PEPPOL at work Parallel session 2: POST-AWARD e-prior European Commission PEPPOL Conference, May 29th-30th, Rome
European Wide Initiatives for e-procurement
e-prior is connected to PEPPOL
The e-procurement solution for European Commission, Agencies and Institutions Open-source version of e-prior for Public Administrations in the Member States v
Deployment strategy Domains IT training medical services books Modules e-invoicing e-ordering e-catalogue Customers DIGIT other DGs/ Agencies/ Institutions
e-prior users - Customers DIGIT's Framework Contracts Target: all participating DGs/Agencies in Production with e- Invoicingby the 1st of January2013 = +-45 Customers Q1 Q2 Q3 1st wave 2nd wave 3rd wave
e-prior users- Suppliers 27 suppliers in production
e-prior users Service Providers 4 service providers interfacing with e-prior
Other Agencies and Institutions adopting e-prior Agencies and Institutions CDT Court of Justice Court of Auditors European Council
e-catalogue: Lessons learned Catalogues are more complex than Invoices and Orders Lack of common understanding of the catalogue s semantics The benefits of e-catalogue reach their full potential when integrated with e-ordering system It' difficult to impose standards for the catalogues due to different business requirements (for instance classification such as CPV, the way to include maintenance, relationships with components/accessories) Business validation of a supplier catalogue involves multiple parties (technical responsible team, purchasing team )
e-catalogue: Implementation approach Topic Challenges Recommendations / Selected options Two main implementation approaches exist on the market: 1. The Punch-out approach (supplier-hosted catalogues) 2. The exchange of electronic catalogues The solution had to: Guarantee equal treatment of suppliers Provide control over the catalogue data Allow machine-to-machine exchange of catalogues using a standardised format with predefined schema and semantic model The European Commission opted for the electronic exchange of catalogues
e-catalogue: Interoperability Topic Challenges Recommendations / Selected option by the EC Multiplicity of existing catalogue formats from the European Commission Make supplier and European Commission systems compliant with the exchanged catalogue format The EC opted for UBL Multiplicity of item classification schemas imposed by the European Commission Adoption of a single item classification schema by the European Commission Find a way to handle: industry-specific classification schemas territory-specific standards Promote the use of a standard classification schema such as the CPV. In the meantime, e-prior supports multiple classification systems.
e-catalogue: Facilitating single format adoption by Suppliers Topic Challenges Recommendations / Selected option by the EC Creation of e-catalogues in a European Commissionimposed format is typically a burden for suppliers Adoption should be made as easy as possible for suppliers Successful adoption also depends on a forceful push by the Contracting Authority e-prior and PEPPOL joined forces to provide a tool for easily converting catalogues created by suppliers as spreadsheets (.xls,.ods) into UBL Enforcement of new e-catalogue format in all new calls for tender (contractual obligation) Define proactive e-catalogue onboarding strategy (assist suppliers in migrating to the new standard format) Set up governance model of (e-) procurement by the European Commission
Open e-prior Interoperability with PEPPOL 1300 downloads on Joinup.eu Deployed in Greece, Ireland, Norway, Portugal Collaboration with Norway Other Member States interested to implement Open e-prior : Belgium Croatia... https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/openeprior/home
Functionality covered Post-Awarding Selection of Goods or Services Customer [Purchase to Pay Business Process] Request for Availability and Price Contractual Document Delivery Confirmation Invoice Clearing and Payment Request Order Receipt Framework Contract Catalogue Quotation Invoice Catalogue Quotation/ Offer/ Bid Order Processing Billing Supplier [Order to Cash Business Process]
What's next? Pre-Awarding Notification Submission Awarding Framework Contract Making the full procurement cycle digital, bridging the gap between TED and e-prior post-award Notification (TED) will be integrated to e-prior and completed with e-submission and e-awarding Development in 2012-2013
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