Decision support system for specifying tender requirements for sustainable public food procurement

This report contains specific sections dealing with the development of the procurement tender documentation, examining the challenges for both public authorities and small-scale producers and discussing the importance of short-supply food systems in the context of public procurement. In particular, the improvements made to existing public procurement processes are detailed in the following three steps: i) pre-tender activities, ii) the tender documentation, and iii) the ranking and selection of bidders. These three sections are integrated into the comprehensive Decision Support System, which provides authorities with a roadmap for the sustainable public procurement of food.