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SIGMA training on New EU Directives

AGENDA

16 and 17 June 2014

Skopje

Purpose:

Highlight and explain the changes and new provisions

Discuss the practical impact of those changes and new provisions Venue:

Holiday Inn, Skopje

Time and Format:

One and a half days. Mix of presentations, group exercises and Q&As for participants

Experts:

Marian Lemke – SIGMA, Senior Advisor, Public Procurement Susie Smith - Procurement consultant and UK qualified lawyer Teja Kolar – Procurement consultant, Croatia

2

Monday 16 June 2014

Programme

09.15-09.30 Registration

09.30 - 10.45 Welcome

Introduction History and reasons why updating is required

Aims and objectives of the 3 new Directives

Structure and content, optional provisions

Timetable and approaches to implementation, Croatia and UK

e-procurement

The Public Sector Directive (2014/24/EU) Scope/coverage

Works, supplies and services definitions, thresholds

General exclusions

Public-public co-operation

“Light regime” for health, social and other specified services

Reserved contracts

10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break

11.15-12.45 Conduct of the procurement process - preparation Preparing for procurement

Preliminary market consultations & prior involvement of economic operators

Preparation of specifications

Division into lots

Choice of procurement procedures, including new innovation partnerships

Setting the timetable - new statutory minimum timescales Advertising the procurement

Calls for competition - contract notices and PINs

Transparency requirements at advertising stage - e-procurement

12.45 – 13.45

Lunch

13.45 – 15.00

Conduct of the procurement process - advertising, exclusion and selection Advertising the procurement

Calls for competition - contract notices and PINs

Transparency requirements at advertising stage - e-procurement Exclusion and selection/qualification

Grounds for exclusion: mandatory and optional, self cleaning provisions

Qualification, reliance on capacity of other entities, official lists

European Single Procurement Document, e-Certis, means of proof

continued

3

15.00-15.30

Coffee break

15.30 - 16.30

The Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU)

Scope

New provisions

The Concessions Directive (2014/23/EU)

Reasons for the new Directive

The EU concept and definition of concessions

Scope - thresholds and exclusions

Running the procurement process - timelines and key requirements

Remedies

4

Tuesday 17 June 2014

Programme

The Public Sector Directive (2014/24/EU) - continued

09.15 – 10.45 Conduct of the procurement process - tender evaluation

The new “most economically advantageous tender” concept

Lifecycle costing and evaluation, social and environmental issues

Abnormally low tenders

Contract performance Conditions, subcontracting

Modification of contracts during their term

Termination of contracts

10.45-11.15 Coffee break 11.15 - 12.30

Techniques and instruments for electronic and aggregated procurement Central purchasing bodies

Occasional joint procurement

Cross border use of central purchasing bodies and joint procurement

Framework agreements

Dynamic purchasing systems

Electronic auctions and electronic catalogues

12.30-12.45 Governance Conflicts of interest

Enforcement

Reporting

12.45-13.00 Final Q&As and closing of workshop