1. Current Situation in The Netherlands e-Procurement (TenderNed)
Henk Wijnen (Ministry of Economic Affairs/PIANOo)
June 11th, 2008, St Paul de Vence

2. e-Procurement: overview
One national system: TenderNed
Web based
Governmentally owned
All contracting authorities (central/decentralized) + all contracting entities (± 5000)
All businesses (> )
From e-Notice till e-Awarding
Expected tenders: yearly

3. Responsibilities & Stakeholders
Ministry of Economics Affairs/PIANOo
Development
Roll-out: courses
Administration: registration, helpdesk
Ministry of Economics Affairs
Policy/law
Finance
Contracting authorities & entities
Implementation
Businesses

4. Legal situation & Challenges
New Tender Law mid 2009
Obliged notification with TenderNed
All tenders: above and below European threshold
No obligation to fully implement e-Procurement
Challenges
Technical: robust, safe, suitable for > users
Roll-out: natural resistance against change, implementation trajectory within the organisational structure of contracting authorities, trust, safety,
Planning: legal obligation e-notification (mid 09)

5. E-Procurement: e-signature
TenderNed Prototype: one level
Qualified signature for all functionalities
Not mature for large scale usage
TenderNed: three levels
Notifications: accessible without authentication
Download specifications: username/password
Publication/tendering: username/password + transaction code via other medium (SMS)

6. Planning e-Procurement
2006 – 2008 Prototype TenderNed
All functionalities
150 tenders (mostly special sector)
Not suitable for large number of users
2009 – 2010 TenderNed
E-Notification module: mid 2009 [data based]
E-Vault, Virtual Company Dossier: end 2009 [document based]
All functionalities: 2010 including all procedures, selection of candidates, e-awarding, e-auction, negotiation etc. [data based]