EAFIP Workshop for public procurers in the sector of transport and mobility

The EAFIP Workshop for public procurers in the sector of transport and mobility (ministries, regional and local authorities, agencies, public bodies, etc.) was held at the Square – Brussels Meeting Centre in Brussels, Belgium on 16th June 2017. 

The aim of the event was to highlight the benefits of innovation procurement of ICT solutions through the Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) and Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI) approaches across Europe, with a particular focus on the above mentioned sectors. 

The workshop featured:

• Hands-on guidance on the steps in an innovation procurement.
• Presentation of case examples and lessons learned.
• Presentation / networking discussion on the EAFIP Toolkit on Innovation Procurement  (supporting you in preparing your innovation procurement).

The workshop was open to public contracting authorities who had a unique chance to openly discuss unmet procurement needs, innovation concepts, project ideas, and much more. All procurers had the opportunity to briefly present their ideas / plan / projects in the parallel sessions. Please note that this event was held in English.

Agenda     Pictures

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Presentations held during the event

Welcome speech

Filip Boelaert, Secretary-General of the Department of Mobility and Public Works, Flanders Region

Session 1: Introduction to innovation procurement – state of play around Europe

Lieve Bos, Policy Officer, Innovation Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Session 2: Innovation Procurement in the transport and mobility sector – PCP case examples and lessons learned

Wolfgang Zottl, Austrian Federal Railways Infrastructure Company (ÖBB)

Neil Widdop, Highways England – CHARM PCP

Session 3: Innovation procurement in the transport and mobility sector – PPI case examples and lessons learned

Ingeborg Ligtenberg, Rijkswaterstaat (Netherlands) – Sustainable reconstruction of the A6 motorway Leon Smith, Transport for London (UK) – PROLITE PPI

Session 4: BuyZET: using procurement strategically to promote zero urban emission delivery of goods and services

Simon Clement, Co-ordinator, Sustainable Economy and Procurement, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

Léon Dijk, the City of Rotterdam

Session 5: The EAFIP initiative – Presentation of the initiative and the eafip Innovation Procurement Toolkit

Songul Mutluer, Legal Procurement Advisor, Corvers Procurement Services & Ana Jaramillo, Legal Procurement Advisor, Corvers Procurement Servieces

Session 6: Main steps in an innovation procurement (including steps before the procurement)

Songul Mutluer, Legal Procurement Advisor, Corvers Procurement Services & Ana Jaramillo, Legal Procurement Advisor, Corvers Procurement Services

Session 7: Hands-on guidance roundtables and open discussions (parallel sessions)

Group 1. Steps during and after PCP procurements

Group 2. Steps during and after PPI procurements