8 th Quality Conference Session 7.1 e-Auctions in Public Procurement Sašo Matas Ministry of Public Administration, Republic of Slovenia

2  A special way of public procurement procedure  Standardized goods and services (of the shelf) or detailed description of product  Hidden identity of economic operators - to contracting authorities and other competitive bidders  High pressure to reduce prices  Security and transparency e-Auction – procedure specifics Luxembourg, 1 October 2015

3 e-Auction – procedure specifics Luxembourg, 1 October 2015

4 Security elements Luxembourg, 1 October 2015

5 Architecture of e-Auctions On-line unregisterd user Module - J2EE, JSP On-line registerd user Time stamp server Verification server for digital signature Administrator Module - J2EE, JSP Module for administrator and commission - J2EE, JSP Commission Database

6 e-Auction - advantages Luxembourg, 1 October 2015 Advantages of interoperable system Cost efficiency Standardization Measurability and comparability Transparency Good practice

7 If there is only one bidder no price reduction can be expected If there is major difference between first and second bidder only low reduction of price can be expected Bidding without will to sell Possible arrangements between bidders in case of small number of participants e-Auction - disadvantages Luxembourg, 1 October 2015

8 Results for 6 months SAVINGSSAVINGS 6,8 %

9 Color coding between e-Auction Luxembourg, 1 October 2015

Thank you for your attention! Sašo Matas, Republic of Slovenia Ministry of Public Administration Luxembourg, 1 October 2015