ETE380 · 12 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Inget huvudområde
Public procurement of circular solutions in theory and practice
Active · next start VT 2027
75%
passed the latest ordinary exam
HEM1 · 21 Mar 2026 · 32 students
75%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
HEM1 · 32 students
57%
Harder than 57% of courses at basic level
Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 32 students.
Exam
HEM1 Home assignment
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Ordinary exams
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Re-exams
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- Get 4 or 5: 48% (42 students)
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
PRA1 Project work
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100% passed · 49 students
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Later rounds
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UPG1 Seminar assignments
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Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Individual essay
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- Get 4 or 5: 100% (15 students)
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About the course
Aim
After completing the course, the student must, in relation to public procurement:
- show an understanding of public procurement of more circular solutions
- show in-depth knowledge of and skill in applying strategies and methods/tools with relevance to the circular economy and taking into account the entire life cycle
- show a good ability to design, analyze and evaluate different types of procurement documents in a group that can lead to more circular solutions and be able to individually report on the group's work and conclusions.
Content
The course deals with concepts and strategies for the development of a sustainable economy built on circular flows of resources. This is done by recreating, maintaining or developing the value of the resources.
The course addresses the following: The concept of circular economy, its history and theoretical background; obstacles and drivers for the implementation of circular strategies in public procurement; applicable legal norms that enable, limit or prevent the procurement of circular solutions; policies and standard instruments linked to circular economy; basic principles for requirements management and follow-up; economic, and social and environmental aspects of public procurement of circular solutions.
The basic principles of procurement law are described and explained. They are put in connection with the various forms of procurement. The relationship between the requirements contained in the procurement document and the possibilities to follow up on these is described and explained, which includes the different methods of follow-up that exist.
- Examiner
- Mattias Lindahl
- Scheduled hours
- 60 h
- Main field of study
- Inget huvudområde