GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE
| Country: | Finland | |
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| Product group: | household appliances | |
| Name of the Institution: |
Purchasing centre of the City of Helsinki |
Overview
Purchasing centre of the City of Helsinki answer for city’s mutual purchases in product units ordered by city government.
Specifications of the Institution
| Address: | PL 700 00099 Helsingin kaupunki |
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| Number of inhabitants: | 560.000 |
| Contact person: | Raili Alanko |
| Position: | product group manager |
| Telephone: | (09) 7312 2452 |
| Telefax: | (09) 7312 2485 |
| E-Mail: | |
| Website: | www.hel.fi |
| Number of employees (management): | about 90 |
Organisation of the procurement
A common competitive bidding of City of Helsinki´s and city of Vantaa´s household appliances and entertainment electronics was arranged for a three year purchasing period.
Contracts will be made on tenderer´s selection not on individual appliances. Whoever customer happens to decide the brand and model of purchasing appliance.
Measures
In household appliances their energy classes (necessary features) were used as requirements. From cool appliances A – energy class was required. Other appliances´ energy classes were supposed to be at least B.
Success
Reduction of energy consumption
Further publicly available info about the concrete project
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