Compare textile tenders on environmental performance, objectively
One methodology, one functional unit, one yardstick for every bidder. bAwear Score lets governments and procuring organisations assess workwear, uniforms and linen across the full life cycle, including durability, use and end of life.
Sustainability criteria only work if every bid is measured the same way
Bidders bring different methods, system boundaries and units. A label, a percentage recycled and a supplier LCA do not add up to a ranking.
A jacket that lasts twice as many washes halves its impact per wear. Criteria that stop at production reward the wrong bid.
Criteria have to be transparent, proportionate and verifiable. Procurement teams need that without an LCA expert on staff.
The full life cycle, expressed per wear
Every bid is scored on the same product scenario and the same functional unit. Durability and end of life are part of the result, not a separate checkbox.
Fibre type, origin and recycled content.
Spinning, weaving, dyeing, finishing and energy mix per location.
Distances and modes from mill to delivery point.
Washing, drying and the number of wash cycles a garment survives.
Reuse, fibre-to-fibre recycling, take-back or incineration.
Production impact is divided over the service life a bidder can substantiate. Wash-resistance evidence, for example tested to EN ISO 15797 for industrial laundering, feeds directly into the score per wear.
Unsubstantiated lifetimes fall back to a conservative default, so longer claims have to be proven.
Fibre composition, blends, trims and take-back arrangements determine what happens after the last wear. bAwear models the end-of-life route each bidder commits to.
Mono-material and recyclable designs become visible in the result instead of in a paragraph of tender text.
From specification to contract monitoring
Together we set the product scenario, functional unit, service life and weighting of environmental criteria.
Each participant enters product data in bAwear Score. Missing data defaults to worst case, so no one gains from leaving fields empty.
Results per wear and per impact category feed straight into your best price-quality ratio (MEAT) scoring.
The awarded supplier moves to an Expert assessment on primary data. You monitor delivery against the score in the bid.
Stad Rotterdam: Enabling green procurement through detailed impact assessments
Rotterdam experienced challenges in assessing sustainability in textile-related tender processes. There was a need for an accepted tool, such as environmental life cycle analysis, in the apparel industry.
ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist), aligned with ISO 14040/14044. A methodology statement you can attach to the tender documents.
Worst-case defaults for missing data. Bidders improve their score by providing evidence, not by omitting it.
Data collected in the tender carries into ESPR requirements and the Digital Product Passport for textiles.
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