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e-procurement in the EU: Impulse from the Commission
Julia Ferger
European Commission
Public Procurement Policy/e-procurement
Contents
• New legal framework and Action Plan on e-procurement (DG Internal Market and Services)
• Initiatives of the IDA/IDABC programme (DG Enterprise and Industry)
General framework
Defining e-procurement: the legal framework
ELECTRONIC MEANS ON AN EQUAL FOOTING with WRITTEN MEANS
FULLY ELECTRONIC PROCEDURES ALLOWED
NEW PURCHASING PRACTICES: Framework agreements, Dynamic Purchasing Systems, Electronic Auctions
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS SET FOR:Communicating and receiving offers electronically
FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL FRAMEWORK
Scope of EU procurement rules
Contracting
Ordering Billing
Monitoringof
Contract
Outside the scope of EU
procurement Directives
E-commerce Directive
Electronic Signature
E-invoicing Data protection
Tender Notification
Contract specification
BiddingReceipt of
offers
Offer evaluation
Contract award
Choice oftender procedure
Thresholds/Rules of aggregation
Shortened
delays for online notices
New models
for Publication
in OJEU
E- accessto tender
documents
Online bidding (e-auctions)
Data integrityConfidentialityNon- discriminationAuthentication
AutomatedSelection
andAward
Electronic Purchasing Methods
General principles DECISION TO USE ELECTRONIC MEANS IN PROCUREMENT
RESPONSIBILITY OF BUYERS
ALL STAGES OF THE PROCEDURE CAN BE CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY
(Documents, Certificates, Attestations and Declarations could continue to be submitted in paper if not available electronically)
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES: NON-DISCRIMINATION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, TRANSPARENCY AND FAIR COMPETITION
and ALL DIRECTIVES’ RULES SHOULD BE RESPECTED
PROCEDURAL RULES FORESSEEN FOR ONE-OFF AND REPETITIVE PURCHASES
CONDITIONS SET FOR: COMMUNICATING ELECTRONICALLY,RECEIVING OFFERS AND CARRYING OUT ELECTRONIC AUCTIONS
TimetableMay 2000 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE PROPOSED BY THE
COMMISSION- CLASSIC DIRECTIVE (SUPPLIES, SERVICES, WORKS)- UTILITIES DIRECTIVE
Feb 2004 FINAL ADOPTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
Apr 2004 ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE NEW DIRECTIVES
Dec 2004 ADOPTION OF ACTION PLAN ON E-PROCUREMENT
31 Jan 2006 TRANSPOSITION BY MEMBER STATES (21 months)
Action Plan: Objectives
• Ensure a well functioning Internal Market in electronic public procurement
• Achieve greater efficiency in procurement, improve governance and competitiveness
• Work towards international framework for e-
procurement
I – A well functioning Internal Market
Implement the legal framework correctly and on timeImplement the legal framework correctly and on time Correct understanding, correct implementation, Correct understanding, correct implementation, timely implementation, transparency, enforcementtimely implementation, transparency, enforcement
Complete the legal framework by the appropriate tools Complete the legal framework by the appropriate tools Fully electronic standard forms, improved CPV
Remove/prevent barriers to electronic public procurementRemove/prevent barriers to electronic public procurementA. Validate functional requirements A. Validate functional requirements B. Adjust operational e-procurement systemsB. Adjust operational e-procurement systemsC. Deal with e-signature problemsC. Deal with e-signature problemsD. Study feasibility of EU wide compliance certification schemeD. Study feasibility of EU wide compliance certification scheme
Detect and address interoperability problems over timeDetect and address interoperability problems over time
II - Efficiency, improved governance and competitiveness
Efficiency and governance of public procurement markets Efficiency and governance of public procurement markets Accelerate digitisation through national plans for e-procurement, through national plans for e-procurement, develop interoperable tools for e-transactions, develop statisticsdevelop interoperable tools for e-transactions, develop statistics
Increase competitiveness of public procurement marketsIncrease competitiveness of public procurement marketsCut red tape, increase transparency, standardise documents and exchanges, promote awareness and access for SMEs
III - International framework
Prevent/remove international barriers Prevent/remove international barriers Pursue and conclude GPA negotiations, promote international Pursue and conclude GPA negotiations, promote international standardisation and use of common classificationsstandardisation and use of common classifications
Establish international co-operation/dialoguesEstablish international co-operation/dialoguesEstablish bilateral agendas, promote European model in cooperationwith MDBs and in technical assistance to third countries
The role of IDA
• Complement and support the implementation of the new Directives and the framework for e-procurement
• Prevent emergence of ‘e-barriers’
• Facilitate use of interoperable solutions and tools
• Practical and pragmatic objectives
IDA activities
• State-of-the-Art study• Functional requirements report• Learning demonstrators (static and dynamic)• Modelling of procedures and information
exchanges• Common tools and generic services• Awareness, exchange, promotion of
common understanding and best practice
State of the art study
• Overview over existing e-procurement systems in Europe (8 countries – 15 systems)
• Description, identification of concepts and best practices
• Starting point for work on functional requirements
Functional requirements‘Translation’ of Directives’ legal requirements into indicative
functional guidelines
• Volume 1– Functional requirements (description of procedures and
procurement phases, actors and workflows– Possible technical solutions and technical architecture– Non-functional requirements– Open issues
• Volume 2– Use case studies : one-off purchases, Dynamic Purchasing
Systems, Framework Agreements
• Published March 2005
Learning demonstrators
Static demonstrators• Series of static screens• Overview over procedures, phases, actors
Dynamic demonstrators• Simulate all functions under the main
procurement procedures• Can be re-used, translated• Propose specific user interfaces• Available for download
At a glimpse ...
Explanatory Bar
Secondary Navigation(following ad-hoc user request)
Primary Navigation(following guided tour –
links/buttons highlighted in red)
GUI simulating a fully functional eProcurement system
Explanation of user’s intention(when following guided tour)
Modelling of procurement processes and information exchanges
• Schemas using XML and UML– E-ordering/e-invoicing– E-tendering/e-awarding– Electronic catalogues
• Cooperation with :– CEN/ISSS– UN/CEFACT– OASIS
What Next?
• Action Plan– Interpretative Document
• IDA continued under IDABC 2005-2009– Proposal by the Commission– Proposals by Member States
Conclusion
• Political commitment
• Legal framework
• Organisation
• Technical aspects
• Economic aspects
Information
• Action Plan on e-procurement: Europa e-procurement pages: http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/publicprocurement/e-procurement_en.htm
• IDA/IDABC e-procurement
http://europa.eu.int/idabc/eprocurement
THANK YOU
Contacts
Action Plan: [email protected]
CPV: [email protected]
IDA/IDABC: [email protected]