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Professionalisation of Public Procurement in the European Union
6th South Asia Conference on Professionalisation of Public Procurement
22/04/2019 Justyne BALASINSKA (DG GROW - G1)
European Commission, Directorate General for Internal
Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)
VIDEO - Introduction
The European Union: 28 countries510 million people – 7% world population
Member States of the European Union
Candidate countries and potential candidates
1952: Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands,
Luxemburg
1973: UK, Ireland,
Denmark
1981: Greece
1986: Portugal,
Spain
1990: East
Germany
1995: Austria, Sweden,
Finland
2004: CEE countries, Cyprus, Malta
2007: Bulgaria, Romania
2013: Croatia
Enlargement: from six to 28 countries
24 official languages
Български
Čeština
dansk
Deutsch
eesti keel
Ελληνικά
English
español
français
Gaeilge
hrvatski
Italiano
latviešu valoda
lietuvių kalba
magyar
Malti
Nederlands
polski
português
Română
slovenčina
slovenščina
suomi
svenska
“United in diversity”
United by common values
The EU Charter of Fundamental RightsThe Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
- Freedom of speech- Freedom of the press- Freedom of religion- Freedom of association- Gender equality- Protection of minorities- Against the death penalty- Protection of the environment
The single market: Moving almost as freely as within a single country
Four freedoms of movement:
• goods
• services
• people
• capital
What is the Single Market?
Internal Market
Common Market
Single Market
Solidarity in practice: the EU cohesion policy
• Regional fund
• Social fund
• Cohesion fund
Less-developed regions: GDP per capita under 75 % of the EU average
Transition regions: GDP per capita between 75 % and 90 % of the EU average
More-developed regions: GDP per capita over 90 % of the EU average
2014-2020: € 352 billion invested in infrastructure, business, environment and training of workers for the benefit of poorer regions and citizens
The EU TREATIES
E U R O P E AN C O M M I S S I O N
THE EU'S POLITICAL EXECUTIVE
Initiating laws and policies
EU's voice
Citizens'
voice
Member States'
voice
VIDEO - Public Procurement
The basic principles
Transparency
Equal treatment
Non-discrimination
Competition
E U R O P E AN C O M M I S S I O N
THE EU'S POLITICAL EXECUTIVE
Public Contracts
2014/24/EU
Utilities 2014/25/EU
Concessions 2014/23/EU
Remedies Directive
April 2014Three new Directives adopted by the European Parliament and the Council
COMMUNICATION:MAKING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT WORK
IN AND FOR EUROPE
The strategy: Making public procurement work in and for Europe – 6 priorities
Profes-sionalbuyers
Betteraccess
A Strategic tool
Transpa-rency,
integrity, data
Coope-ration
Digital transfor-mation
A strategic
tool
Invest-ment
Inno-vation
Social
Green
Better public
services
Priority sectors
Recommendation on
professionalisationStrategy
People Tools
Betteraccess
SMEs
Remedies
Inter-national
Transparency
Integrity
DataPublication
Facts-based
procure-ment
Contractregisters
Digital transfor-mation
Tangiblebenefits
Need forsupport
Legal obligation
Cooperation
Flexible
Profes-
sional
Efficient
Video 3: Professionalisation
• WHAT:
• Structure that sets out and defines each individualcompetency required by individuals working in anorganisation.
• WHY:
• HOW:- set of skills and job profiles in PP- a self-assessment tool- sets of generic training curricula
Help define a career path for individuals
Build people skills and HR for the organisation
Project 1: European Competency Framework for PP (ECF)
Project 2: Training for SME-friendly policies in Central Purchasing Bodies
WHAT:
Central Purchasing Bodies, as aggregators of public purchasing, drive professionalism in buying organisations.
WHY:
• Central purchasing bodies are well established in some Member States, while others are only beginning to consider
HOW:
- training course for staff working in CPBs
- teaching by practitioners from established CPBs and academicsfrom prominent universities
- Managed by BBG, Austrian CPB at Federal level and Wien University
Project 3: Improving SMEs access to PP, especially cross-border
WHAT:
- information on procurement in different MS
- training and advisory services to SMEs
- business-to-procurers events
- partner-finding support
Project 4: Promote social aspects in PP for social economy enterprises
WHAT:
- Workshops in 15 MS to raise awareness of contracting authorities and suppliers
- Promote pursuing social objectives through PP
GUIDANCE FOR PUBLIC BUYERS
• Compliance:
• - Most common errors
• Strategic procurement:
• - Innovation Procurement
• - Social Procurement
• - Green Procurement
HELPDESKS CONSULTATIONS
LITHUANIA: Helpdesk and open consultation days
NETWORKS &EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES
The Netherlands: The PIANOo Forum
www.pianoo.nl/over-pianoo/online-instrumenten/pianoo-forum
FRANCE: Social Network for buyers
www.operachat.fr/actu/respae--le-reseau-social-professionnel-des-acheteurs-de-letat
INITIAL & LIFELONGTRAINING PROGRAMMES
Poland: Cooperation with Universities
https://www.uzp.gov.pl/baza-wiedzy/przedsiewziecia-edukacyjne/studia-podyplomowe-pod-patronatem-prezesa-uzp/wzorcowy-program-studiow-podyplomowych
AUSTRIA: Public Procurement Academy
www.bbg.gv.at
CAREER PLANNING
https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/public-procurement/support-tools-public-buyers_en
Video 4: Conclusion
Video 5: Professionalisation video
Thank you
for your attention!