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Conference on Strategic Public Procurement – Paris, 2 June 2017

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Dear Colleagues, Procurement Peers,

On last 2 June 2017 in Paris, took place the Conference on Strategic Public Procurement organised jointly by the European Commission and the OECD.

With more than 300 participants and 35 speakers and moderators, from almost 50 different
countries, the joint conference of the European Commission and the OECD on Strategic
Public Procurement (SPP) promoted the use of public procurement to achieve broader
policy objectives. Through four thematic sessions the conference presented success stories,
pitfalls and good practices to raise awareness among decision makers and the procurement
community about the benefits of strategic procurement, with an emphasis on achieving
sustainability, social responsibility and innovation goals.

We are pleased to give you a summary of the important points we discussed.

Please find enclosed the “highlights of the 2017 Strategic Public Procurement Conference”.

Procurement conference – Highlights brochure_FINAL

Tender on the Development of life cycle costing (LCC) tools for use in green public procurement (GPP)

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– Deadline to request an invitation: 31 July

Dear Madam/Sir,

DG Environment of the European Commission is planning to award a contract on the Development of life cycle costing (LCC) tools for use in green public procurement (GPP) as a Middle value negotiated call for tender. You can find the tender specifications here: Draft Tender specifications.

If you wish to be invited to tender please send an email giving your contact details (Name of the company, contact person, address, telephone and email) to: env-tenders@ec.europa.eu by midnight CET on 31/07/2017.
Only those candidates who express an interest before the deadline will be invited to tender. Any tender received from a legal or natural person not invited to tender will be rejected.

The deadline for sending your emails is midnight CET on 31/07/2017

Best wishes

Robert

Robert Kaukewitsch

GPP Policy Officer
DG Environment
European Commission
00 32 (0) 2 29 57190
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Increasing the impact of public investment through efficient and professional procurement

To strengthen the Single Market and as part of the continuous effort to stimulate investment in the EU, today the Commission has put forward an initiative to carry out procurement more efficiently and in a sustainable manner, while making full use of digital technologies to simplify and accelerate procedures.

Source : European Commission

Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, said: “We encourage public authorities to use public procurement strategically as a tool to obtain better value for taxpayers money and to contribute to a more innovative, sustainable, inclusive and competitive economy. The Commission will continue to assist Member States in doing so, and invites public authorities at all levels of government and other stakeholders to work in a broad partnership.”

Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitivenes said: “We have put investment centre stage since taking office in November 2014, notably by attracting private capital with the Investment Plan for Europe. Now we want to unlock the full potential of public procurement in ensuring that the €2 trillion spent yearly in public services and products boost our economy, spur innovation and help meet sustainability goals.

Today’s initiative has four main strands:

Definition of priority areas for improvement – Member States are encouraged to develop a strategic approach to procurement policies, focusing on six priorities: greater uptake of innovative, green and social criteria in awarding public contracts; professionalisation of public buyers; improving access by SMEs to procurement markets in the EU and by EU companies in third countries; increasing transparency, integrity and quality of procurement data; digitisation of procurement processes; and more cooperation among public buyers across the EU.
Voluntary ex-ante assessment of large infrastructure projects – Complex projects can go wrong right from the beginning if the project managers do not fully grasp the complex rules that apply to large-scale procurement. The Commission will set up a helpdesk that can answer specific questions at an early stage related to projects with an estimated value over €250 million. For projects of high importance for the Member State concerned or with a total estimated value above €500 million, relevant authorities can ask the Commission to check the complete procurement plan for compatibility with the EU procurement legislation, significantly reducing uncertainties and the risk of delays and legal challenges. The mechanism is voluntary, the Commission’s advice is nonbinding, and information will be handled subject to strict confidentiality requirements.
Recommendation on professionalisation of public buyers – The Commission recommends steps to be taken by Member States to ensure that public buyers have the business skills, technical knowledge and procedural understanding needed to comply with the rules and make sure that taxpayers get the best goods and services for their money. The Commission will facilitate the exchange of good practices and innovative approaches.
Consultation on stimulating innovation through public procurement – Today the Commission is launching a targeted consultation to collect feedback from stakeholders on how to stimulate innovation through the procurement of goods and services. Procurement of innovation may concern the outcomes of innovation as well as innovative ways of purchasing. The consultation is open until 31 December and will feed into future guidance for public authorities, addressing issues such as how to set a strategy, organise support for innovation procurement or use innovation-friendly procurement tools.

The Commission will continue to support Member States in making full use of the possibilities offered by the new public procurement rules and looks forward to building a partnership with authorities and stakeholders to improve procurement on the ground.

