Aggregated Procurement

TF-MSP, Vienna

10 February, 2014

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Introduction and agenda

Agenda:

Aggregated procurement - the what, why and how

Results to date

Invitation to benefit and forthcoming plans

Paul Rouse,Procurement ManagerDANTE

Robert SultanaCIOUniversity of Malta

John Dyer,Business and Technology Strategist TERENA

Speakers

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What is aggregated procurement and why do it?

By buying together we can deliver three main benefits to our community:

1. Volume discounts/economy of scale – hopefully offered as something of value!

2. Especially for small NRENs – access to markets previously accessed via resellers

3. Efficiency – average OJEU costs €60k

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How can it be done?

Assuming we are considering bodies bound by the EC Procurement Directive (and their National Laws incorporating this) for values over threshold there are 2 main approaches:

1. In-house award – “Teckal”2. Centralised Purchasing bodies – framework contracts

DANTE NREN

Validation criteria: Control, 90% of activities, no private participation

Scope, variation, duration, beneficiaries, numbers, agreement award

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Results to date

1. PRISM – a centralised purchasing body framework example

2. DANTE WORLD SERVICE – an in-house award (“Teckal”) example

3. TERENA CERTIFICATE SERVICES – in-house award

More planned and in early stages:

• SA7 CLOUD…Facilitator example

• SA7 MOBILITY….Concession arrangement example

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SA7 - Cloud

Following TF-MSP Trondheim:

Workshop 11-12th MarchZurich scheduled

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SA7 Mobility

• Spain

• Portugal

• Netherlands

• Czech Republic

• Sweden

3.3M End Users

RFI in March for:

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Lessons learnt

• Positive• Delivers procurement efficiency• Savings• Market access

• Limitations• Ability to use (National Law)• Commitment required to maximise

savings

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What’s next

• Planned work; cloud and mobility

• Team and skills in place

• New EC Directive – changing legislation

• What the community wants - pipeline in SA6 T2 – Robert……

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