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Evaluation: Status quo of eprocurement solutions regarding eTendering development 1

2. The Survey: period and sample
Sample total: 58, companies/organisations: 21
Groups of interests: projectmanagement and sales-department of eprocurement solutions and organisations for public procurement
Conutries participated: Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, Portugal
Goal: evaluation of the status quo of eprocurement solutions regarding eTendering development 2

3. Evaluation 2009/2010
Conclusio: The success of eTendering is depending on national directives!
In 3 from 5 countries (Sweden, Portugal, France) the use of eTendering is already mandatory. Due to these national directives following development can be emphasized:
58% of all tender specifications are downloaded directly from the platform
The number of procedures with electronic submission increased in all countries (75%)‏
74% of the solutions already use online-options for supporting the tender submission
Acceptance of e-tendering solutions highly increased in every country (90%)‏
67% of the solutions are operating with the qualified electronic signature 3

4. The success of eTendering is depending on national directives!
The mentioned eTendering obstacles are:
harmonisation of national etendering processes
creation of user friendly software and suspected security risks
lack of demand and understanding for new technologies
technical aspects (slow internet-connection, use of electronic documents and electronic signature, instable platforms)
little acceptance from contracting auhtorities and suppliers
The mentioned eTendering triggers are:
Fast process (use of electronic media)
simplification and low cost of the procedures (without material/paper)
legal obligations – most named in countries, where eTendering is mandatory!
economical efficiency
a lot of marketing and communication efforts for promoting
fast acceptance from contracting auhtorities and suppliers – they now realize the benefits of etendering! 4

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