eProcurement Demonstrators

Acronym of the case:

eprocdemos

Web address of the case:

http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/eprocurement

Country of the case:

EU Institutions

Posting Date:

18 July 2007

Last Edited Date:

29 September 2009

Author:

Emilio Castrillejo (European Commission / DG Enterprise and Industry)

guidance | requirements | eprocdemos

Type of initiative

Project or service
Promotion/awareness campaign

Case Abstract

Do you need to develop or improve an eProcurement system? Can you be sure that it is in line with EU legislation? The objective of the learning demonstrators is to help software editors and contracting authorities in Europe to develop eProcurement systems in line with the EU legislative framework with a practical example. The demonstrators also show the application of a European Commission technical guideline: the functional requirements based on EU directives. The demonstrators are open source (EUPL licence). The demonstrators are available online, try them! An updated list of FAQs is available online and in the additional documents of this case.

Description of the case

Domain

eGovernment

Topic

eProcurement

Sector

Other

Date

January 2005 to December 2006

Date operational

January 2005

Target Users

Administrative | Business (self-employed) | Business (industry) | Business (SME)

Target Users Description

Software editors, contracting authorities, suppliers and standardisation bodies

Scope

International

Status

Operation

Language(s)

English

Other

Summaries of the functional requirements are available in German, French, Spanish and Italian.

Policy Context and Legal Framework

Public procurement by electronic means can improve and simplify the way government procurement operates. This will help enterprises to identify contract opportunities and to supply their goods and services across Europe's Internal Market, contributing to Europe's competitiveness and economic growth

Project Size and Implementation

Type of initiative

Not applicable/not available

Overall Implementation approach

Public administration

Technology choice

Open source software

Funding source

Public funding EU

Project size

Implementation: €500-999,000

Yearly cost:

€1-49,000

Implementation and Management Approach

The demonstrators were produced by a consultant company after a public procurement procedure. A group of experts with representatives from all over Europe provided feedback in order to ensure that the project considered their real needs

Technology solution

Two sets of demonstrators have been developed: - Static demonstrators; web pages with fixed scenarios to show a possible implementation of a compliant eProcurement system. - Dynamic demonstrators; a software application with more flexible features than the static demonstrators to allow the experimentation in more real conditions. In order to be used they have to be downloaded and installed. This version is developed in Java, HSQLDB and MySQL.

Impact, innovation and results

Impact

Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 detail the new legal framework for eProcurement in Europe. The demonstrators and the functional requirements are efficient guidelines to better understand and implement this legislation. Innovation: Instead of just giving the raw legislation, the European Commission has provided a visual example and technical guidance on how to implement it

Track record of sharing

Many projects in Europe have used the functional requirements and the demonstrators to inspire their own developments. The demonstrators are open source (EUPL) and there is no need to inform the Commission of their use. An example of reuse is the Belgian e-Tendering platform ( http://www.epractice.eu/cases/2351 ), inspired on the Functional Requirements.

The demonstrators can be downloaded at osor.euÂ (http://forge.osor.eu/projects/eprocdemosÂ )

Lessons learnt

1.- You need to complement legal measures with practical help.

2.- Software editors and public administrations are willing to get guidance. You do not need to convince them, but you have to ensure that you cover their needs.

3.- It is difficult to reach all the target audience. Do not underestimate dissemination activities and helpdesk

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Enrico Vena

Problem accessing CVS repository

11 November 2009 | 3771 Visits | Rating: 4 (maximum:5)

I need to check out the last release of ePocurement Demonstrator Source files, but i find many problems connecting to the Osor CVS repository. Can you help me? Also, i have required development access to repository but i am waiting the administrator response: the CVS repository is down? Is necessary to update the connection setting respect to https://forge.osor.eu/scm/?group_id=35Â ? I wait for a feedback.

Thanks.

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Emilio Castrillejo

osor support

12 November 2009 | 0 Visit | Rating: 4 (maximum:5)

Dear Enrico

I'm forwarding your request to support [at] osor.eu, they are normally very fast to reply

Kind regards

EmilioÂ