Hansel’s ecolabel

The government resolution on the promotion of sustainable energy and environmental solutions in public procurement requires that environmental issues are taken into account in all public procurement.

At Hansel, an account of environmental aspects begins during the planning of competitive tendering. If including such aspects is not possible or only one environmental element is identified, this is documented in accordance with Hansel’s internal guidelines.

If a framework agreement has included environmental aspects in relation to two or more criteria set by Hansel, it is awarded Hansel’s own ecolabel. At the end of 2016, 54 of the 78 framework agreements that were in force (69 per cent) had an ecolabel.

On some occasions, due to the nature of the procurement, environmental aspects cannot be taken into consideration. In some sectors, such as organisational and HR development services and other similar framework agreements involving specialist services, environmental considerations are difficult to account for.

In Hansel’s framework agreements, environmental aspects are accounted for

1 in the definition of the procurement need, or
2 in the procurement requirement specifications, or
3 in the applicability requirements, or
4 as a criterion for comparison, or
5 in the agreement terms.

ICT procurement

IT expert services
ICT training services 2014–2018	1	2	3		5
IT consulting 2015–2019			3		5
IT equipment
Computers for office and mobile use (PC/Windows) 2014–2016		2	3		5
Computers for office and mobile use (iOS/OS X) 2014–2016		2	3		5
Rugged computers for demanding environmental conditions 2014–2016		2	3		5
Data security equipment 2015–2017		2	3		5
Print management services 2015–2019		2	3		5
Presentation technology equipment and services 2016–2018		2	3		5
Data centre services and devices
Data centre and capacity services 2013–2019	1		3	4	5
Servers and related services 2013–2017		2	3	4	5
Data centre network equipment 2015–2017		2	3		5
Storage and backup equipment and services 2015–2017		2	3		5
Software
Electronic tendering solution 2015–2023	1		3
Data communications
Video Conferencing Services 2010	1	2	3		5
Data communications services 2014–2018	1	2		4
LAN equipment (LAN/WLAN) 2015–2017		2	3		5
WAN equipment 2015–2017		2	3		5
Mobile terminals and services 2015–2017	1	2	3		5
Security technology
Security technology 2012–2016: systems and equipment		2	3		5

Procurement of administrative services

Expert services
Management consulting services 2013–2017			3		5
Personnel and health services
Occupational Health Care Services 2013–2018			3	4	5
Accommodation and conference services
Domestic accommodation services 2015–2016		2	3	4
Domestic conference services 2015–2017		2	3	4
Accommodation services in Brussels 2015–2016		2	3		5
Passenger Shipping Services 2015-2018			3		5
Travel services
Train Travel Services 2011	1				5
Travel Agency Services 2016-2020			3		5
Financial services
Payment Solution 2013-2017	1		3
Leasing services 2013–2017		2	3
Vehicle leasing services 2013–2017		2	3

Procurement of materials and technical services

Vehicle and transport services
Removal Services 2012		2	3		5
Vehicle rental and mini-leasing services 2013–2017		2	3		5
Light vehicles and trailers 2013–2017		2	3		5
Vehicles and Economic Driving Training 2013-2017	1	2	3	4	5
Chartered bus services 2014–2018		2	3		5
Work Tools 2014-2018		2	3		5
Energy
Gases 2013-2017			3		5
Fuels 2013–2017		2	3		5
Electricity 2013-2017		2	3
Fuel purchases from service stations for commercial transport 2014–2018		2			5
Fuel purchases from service stations for passenger transport 2014–2018		2			5
Consumable products and equipment
Tools and equipment 2015–2019		2	3		5
Electricity and HVAC Supplies 2015-2019		2	3		5
Food and non-food products 2015–2020	1	2	3	4	5
Office services
Printing services 2014–2018	1	2	3
Distribution services for Finnish literature 2014–2018		2	3	4	5
Distribution services for foreign literature 2014–2018		2	3	4	5
Distribution services for serial publications 2015–2019		2	3		5
Office and ICT supplies 2016–2020		2	3		5
Facility services
Office Furniture 2013-2018		2	3		5
Cleaning Services (Facility User Services) 2014-2017		2	3		5
Restaurant Services (Facility User Services) 2014-2017		2	3		5
Security Services (Facility User Services) 2014-2017			3		5
Comprehensive Services (Facility User Services) 2014-2017		2	3		5

Joint procurement procedures that take account of environmental aspects

Procurement sector	Category	Central procurement in 2016, M€	Environment considered in 2016, M€	Environment considered in 2016, %	Environment considered in 2015, %	Environment considered in 2014, %
ICT procurement	IT expert services	48	18	37	4	1
	IT equipment	57	56	98	99	98
	Data centre services and devices	38	38	100	100	100
	Software	32	17	54	98	96
	Data communications	43	22	50	51	47
	Security technology	18	14	79	68	70
	Total	236	165	70	65	66
Procurement of administrative services	Expert services	33	10	31	34	25
	Personnel and health services	73	61	83	84	32
	Accommodation and conference services	26	26	100	100	100
	Travel services	53	15	28	31	90
	Financial services	44	42	95	94	95
	Total	230	155	67	68	67
Procurement of materials and technical services	Vehicle and transport services	70	70	100	100	100
	Energy	109	109	100	100	100
	Consumable products and equipment	24	24	100	90	74
	Office services	35	35	100	78	78
	Facility services	67	67	100	100	100
	Total	304	304	100	97	95
Total		771	624	81	79	78

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