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3rd European Conference on e-Public Procurement (ECPP)
The Process of Transposition of the New Directives on Public Procurement
19th May 2015 – Porto
CONFERENCE VENUE: BIBLIOTECA ALMEIDA GARRETT, PORTO
Under the support of PORTO MUNICIPALITY
REGISTRATION FORM
1. Objectives
The objectives of this 3rd European Conference on e-Public Procurement are:
A. Comparing and discussing the approaches to transpose the New Directives 2014/23/UE, 2014/24/UE and 2014/25/UE of the European Parliament and of the Council which set up challenging deadlines for the dissemination of e-Public Procurement across Europe:
a) E-noticing with full access to procedure documents at the time of transposition;
b) Full e-tendering for CPBs until 18th April 2017;
c) Full e-tendering for any public contracting authority until 18th October 2018.
B. Discussing the implications of the single digital market on public procurement;
– Presenting the new advances of e-procurement available through software as a Service (SaaS), offered by major providers;
– Identifying major macro-economic benefits due to the dissemination of e-public procurement;
– Discussing alternative strategies to simplify and to overcome e-procurement obstacles;
– Presenting e-procurement impacts on innovation and on SMEs access to public markets;
– Assessing major impacts of e-public procurement, namely on transparency and public savings;
2. Deadlines
A –Submission of Abstracts until 15th April 2015;
B – Acceptance/ Rejection decision until 30th April 2015;
C – Conference: 19 May 2015.
3. Program Chair
Professor Luís Valadares Tavares, portugal – OPET and University of Lisbon, IST
4. Program Contents
8h30 – 9h30 Registration
9h30 – 11h00 Opening and Plenary Session I - The Strategy EU2020 and the New Directives
Chair: Luís Valadares Tavares and Maria Manuel Leitão Marques
• Welcome Address – Emídio Gomes, President of CCDRN (Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte), Portugal
• Policy, governance and technical challenges to implement eProcurement smartly – Nikita Stampa, Head of Economic analysis and e-Procurement Unit at the DG Internal Market and Services, European Commission
• The New Directives and the New European Public markets: Innovation and accessibility – Luís Valadares Tavares, President of OPET (Portuguese Observatory of Technology Foresight) and APMEP (Portuguese Association of Public Markets), Portugal
• EU Building Information Modelling: Public purchasing power drives sector Transformation and efficient public works projects – Adam Matthews, Head of EU and International UK BIM Task Group, United Kingdom
• Public Sector Innovation: Barriers and Challenges – Maria Manuel Leitão Marques, Full Professor at University of Coimbra, Portugal
11h00 – 11h30 Coffee Break
11h30 – 13h00 Parallel Sessions (Each Presentation: 10 minutes)
Auditorium – Session A1 | e-Procurement: Innovation Management and Evaluation
Chair: Manuel Ricou
• Multicriteria Models to promote Quality and Reputation in Public e-marketplaces – Amílcar Arantes, Professor at University of Lisbon Técnico, Portugal, António Aguiar Costa, Professor at University of Lisbon Técnico, Portugal, Luís Valadares Tavares, Professor at University of Lisbon Técnico, Portugal
• How should European contracting authorities procure, evaluate and select R&D services? – Rui Patrício, CEO of Digitalflow, Portugal
• Technical Standards And Indicators, Essential Elements To Support E-Procurement On Public Works – Eng. Pedro Mêda, Instituto da Construção, Portugal, Hipólito de Sousa, Professor at University of Porto FEUP, Portugal, Joaquim Moreira, Instituto da Construção, Portugal,
• Central purchasing bodies and their idiosyncrasies in the Spanish healthcare market – Sara Castelo, Tesera de Hospitalidad, Spain
• Leagile e-Procurement – Bernardo Nicoletti, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
Room Schumann – Session A2 | How to improve e-Procurement?
