Presentation by C. Raluca-Ipate, EC (ENG) Eighth SIGMA Regional IPA Conference on Public Procurement, Montenegro, June 2018.

1. Public Procurement –
Recomendation on
professionalisation
Date: 15 June 2018
Raluca Ipate
European Commission, Directorate General for Internal
Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)

2. Public procurement Package
adopted 3 October 2017
1) Communication on Public Procurement -
Commission's strategy for improving PP
2) Communication on a voluntary ex-ante mechanism
for large infrastructure projects (SMS)
3) Recommendation on professionalisation of public
procurement to Member States
4) draft guidance document on procurement of
innovation – launch of targeted consultation

3. 3. RECOMMENDATION ON
PROFESSIONALISATION

4. 400 000

5. Facilitate uptake of professionalisation policies in MS:
- NOT to prescribe a specific model
 but provide framework of reference and good practices
Definition of Professionalisation:
NOT to create a “profession"
 but lead to the overall improvement of competences
A collaborative process:
 Member States
 IOs
 across the Commission
RECOMMENDATION ON PROFESSIONALISATION:

6. Long term professionalisation strategies :
- in coordination across policies (eGovernment),
inclusive.
- encouraging contracting authorities to
professionalise
- expertise and support of CPBs, training institutions,
etc.
Recommendations 1-2: Defining the architecture for
professionalisation of public procurement

7. Getting the right people with the right set of skills
- defining the skills into competence framework
- initial and lifelong training, innovative or eLearning
tools, cooperation with academia
- sound human resources management: recognition,
career planning and motivational schemes
Recommendations 3-4-5: Support professionalisation
of procurement officials

8. Provide support for practitioners:
- uptake of IT tools, eprocurement, access to
information
- data and transparency for integrity and fraud
prevention
- tools for strategic thinking: templates, GPP criteria
- technical assistance via helpdesks, exchange of good
practices, communities of practice
Recommendation 6-7-8-9: Develop systems, tools
and lean methodologies to support professional
procurement practice

9. Objective: Promote, support and monitor the implementation
of the Recommendation at political and operational levels
(incl. regional and local).
High level conferences:
15 June in Sofia on access to markets
18 October in Lisbon on digital transformation
Local outreach events on targeted topics
Follow-up :
Support MS in implementing the Recommendation on
professionalisation of procurement

10. The Commission will provide support and tools:
- e-Competence Centre for PP
- Good practices repository and exchange
- Trainings with EU added value
- European Competence Framework
Follow Up: Commission tools and support

11. Training for SME-friendly policies in Central
Purchasing Bodies
- training course for staff working in CPBs
- teaching from practitioners in
established CPBs and universities
- funded via COSME programme, tuition
free
- managed by BBG, Austrian CPB at
Federal level and Wien University.
- two 3-week modules: Sept 2018 and Jan
2019

12. Training for SME-friendly policies in
Central Purchasing Bodies
- Application open to national and
regional/sectoral CPBs
- deadline for application is 15 June
- to be sent at ppe@bbg.gv.at.

13. Public Procurement Package:
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/increasing-impact-public-
investment-through-efficient-and-professional-procurement-
0_en
e-Competence Centre:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/public-
procurement/support-tools-public-buyers_en