enterprise sector.
• It also establishes the general ecology-related principles for all public contracts and specifies ecological criteria for the envisaged contract categories, many of which are mandatory.
• The criteria apply to public tenders launched from the first business day of the second quarter of 2024. However, they apply from January 1, 2024, to public works tenders with implementation plans contracted for after that date.