Background

The EU is making an unprecedented effort to stimulate the economy and unlock investment, in particular via the Investment Plan for Europe, and a positive fiscal stance in the European Semester. These policies need to be underpinned by structural reforms to foster innovation and growth. It is therefore crucial to focus on improving the functioning of the Single Market and the removal of barriers to investment, at the national and European level.

A substantial part of public investment in our economy is spent through public procurement: €2 trillion yearly representing 14% of EU GDP. Ensuring that this taxpayer money is spent efficiently and effectively is of common European interest.

EU public procurement legislation requires all public contracts above a certain threshold to be put out for tender respecting the principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination. These rules were further simplified in 2014. Rather than only award a contract on the basis of the best price, authorities are encouraged to integrate qualitative criteria, demand innovative, energy saving solutions or insisting on sustainable and socially inclusive approaches.

The Commission continues to closely monitor the transposition of EU public procurement legislation into national law, and to help public authorities understand and take full advantage of the possibilities of public procurement.

In parallel, as announced in the Industrial Policy Strategy, the Commission continues to strive to conclude ambitious procurement chapters in free trade agreements, helping EU companies to sell abroad. There is an urgent need to unlock the current stalemate in the Council with regard to the Commission’s proposal for an International Procurement Instrument swiftly.

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Circular Procurement Congress

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On 19 October 2017, the second international Congress on Circular Procurement, co-organised by the European Commission (Directorate-General for the Environment), the Estonian Presidency of the EU, Rijkswaterstaat from the Netherlands and ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability will take place in Tallinn, Estonia.

In April 2016, the first edition of this congress was held in Amsterdam with 120 experts from Europe and outside attending, with the purpose to raise awareness for the concept of circular procurement, highlight good practices and share experiences how circular procurement could be mainstreamed.

The objectives of this congress are to:

deepen knowledge and encourage implementation of circular procurement
showcase good practices, latest research and tools
stimulate unexperienced organisations to start with circular procurement
discuss the role of circular procurement for innovation and meeting other policy goals
encourage networking on circular procurement.

The congress targets:

Policy makers for national and local governments and public bodies
Public procurers and budget holders
Companies involved in circular procurement.

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Survey of Government Procurement Professionals 2017

Understanding Agency Challenges & Insights for Contractors

June 22, 2017, Source : ONVIA, https://www.onvia.com/

Today, June 21, 2017, Onvia released the results of the 2nd annual survey of government procurement professionals, revealing a decline in overall procurement performance as procurement teams struggle to “do more with less.”

Readers of this report will learn:

Top challenges facing buyers, with 40% reporting being overworked
The outlook for growth in government spending activity
Which alternative purchasing methods are on the rise
High-impact improvements to raise your team’s procurement performance

Emerging from an uncertain election year, companies selling to the public sector report increased confidence in their expectations for sales growth in 2017-18. 424 companies who sell into the federal, state, local and education markets participated in Onvia’s 3rd annual survey of government contractors. This year’s results help companies gain perspective about expectations for sales in the next 12 months while highlighting the positive drivers facilitating growth and potential constraints that could limit progress.

We continue to track overall confidence in the marketplace using Onvia’s Government Contractor Confidence Index (GCCI), which provides a balanced and comprehensive view of the market over time based on answers from four unique survey questions about growth and agency budgets.

This year’s edition includes a few new survey questions regarding potential business risks (such as a possible economic downturn) and the potential impact of pro-business policy changes in areas like tax reform and reduced or streamlined regulations.

Readers of this report will learn:

Why overall government contractor confidence is at an all-time high and how it compares with last year
Why expectations of the contracting market have improved in several key areas
How many businesses are forecasting sales growth and how much they expect their sales to increase by
How improving expectations for the economy and government spending are supporting a higher level of confidence
The top potential business risks and “pro-business” policy changes that, if they occur, could make a significant impact on sales

Business leaders in sales, marketing, business development and operations at companies pursuing public sector sales can request their complimentary copy of this report to better understand the pulse of the market and learn what’s motivating government contractors in 2017-18.

Since 2000, Onvia has specialized in providing the sales intelligence and insights that government contractors of all sizes and in all industries need to accelerate sales in the public sector. Become a leader in B2G and download the report today.

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2017 Global Review of Sustainable Public Procurement

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June 19, 2017, Source : SCP Clearinghouse, http://www.scpclearinghouse.org/, By : UN Environment (United Nations / intergovernmental organizations)

This report examines the state of sustainable public procurement (SPP) policies and practices undertaken by national governments worldwide in the last five years. It is published in the framework of the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Programme, which committed to conducting a regular review of the state of SPP implementation as part of its work plan. Building on the findings of the first edition of the Global Review published in 2013 and on research conducted between 2015 and 2016 among 41 national governments and more than 200 SPP stakeholders, the report aims to track the global progress of SPP and to deepen the collective understanding of the current barriers, needs, opportunities and innovations in SPP.

