This document discusses how tendering authorities can stimulate innovation within small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through tenders below the threshold values set in European procurement law. It first summarizes the results of a study conducted on the procurement spending of a cooperative of 15 tendering authorities in the northern Netherlands. The study found that while the authorities share principles around supporting regional SMEs, there are differences in how much each authority's spending actually flows to regional SME suppliers. The document then focuses on the multi-contract tendering procedure commonly used for below-threshold contracts and explores how this and other procedures could encourage innovation among SMEs.
This document discusses sustainable public procurement (SPP) in urban China. It provides background on the national framework for public procurement in China, which is hierarchical and centralized. Key national actors issue laws and directives to guide procurement at sub-national levels. The project focused on implementing SPP standards in public procurement centers in three Chinese cities. The document analyzes challenges and opportunities for SPP in China and provides policy recommendations, including strengthening national procurement lists, introducing life cycle costing, and improving capacity building for local practitioners.
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The document discusses challenges facing ICT innovation policies in Europe and proposes a more holistic approach. It argues that current policies focus too much on technological research and not enough on design, user needs, and business models. It also claims policies do not support commercialization of research results or collaboration between academia and business. The document proposes that future policies promote: 1) art, creativity, and design in ICT research to create new products and services, 2) user-centered design and innovation, and 3) closer collaboration across sectors to support innovation from research through commercialization. Adopting this holistic approach could help overcome barriers and better promote ICT innovation in Europe.
This document summarizes a research paper that analyzes the direct and indirect effects of R&D cooperation on innovation in Italian firms. The paper tests hypotheses about how cooperation with different partners like suppliers, clients, competitors, and universities affects firms' innovation outcomes. Using a multivariate probit model, it finds that cooperation has strong positive direct effects on innovation, especially cooperation with non-competitive partners and competitors. Indirect effects through absorptive capacity are limited. Firm size and industry also influence innovation propensity. The paper aims to understand how different types of cooperation differently impact innovation and whether cooperation moderates the relationship between in-house R&D and innovation performance.
The document analyzes trends, disruptions, and opportunities that could impact value creation in Germany by 2030. It identifies the following key points:
1. Classical boundaries between sectors are disappearing as new comprehensive spheres of activity and forms of cooperation emerge. Tailor-made packages integrating products and services will become more common.
2. Value creation will require a systemic, integrated understanding of innovation that looks beyond individual industries and technologies. Mobility, for example, will center on intelligent transportation systems rather than individual modes.
3. Ubiquitous information dissemination through an "Internet of Things" will link the physical and digital worlds in all sectors of life. Managing complexity will be crucial.
This document discusses a study on the effect of research and development (R&D) activities and open innovation activities on low/medium technology industries and firms in Catalonia. The study analyzes the links between open innovation activities and R&D activities in Catalan low/medium technology firms. It finds that both internal R&D and external knowledge sources through collaboration are important for innovation. The study also finds that government incentives have increased R&D spending in Catalonia firms, with positive effects for low/medium technology firms pursuing R&D and open innovation activities.
Cassiman in search of complementarity in the innovation strategyCristiano Cunha
- The document discusses complementarity between internal R&D and external knowledge acquisition by firms. It presents two approaches to provide evidence of complementarity from an econometric analysis of Belgian firm data.
- The productivity approach compares innovation performance across firms that pursue different combinations of internal R&D and external knowledge acquisition. The adoption approach examines the correlation between these activities and how they are affected by contextual factors.
- Preliminary results are not fully conclusive on complementarity but provide insights, identifying reliance on basic R&D as an important driver that increases the knowledge benefits of combining internal and external innovation activities.
This document discusses sustainable public procurement (SPP) in urban China. It provides background on the national framework for public procurement in China, which is hierarchical and centralized. Key national actors issue laws and directives to guide procurement at sub-national levels. The project focused on implementing SPP standards in public procurement centers in three Chinese cities. The document analyzes challenges and opportunities for SPP in China and provides policy recommendations, including strengthening national procurement lists, introducing life cycle costing, and improving capacity building for local practitioners.
