Overview

This resource follows the basic outline of the procurement journey and presents the circular intervention points that can be used by an organisation in every step.

Circular economy intervention points along the procurement journey

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Procurement journey explained

Strategy: On identifying a business need, this process supports the decision logic that should be explored before launching the sourcing activity.

Sourcing: Incorporating the circular economy principles across the sourcing activity, this process aims to educate and spark ideas for sourcing products and materials in a way that adopts and incentivises the best circular practices.

Management: On entering into a circular economy partnership with suppliers, this process helps manage continued performance and ensure mutual value generation.

Procurement steps explained

Needs

Needs: This step involves confirming the sourcing need, validating its objectives with internal stakeholders, and mapping out the related risks and opportunities.

The circular intervention points include:

1. Leveraging strategy

2. Tactical decisions

3. Risks and opportunities

4. Internal buy-in

5. Achievable circularity

Tender

Tender: This step includes defining the tender criteria, analysing the market and long-listing the suppliers.

The circular intervention points include:

1. Data collection

2. Longlisting suppliers

3. Criteria for technical items

4. Criteria for biological items

5. Criteria for packaging

Go to market

Go to market: This step includes shortlisting the suppliers and then executing and managing the tender process.

The circular intervention points include:

1. Shortlisting questions

2. Briefings on circular economy

Evaluation

Evaluation: This step involves evaluating the responses to the tender and clarifying the proposals.

The circular intervention points include:

1. Evaluation process

Selection

Selection: This step is about selecting the supplier by focusing on value creation opportunities.

The circular intervention points include:

1. Selection process

Contract management

Contract management: This stage is about the ongoing supplier performance review and management to ensure mutual value generation.

The circular intervention points include:

1. Performance review

How to use this resource

You can either click on the circular intervention point on the menu on the left, or go through the entire resource by selecting 'Next' below.