The report can be downloaded from the Knowledge Hub of the SCP Clearinghouse.

A webinar to present the main findings of the report was held in April and can be viewed on our YouTube channel. The release of this publication was made possible thanks to a grant allocated by the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute and theEuropean Union.
This research is complemented by the supplement titled “Factsheets on Sustainable Public Procurement in National Governments”, which includes forty country factsheets detailing the SPP policy frameworks, priorities and implementation activities in place in each country. The supplement will be released shortly and be made available in the Knowledge Hub.

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New Guide – Protecting Human Rights in the Supply Chain

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A new guide for public procurement practitioners has been published. “Protecting human rights in the supply chain” gives good advice on how contracting authorities, senior managers and procurement / commercial professionals can play their part in the drive to eliminate human rights abuses around the world.

15 June 2017, By PETER SMITH, Source : Public Spend Forume, http://publicspendforumeurope.com

A must read for all public procurement professionals / practitioners

There is a depressingly long list of threats to these rights that have been observed in public sector supply chains. They include forced and bonded labour, human trafficking, unsafe working conditions, child labour, very low or even no pay, and discrimination.

We might tend to think these things happen in far off countries, and not in the firms we deal with. But “slave labour” is present in the UK, in domestic and industrial situations, and some very reputable companies (suppleirs to the public sector) in the IT industry for instance have found major human rights issues in their own supply chains.

The authors of the document are Andy Davies, who leads the London Univeristiies Purchaisng Consortium, and Dr Olga Martin-Ortega from the University of Greeenwich. Both also have experience and involvement in these issues through initiatives such as Electronics Watch and the International Learning Lab on Public Procurement and Human Rights. The guide is published by LUPC, the University of Greenwich and CIPS (the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply).

The guide runs through an explanation of the problem, and why it matters to the public sector (just as it should also matter to the private sector, of course). It suggests how practitioners can get started in terms of identifying and prioritising human rights-related risks in their supply chains, and how monitoring can be carried out.

The thinking is very interesting in terms of how organistions should respond to abuse or issues that might be uncovered when working with suppliers. The authors are not in favour of draconian action – if suppliers know that the contract will be immediately terminated, for instance, they are less likely to be open about any problems that they uncover. They will hide issues rather than be open with the buyer. Rather, the guide suggests a collaborative approach, working with the supplier to put remedial actions in place. Only as a very last resort is termination sensible. That seems to be a good approach. The final section of the guidance is then on measuring and reporting effectiveness.

Overall, the guide will be very useful and provides an excellent overview of the issues. In a couple of places, a little more information or education might have bene useful; for instance, the need to prioritise spend categories is highlighted, but it might have been useful to describe some of the areas or sectors where human rights abuse is most likely, based on real experience.

We might also question whether going down into multiple tiers of the supply chain is quite as easy as the guide makes it sound! Although it does acknowledge some issues, we think the sheer scale of analysing multiple supply chains across multiple suppliers is very significant. Going down to the fourth tier as the authors suggests is a major task, and we would suggest not easy to achieve using just spreadsheets. Clearly, this is not meant to be a guide to technology, but ultimately, we suspect that risk management and supply chain / supplier information tools will really help in this area.

We published a paper recently on the topic of risk in multiple tier supply chains – that was not just focused on human rights, but the principles absolutely apply, and in the paper, we do explain why these initiatives are often very challenging.

It is important though that practitioners do make a start in this area, and whilst getting to the ultimate desired state is challenging, there is no reason why organisations shouldn’t make a start, following the principles outlined here. The guide is well worth reading and indeed studying, so we would strongly suggest all public sector procurement professionals take a look. Indeed, anyone in the private sector interested in human rights, reputational risk in the supply chain and similar issues will also find it useful.

It can be downloaded here.

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Conference on Strategic Public Procurement – Paris, 2 June 2017

Tender on the Development of life cycle costing (LCC) tools for use in green public procurement (GPP)

– Deadline to request an invitation: 31 July

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Increasing the impact of public investment through efficient and professional procurement

Circular Procurement Congress

Survey of Government Procurement Professionals 2017

Understanding Agency Challenges & Insights for Contractors

2017 Global Review of Sustainable Public Procurement

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New Guide – Protecting Human Rights in the Supply Chain

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