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The document discusses challenges facing ICT innovation policies in Europe and proposes a more holistic approach. It argues that current policies focus too much on technological research and not enough on design, user needs, and business models. It also claims policies do not support commercialization of research results or collaboration between academia and business. The document proposes that future policies promote: 1) art, creativity, and design in ICT research to create new products and services, 2) user-centered design and innovation, and 3) closer collaboration across sectors to support innovation from research through commercialization. Adopting this holistic approach could help overcome barriers and better promote ICT innovation in Europe.
This document summarizes a research paper that analyzes the direct and indirect effects of R&D cooperation on innovation in Italian firms. The paper tests hypotheses about how cooperation with different partners like suppliers, clients, competitors, and universities affects firms' innovation outcomes. Using a multivariate probit model, it finds that cooperation has strong positive direct effects on innovation, especially cooperation with non-competitive partners and competitors. Indirect effects through absorptive capacity are limited. Firm size and industry also influence innovation propensity. The paper aims to understand how different types of cooperation differently impact innovation and whether cooperation moderates the relationship between in-house R&D and innovation performance.
The document analyzes trends, disruptions, and opportunities that could impact value creation in Germany by 2030. It identifies the following key points:
1. Classical boundaries between sectors are disappearing as new comprehensive spheres of activity and forms of cooperation emerge. Tailor-made packages integrating products and services will become more common.
2. Value creation will require a systemic, integrated understanding of innovation that looks beyond individual industries and technologies. Mobility, for example, will center on intelligent transportation systems rather than individual modes.
3. Ubiquitous information dissemination through an "Internet of Things" will link the physical and digital worlds in all sectors of life. Managing complexity will be crucial.
This document discusses a study on the effect of research and development (R&D) activities and open innovation activities on low/medium technology industries and firms in Catalonia. The study analyzes the links between open innovation activities and R&D activities in Catalan low/medium technology firms. It finds that both internal R&D and external knowledge sources through collaboration are important for innovation. The study also finds that government incentives have increased R&D spending in Catalonia firms, with positive effects for low/medium technology firms pursuing R&D and open innovation activities.
Cassiman in search of complementarity in the innovation strategyCristiano Cunha
- The document discusses complementarity between internal R&D and external knowledge acquisition by firms. It presents two approaches to provide evidence of complementarity from an econometric analysis of Belgian firm data.
- The productivity approach compares innovation performance across firms that pursue different combinations of internal R&D and external knowledge acquisition. The adoption approach examines the correlation between these activities and how they are affected by contextual factors.
- Preliminary results are not fully conclusive on complementarity but provide insights, identifying reliance on basic R&D as an important driver that increases the knowledge benefits of combining internal and external innovation activities.
Public procurement is the purchase by governments of goods, services and works and accounts for 13% of GDP in OECD member countries. It is the government activity most vulnerable to waste, fraud and corruption. Integrity in public procurement is essential in maintaining citizens’ trust in government. More information at www.oecd.org/gov/ethics/procurement
Product Development and Market Expansion: A Real Options ModelAlberto Micalizzi
This document discusses valuing investments in a pilot product and subsequent key product when their values are correlated and they are either complementary or substitutable. It presents a model to value the option to invest in the pilot product, which creates the option to later invest in the key product. The model determines the optimal investment timing and values for the products as functions of their degree of complementarity/substitutability and correlated uncertainties. It uses numerical analysis to evaluate the embedded options and optimal investment policies under different market conditions like competition levels.
Unlocking the potential of business and societal innovationUNU-MERIT
The document is a trend report that analyzes new business, organizational, and production models. It identifies five key trends - advanced manufacturing technologies, public-private partnerships, big data, workplace innovations, and sharing economy business models. Case studies on companies in these trends found common themes of innovative solutions addressing challenges, ICT enabling new models, and applicability across sectors. However, potential clients face barriers like conservatism that hinder adoption. The report argues this calls for demand-side innovation policies like public procurement and demonstrations to prove benefits and scale up impacts in terms of competitiveness and societal benefits. It recommends allowing subsidies for various innovation types and exploring new policy instruments.
