1. The implementation of e-procurement in North-Rhine Westphalia Conference on e-procurement, Brüssel, 18.09.2013

2. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 2 NRW – the economic center of Europe NRW 2012 Area34,110 km² Population 17.5 million Population density514/km² GDP582.1 bn Exports181.9 bn Imports203.9 bn Roads29.600 km Rails6.000 km Waterways720 km Universities / technical colleges70 Technology centers41 Students637.000 150 million consumers within about a 500-kilometer radius

3. Public administration in NRW Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 3 396 local authorities

4. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 4 Our philosophy: e-procurement starts before the notification of the procurement procedures

5. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 5 Single point of contact for public procurement in NRW

6. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 6 Support for enterprises and contracting authorities

7. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 7 Module Vergabemarktplatz NRW model of architecture groupings of platforms head platform - central platform for all notifications of contracting authorities in NRW - central database of enterprises - central service Vergabemarktplätze - communication and transaction - separate platforms, a special design/label of the local authorities is possible - Single-Sign-On mechanism for enterprises z.B. Metropoleruhr Vergabemarktplatz of municipalities Vergabemarktplatz conctracting authorities of NRW z.B. BLB NRW

8. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 8 Module Vergabemarktplatz NRW 79.000 notifications/awards 52.000 registered enterprises with more than 61.000 user and 1,5 Millionen clicks per month 250 contracting authorities of NRW with more than 1.900 user 70 local authorities with more than 700 user eGovernment award biggest effect example for savings: only costs of print and delivery, ca. 8 million Euro plus costs of savings in electronic communication and tendering

9. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 9 Module Vergabemarktplatz NRW from the point of view of enterprises -all services free of charge -look at notifications -simple searching and newsletterfunctions -download tender documents -e-communination -e-tendering -all national e- signatures, some signatures from member states of the EU also possible perspective 2013: -e-tendering without a separate software for bidders -optimation for mobile devices

10. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 10 Chances for central purchase

11. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 11 Go-Live implementation in a short period of six weeks(!) actual datas of use 15 framework agreements with more than 40.000 articles more than 60.000 orders 500 authorities with 4.000 user in process order volumes up today > 33 Mio. Module catalogue of purchase

12. Conference on e-procurement 18.09.2013 12 Advantages of e-procurement simple and fast communication more competition more transparence more consistent processes more consistent documents and therefore savings in costs of process

13. The journey of e-procurement is still going on!