Sustainability criteria for Monitors | The National Agency for Public Procurement

Monitors
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	Product guarantee (new and refurbished equipment)	Core	Special contract terms
Criterion information Criterion text The supplier must provide a guarantee of at least one (1) year which begins to apply upon product delivery. The warranty covers defects in the product which are due to defects in design, materials, manufacturing or which consist in the product otherwise not meeting the agreed characteristics. The warranty must cover repair or replacement and include a service agreement with the possibility of free pick-up and return or on-site repair. Even defective¹ batteries must be covered by the warranty.
	Energy performance, monitors (new equipment)	Core	Technical specification
Criterion information Criterion text Monitors shall achieve at least energy efficiency class D for displays, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 supplementing Regulation 2017/1369 with regard to energy labelling of electronic displays.
	Product guarantee (new equipment)	Advanced	Special contract terms
Criterion information Criterion text The supplier must provide a guarantee of at least three (3) year which begins to apply upon product delivery. The warranty covers defects in the product which are due to defects in design, materials, manufacturing or which consist in the product otherwise not meeting the agreed characteristics. The warranty must cover repair or replacement and include a service agreement with the possibility of free pick-up and return or on-site repair. Even defective¹ batteries must be covered by the warranty.
	Information about the climate impact of equipment (new equipment)	Advanced	Special contract terms
Criterion information Criterion text The supplier must, no later than x (to be filled in by the procuring organization) months after the start of the contract, be able to report third-party controlled information about the delivered equipment's climate impact from a life cycle perspective. This can be done with, for example, the following: Certified environmental or climate declaration according to ISO 14025 or an equivalent standard. Other third-party verified declaration that reports the product's climate impact from a life cycle perspective, based on ISO 14067, PAS 2050 or other equivalent standards.
	Quality of the refurbishing/remanufacturing process (refurbished equipment)	Core	Special contract terms
Criterion information The supplier shall have quality assurance/quality control procedures in place for guaranteeing the minimum quality for equipment supplied within the scope of the contract. Criterion text At the latest at the start of the contract, the supplier must have procedures for quality assurance/quality control that ensure the minimum quality of the remanufactured/refurbished equipment delivered within the framework of the contract or framework agreement. Quality assurance and quality control procedures shall cover at least the following steps: Inspecting the condition of the equipment Reprocessing (for example, repairs, replacement or upgrades) as needed Cleaning Testing Storage Packaging and transportation The supplier shall, upon request, demonstrate that the special contract term has been fulfilled.
	Content of substances of very high concern (new and refurbished equipment)	Core	Special contract terms
Criterion information By using this criterion, the contracting authority receives information regarding content of hazardous substances in the products. Criterion text Upon the start of the agreement, the supplier must declare presence of the substances included on the current REACH Candidate List, (article 59 of Regulation (EG) no. 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), in concentrations exceeding 0.1 percent by weight, (1.000mg/kg), per substance in the offered products. 0.1 percent by weight concerns every individual part of a product. If new substances are added to the list during the [framework agreement period/contract period] and these substances appear in procured products above the specified limit value, the supplier is responsible for notifying the customer in writing of the change. The supplier must also, on request, be able to present an action plan for how the substance can be phased out.
	Procedures for the substitution of hazardous substances in the equipment (new equipment)	Advanced	Special contract terms
Criterion information Criterion text The supplier must ensure that the manufacturer of the product (trademark owner) has implemented routines, models or assessment systems or similar to substitute substances hazardous to the health or environment . The supplier must also have its own documented procedures for how this should be done vis-à-vis the client. The procedures etc. shall be documented and put into action throughout the term of the contract. They must at least include the five steps in the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA's) model for substitution to safer chemicals¹: Identify your substance of concern Scope the issue and identify potential alternatives Assess, compare and select alternatives Test, implement and improve Inform your supply chain Within [three weeks/other time determined by the contracting organisation] of receiving a request from the contracting organisation, the supplier shall present its procedures etc. and show how these are implemented with regards to the contracted products.