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Ce Rapport d'Étude Final représente l'aboutissement du projet qu'InnoCentive a livré sous contrat de la Direction Générale des Réseaux de Communication, Contenu et
Technologie (DG CONNECT) de la Commission Européenne. En explorant comment des exemples d'innovations ouvertes peuvent être utilisés pour orienter des politiques publiques vers les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC), deux
Défis d'innovations furent exécutés dans le cadre de ce projet. Un atelier de leaders d'opinion fut ensuite organisé pour discuter des résultats et des implications des défis, et
pour explorer la façon dont l'innovation ouverte peut être utilisée plus largement dans les politiques publiques et la possibilité d'un changement d'échelle. En tant qu'outil
émergeant gagnant de plus en plus en popularité, le crowdsourcing de politiques publiques peut être considéré comme un moyen essentiel pour démocratiser davantage
encore l'élaboration des politiques, tout en accédant à une expertise externe qui, autrement, pourrait ne pas avoir été connue de l'organisation. Ce rapport détaille tout
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Revised version2-Bid Rigging in Pakistan [Manila April 2015]Ahmed Qadir
The document discusses bid rigging in public procurement contracts in Pakistan. It provides background on the size of public procurement spending in Pakistan and notes that bid rigging has been a prevalent problem, with collusion typically occurring through competitors agreeing on price beforehand or submitting similar bids. It describes the roles and limitations of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority and the Competition Commission of Pakistan in addressing these issues. It then outlines a holistic approach developed by the Competition Commission that involves partnerships with the procurement regulator, advocacy efforts to improve transparency, and enforcement actions against specific cases of bid rigging.
It has become common to measure the quality of exports using their unit export value (UEV). Applications of this method include studies of intra-industry trade (IIT) and analyses of industrial 'competitiveness'. This literature seems to assume that export quality and export price (the most natural interpretation of UEV) are not merely correlated but that they follow each other one-for-one. We put this assumption under scrutiny from both a theoretical and empirical point of view. In terms of theory, we formalize this assumption as a hypothesis of the proportionality of equilibrium prices and equilibrium qualities. We discuss several cases for which this hypothesis is theoretically doubtful (non-linear utility- and cost functions; strong and asymmetric horizontal product differentiation). We also suggest two methods of verifying the hypothesis for cases in which it cannot be easily rejected theoretically. These two methods are then applied to German imports in the period of 1994-2006. We find that the implications of the proportionality hypothesis are largely.
Authored by: Wojciech Grabowski and Krzysztof Szczygielski
This report examines whether low-cost airlines are bringing Europe closer together. It analyzes how the regulatory framework and economic model of low-cost carriers have evolved over time. Data shows a sharp rise in European air passenger travel and seat capacity since the 2000s, with low-cost carriers gaining significant market share. Low-cost carriers have expanded route networks and increased regional connectivity. Alternative transport modes like trains and coaches are often less competitive than air travel in terms of time and cost. The report finds that low-cost carriers contribute to European integration through increasing labor mobility, business travel, educational mobility, leisure tourism, and visiting friends and relatives. Case studies confirm low airfares facilitate more temporary and repeated travel among Europeans. Overall
Mediterranean and EU member countries consider enhancing innovation and R&D an important policy objective. In order to improve economic competitiveness and increase their citizens’ welfare, these countries have been formulating and implementing innovation policies. In recent years, the volume of resources allocated to such policies has considerably increased and the number of instruments used in this framework has widened. Nevertheless, a relatively limited number of studies have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of innovation policies in these countries and formulate proposals for those aspects of policies that are in contradiction with the aims.
Authored by: Krzysztof Szczygielski, Wojciech Grabowski, M. Teoman Pamukcu, Sinan Tandogan
Published in 2013
On June 7, 2018, Members of Parliament Oleksandr Dombrovsky and Lev Pidlysetskii submitted a draft law "On Amendments to the Laws of Ukraine on Ensuring Competitive Conditions for the Production of Electricity from Alternative Energy Sources" (No. 8449).
