Promoting Innovation by means of Public Procurement

Deputy DirectorChristian BoelCentral Denmark Region

Innovative procurement,legal scope

• Competitive dialogue (only in complicated projects)• Design contest (work contracts and e.g. development

of IT solutions)• Innovation Partnerships• Traditional tenders:– substantial dialogue with the market prior to publication

of the tender– technical specifications drafted as functional requirements

rather than technical minimum requirements

Handling innovative procurement

• Traditional perception:– Procurement rules tend to form a barrier to innovation due to:

• Inflexible procedures• Unalterable specifications and contract terms

• Modern perception:– Bear the procurement rules in mind when preparing the innovative

process– Daring procurement: Challenge the rules in order to stretch their

limits– Prepare to embrace new possibilities under the new Procurement

Directive

”Horsens Ahead”Development project with focus on:

Relationship and collaboration between Patients/Region/Municipality/GP’s

• Large element of innovative need• Wish for mutual partnership with equal responsibility• Changed dealer - buyer relationship• Announcement for partners at Udbud.dk• Shared drive and focus when problems arise• Innovation becomes a mutual issue - with a shared risk

”Automatic Identification and Traceability”

• Design Contest versus traditional tender procedure• Functional requirements rather than minimum

requirements• Negotiations with one or more winners• Rights to development (i.e. source code) stated in

contest specifications

”Health Care Design in a Neuro-ICU”

• Market scan for state of the art• Open invitation to relevant businesses• Conference with introduction to topic• ”Café Flip Over”- call for innovative ideas• Result: Syndicate with 4 partners• Unified solution installed in ICU-ward• Syndicate is now promoting solution in Ge, UK and

DK – with success