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Circular Procurement Support

Public procurement is one of the most powerful levers for accelerating the circular economy. Yet transport and mobility teams are increasingly expected to move beyond upfront cost and operational performance towards measurable, practical circularity — and that shift is often hard to operationalise.

Decisions made at the procurement stage shape an asset’s durability, repairability, reuse potential and end-of-life value. This is being driven by the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), the Battery Regulation and Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria, which are steadily translating into national procurement frameworks.

Decisions made during procurement determine an asset’s durability, repairability and reuse potential long before it ever enters service.

Questions we help you answer

  • How can circularity be incorporated into procurement processes in a practical, measurable way?
  • What mobility-specific circular solutions are available, and how do we translate them into requirements?
  • Which circularity criteria matter most for vehicles, batteries, charging infrastructure and mobility assets?
  • How can circularity criteria be compared fairly between different offers?
  • How do lifecycle costs and circular value weigh up alongside traditional procurement criteria?
  • How can circular procurement requirements be monitored, verified and measured through contract delivery?

How we help

1

Circularity assessment

Benchmark your current procurement practices against circular economy principles.

2

Opportunity mapping

Identify where circular procurement creates the most value across fleets, infrastructure and batteries.

3

Policy & strategy alignment

Map relevant national and EU policies into a circular procurement strategy that fits your objectives.

4

Tender specifications

Translate circularity ambitions into practical tender specifications and award criteria.

5

Comparison & monitoring

Methods to compare offers on circularity, plus frameworks to monitor and verify performance.

6

Lifecycle costing

Apply lifecycle costing and total cost of ownership to weigh circular value against price.

Proven Track Record in Circular Procurement

RVO: Circular Charging Infrastructure

A national Dutch roadmap accelerating the transition toward a fully circular charging infrastructure ecosystem for electric mobility.

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) logo

Ready to explore circular procurement support?

Embed circularity into procurement to cut environmental impact, unlock long-term value, and strengthen your net-zero ambitions.

GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR EXPERT
Shiva Noori, Cenex Nederland mobility specialist
Shiva Noori
Team Lead Circular Mobility

+31 (6) 15472760