ENIGMA – enlightening cities through pre-commercial procurement Denisa Naidin EUROCITIES

What is ENIGMA? FP7 project Aim: deploy a joint transnational pre- commercial procurement (PCP) procedure between 5 cities: Eindhoven (coordinator), Malmo, Espoo, Stavanger and Bassano del Grappa Focus: innovative public lighting

What is our goal? Use innovative ICT solutions to improve citizens’ quality of life via an upgraded public lighting system

How will we achieve this? By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers and launching a joint PCP procedure Preparation phase: Common needs examined Local stakeholders consulted Municipal procurement procedures considered Existing lighting technologies studied Markets consulted Proposals submitted Prototypes developed PCP phase 1PCP phase 2PCP phase 3

How will we achieve this? By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers and launching a joint PCP procedure Preparation phase: Common needs examined Local stakeholders consulted Municipal procurement procedures considered Existing lighting technologies studied Markets consulted Proposals submitted Prototypes developed PCP phase 1PCP phase 2PCP phase 3

How will we achieve this? By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers and launching a joint PCP procedure Preparation phase: Common needs examined Local stakeholders consulted Municipal procurement procedures considered Existing lighting technologies studied Markets consulted Proposals submitted Prototypes developed Political commitment PCP procedure devised Open call PCP phase 1PCP phase 2PCP phase 3

How will we achieve this? By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers and launching a joint PCP procedure Preparation phase: Common needs examined Local stakeholders consulted Municipal procurement procedures considered Existing lighting technologies studied Markets consulted Proposals submitted Prototypes developed Political commitment PCP procedure devised Open call PCP phase 1PCP phase 2PCP phase 3

How will we achieve this? By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers and launching a joint PCP procedure Preparation phase: Common needs examined Local stakeholders consulted Municipal procurement procedures considered Existing lighting technologies studied Markets consulted Proposals submitted Prototypes developed Political commitment PCP procedure devised Open call PCP phase 1PCP phase 2PCP phase 3 Closed call

How will we achieve this? By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers and launching a joint PCP procedure Preparation phase: Common needs examined Local stakeholders consulted Municipal procurement procedures considered Existing lighting technologies studied Markets consulted Proposals submitted Prototypes developed Pilots tested Political commitment PCP procedure devised Open call PCP phase 1PCP phase 2PCP phase 3 Closed call

What are the benefits of PCP? Allows municipalities to take a substantial leap forward in service provision Compensates for market failures Stimulates R&D without procurer lock-in Stimulates business activity and network creation (particularly at SME level)

What are the challenges? Complicated/little known procedure Municipalities can rarely commit to large commercial purchases afterwards Multiple legislative levels acting as barriers Uncharted legal territory IPR arrangements can become contentious

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