Chair: José Antunes Ferreira
• The impact of the new directives on the special sectors – Diogo Duarte Campos, Lawyer at PLMJ
• Interoperability in the pre-award: a pragmatic approach – Miguel Sobral, President of EUPLAT (European Association of Public eTendering Platform Providers)
• Data protection aspects of public procurement – Tünde Tátrai, Professor at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
• eProcurement Options – Making the Right Choice – Peter Smith, Director at Spend Matters Europe, United Kingdom
• Benefits of performance-based contracts within framework agreements – Ricardo Spínola, Senior Consultant, CISED, Portugal, Francisco Regateiro, Professor at University of Lisbon Técnico, Portugal, José Antunes Ferreira, Professor at University of Lisbon Técnico, Portugal
• Difficulties and impacts of e-public procurement in Portuguese public contracting authorities: A longitudinal survey 2010 -2012 – Amílcar Arantes, Professor at University of Lisbon Técnico, Portugal, António Aguiar Costa, Professor at University of Lisbon Técnico, Portugal, Luís Valadares Tavares, Professor at University of Lisbon Técnico, Portugal
13h00 – 14h00 Light Lunch - offered to registered participants
14h00 – 15h30 Plenary Session II – Rationalization, Interoperability and Technologic Development (Each Presentation: 15 minutes)
Chair: Jaime Quesado and Luís Valadares Tavares
• The Impacts of the New Directives on Electronic Public Procurement in Portugal – Isabel Rosa, inci, Portugal
• Procurement Excellence Program – Supporting governments in achieving savings from buying better with eTendering Solutions – Rui Ramos, Vortal, Portugal
• Challenges and Strategies of ESPAP – Jaime Quesado, President of ESPAP, Portugal
• Challenges and Opportunities in Public e-Procurement – Filipe Gonçalves, Legal Office Coordinator of Gatewit, Portugal
• Driving Innovation and Partnerships with Suppliers – Luís Ferreira, EDP Energy Group, CPO, Portugal, António Jantarada, EDP Energy Group, Portugal
• e-commerce – New opportunities for internationalization – José Vital Morgado, AICEP, Executive Director, Portugal
15h30 – 16h00 Coffee Break including Port Wine Experience
16h00 – 17h45 Plenary III – The Process of Transposition of the New Directives (Each Presentation: 10 minutes)
Chair: Fernando Silva and Luís Valadares Tavares
Presentation of the developments of the process of transposition of the new directives on the EU Member states:
• Germany – Rainer Noch, Associated partner of the law office Oppler Hering Rechtsanwälte
• Italy – Gustavo Piga, Professor at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
• Finland – Petteri Pohto, Hansel Ltd., Finland
• France – Luís Valadares Tavares, President of OPET (Portuguese Observatory of Technology Foresight) and APMEP (Portuguese Association of Public Markets), Portugal
• Spain – Sara Castelo, Tesera de Hospitalidad, Spain
• United Kingdom – Pedro Telles, Senior Lecturer at Swansea University , United Kingdom
• Netherlands – Mariëlle van der Keur, tender Services Group, Netherlands
• Portugal – David Coelho, Lawyer and Partner at Pedro Raposo & Associados, Portugal
17h45 – 18h30 Closing and Plenary Session IV – Internationalization and the Economics of E- Public Procurement
Chair: Guilhermina Rego and Luís Valadares Tavares
• The Road Ahead – Gustavo Piga, Professor at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
• Final Remarks – Luís Valadares Tavares, President of OPET (Portuguese Observatory of Technology Foresight) and APMEP (Portuguese Association of Public Markets), Portugal
• Final words by Guilhermina Rego, Vice-president of the Municipality of Porto
5. Organizing Committee
Luís Valadares Tavares, Gonçalo Marques Mendes, Tiago Tavares, Vasco Borges Moreira.
6. Major Themes
The Process of Transposition of the New Directives on Public Procurement
· E-Public Procurement across the World
· E-Public Procurement Policies
· Specialized Developments
7. Sponsorship
Institutions and e-platforms are invited to sponsor this Conference.
Each sponsor will have the possibility of displaying his material on a table in the entrance hall and 30 minutes for presentations.
Program and all material (website, brochures, etc.) will include the logo of each sponsor.
Further details from 3rd European Conference on e-Public Procurement will be available soon.
8. Registration
All participants including those presenting contributions have to register through www.opet.pt and: a) Registration fee until 15Mar 2014: 350 euros;
b) Registration fee from 16Mar 2014: 500 euros.
Registration should be completed by bank transfer to BPI BANK (IBAN - PT50 0010 0000 3765 6350 0016 0 |SWIFT/BIC CODE – BBPIPTPL).
9. Enquires
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Porto won the European Competition of Best Destination on 2014
10. Location
This conference will take place in Porto at Biblioteca Almeida Garret – Rua de D. Manuel II - Jardins do Palácio de Cristal - 4050-239 Porto. For a Google maps location, click here.
It is located on central Porto and it served by excellent public transportation network. To reach the Building where the Conference is held you should enter the gardens and follow the signs to Biblioteca Almeida Garret.
11. How to get there?
Airport
From Porto Airport to where the Conference is being held it’s a 17 minutes drive. You have several alternatives when reaching the airport, such as Taxi, Bus and Metro. The Airport is located at: Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro, 4470-558 Maia.
Taxi
Taxis allow you to arrive at Biblioteca Almeida Garret from any point in the city, but of course the tariff also increases according to the distance, traffic and day time. A trip from the Airport to the Conference Location is around 12 euros.
Metro
The city of Porto has Metro from the airport coming directly to the center. From the airport to the Conference venue, you should take the Line E (taking about 23 minutes) and exit at the stop Carolina Michaelis.
For further information please visit the Porto Metro website,
clicking here.
12. Where to stay? Hotel & Accommodations
Porto has an excellent offer of hotels and places to stay. We have selected some hotels with good quality-price equilibrium; most of them fairly close to the Conference location.
Please note that other events, such as Rally Portugal, are taking place in Porto on the same week, and so advanced booking is strongly recommended!
We negotiated special conditions for our participants with one hotel and to benefit from these conditions book directly with the Hotel, indicating that you are participating in the “3rd European Conference on e-Public Procurement”. - Hotel Vincci Porto 4* - This Hotel has Special Price Conditions for Congress participants booking before 27 March 2015: 129€ Double Room; 119€ Single Room.
- Vila Galé Porto - This Hotel has Special Price Conditions for Congress participants booking before 27 March 2015: 97,50€ Double Room; 90€ Single Room (prices valid between 18/05/2015 and 22/05/2015).
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