1. e-Procurement and the
European Commission
The EC is investing in harmonising e-Procurement in Europe
Global Forum 2012
12 November, Stockholm
Didier THUNUS
Head of Section eProcurement
DG Informatics

2. e-Pocurement Strategy of the EC
• Proposal for directives by DG MARKT: e-
procurement mandatory from 2 years after
transposition
• Flanking measures:
• Golden Book: e-Procurement good practices
• eTEG: Blueprint with recommendations
• Indicators: Measures of take-up and impact
• PEPPOL and e-PRIOR: Interoperability tools

3. e-PRIOR
What is it?
Through web applications
for SME and individuals
SUPPLIER
e-PRIOR
WEB PORTAL
• Traceability
• Integrity
• Non-repudiation
• Routing
• Archiving PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEMS
Through a machine-to-machine
SUPPLIER
communication for bigger
SYSTEMS companies

4. e-PRIOR
What are the benefits?
assistance open
diverse back-office systems
standardised info
free
source deployed
post-awarding
web services
pre-awarding

5. Who is using e-PRIOR?
42 EU Agencies and Institutions
33 Suppliers
4 Service providers

6. ...and it works
Evolution of the number of invoices via e-PRIOR
2010 2011 2012