1. Standardisation in Public Procurement – Ways to Tap Efficiency and Value for Money British Chamber of Commerce Seminar Prague, 19 September 2011

2. What is procurement? Procurement is: Needs identification and assessment Contracting (purchasing) Management of benefits Proposed Conclusion: Procurement following good practice is not just contracting.

3. What is the purpose of public procurement? The purpose of public procurement is: Fair and transparent competition Value for money … and sustainability Proposed conclusion: Public procurement in the Czech Republic should not be just fair and transparent tendering procedure according to Act no. 137/2006 Coll. on Public Contracts (requirement of EU Directives).

4. Areas and tools of standardisation? - Category management and central purchasing - Major project management - Gateway process - Independent supervision of delivery - Model contracts - Contractual management standards - Risk analysis as a basis for contract drafting - Rules of competition - Resolution of competitors’ disputes - CBAs, Risk Analysis - Carbon / energy-efficiency measurement tools - Procurement strategies: ad hoc / categories of purchase - Standardised purchase items - Support of innovative technical solutions - Output / outcome based specification

5. Potential of Amendment to Act on Public Contracts in principle non-existing or non-effective in principle partly existing and partly effective in principle existing and effective

6. Proposed Conclusions 1.Procurement following good practice is not just contracting. 2.Public procurement in the Czech Republic should not be just a fair and transparent tendering procedure according to Act no. 137/2006 Coll. on Public Contracts (requirement of EU Directives). 3.Need to adopt good standards not just for competition rules and technical issues, but also for project management, economic (VfM) and contractual issues.

7. Results of standardisation The public sector is the winner! The taxpayer is the winner! Quality, value-adding suppliers that play by the rules are the winners!

8. Standardisation – results And the loser is … Corruption!

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