During the next two weeks seven more alternative bills of authorship of various parliamentary groups were introduced to parliament, some of the parliamentarians signed up to more than one text. 5 draft laws unite deputies from different political factions, and 3 others - with sole authorship. The authors of 7 of the 8 bills propose the introduction of state support for RES on the basis of auctions.
The details for a new state support scheme were discussed in August-September 2018 within several working groups, with active involvement of DiXi Group analysts. After the discussion process stalled, several industry associations signed a joint memorandum on 30th of October on key positions they support to be stipulated in the new Law.
The DiXi Group experts analyzed all draft laws and changes proposed by the parliamentarians. The analytical report describes the positive aspects of the bills, identifies the potential risks and contains suggestions on how to reduce them.
The publication is issued within the framework of the Think Tank Development Initiative for Ukraine, implemented by the International Renaissance Foundation in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE) with the fnancial support of the Embassy of Sweden to Ukraine.
Rose Weaver is an accomplished actress, playwright, director, and educator with over 40 years of experience in theatre. She holds an MFA from Brown University and a BA from Wheaton College. She has taught at several colleges and universities and received many honors including honorary doctorates. Her original plays have been produced nationally and internationally.
The document contains the answer key for the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PG-CET) 2011 for the MTech in Environmental Engineering exam administered by the Karnataka Examinations Authority on September 3, 2011. The answer key lists the correct answers for 75 multiple choice questions as numbers 1 through 4, with some questions having multiple correct answers indicated by values greater than 4. It notes that some answers are marked with a G, indicating one grace mark was awarded for that question.
This document discusses alternative energy sources that could help power an offshore platform in Australia. It evaluates wind (horizontal and vertical axis turbines), wave (Pelamis, PowerBuoy, Wave Dragon devices), and solar (SolarBeam dishes and SunPower photovoltaic cells) technologies. Based on the site's wind speeds, water depths, and the platform's space constraints, the document models how different configurations of technologies could contribute power. It finds that installing 15 PowerBuoy wave energy devices could generate the most power at 13 MW annually and save over $600,000 in natural gas costs compared to solely using the platform's gas turbines.
Ramirez & Ca (Filhos), SA is a family-owned canned fish company founded in 1853 that is now in its fifth generation of family leadership. The company's chairman, Manuel Guerreiro Ramirez, discusses the company's legacy of over 160 years in business, surviving world wars and economic crises. Ramirez prides itself on technological innovation, quality control, and adapting to changes while maintaining traditions and principles of reliability, competence, respect, and quality. It is investing in plant robotization and automation to increase efficiency while opening a new plant to consolidate its brand and strategy.
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El documento describe los pasos para instalar y configurar un servidor de correo Hmail en una red local, incluyendo la creación de un dominio y dos cuentas de correo, la configuración del servidor y protocolos, y la verificación del envío de correo entre dos clientes conectados al servidor.
Top 8 Reasons Why The Recruiting Profession Is A Well Kept SecretLily Bageanis
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FINAL BING BLUEPRINT EDITED 12_08 (To Print)Brianna Cea
The document outlines a student-led initiative called the Binghamton Blueprint that aims to increase student engagement in local politics and address key issues in Broome County, New York. It discusses the results of a survey of 635 Binghamton University students, which identified top concerns like education, economic development, public safety, urban infrastructure, poverty, and the heroin epidemic. The Blueprint proposes policy initiatives and challenges local officials to take actions like establishing a food cooperative to combat food deserts, implementing a blue-light emergency call system, and creating a Student Advisory Committee to the County Executive."
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Public procurement is the purchase by governments of goods, services and works and accounts for 13% of GDP in OECD member countries. It is the government activity most vulnerable to waste, fraud and corruption. Integrity in public procurement is essential in maintaining citizens’ trust in government. More information at www.oecd.org/gov/ethics/procurement
Product Development and Market Expansion: A Real Options ModelAlberto Micalizzi
This document discusses valuing investments in a pilot product and subsequent key product when their values are correlated and they are either complementary or substitutable. It presents a model to value the option to invest in the pilot product, which creates the option to later invest in the key product. The model determines the optimal investment timing and values for the products as functions of their degree of complementarity/substitutability and correlated uncertainties. It uses numerical analysis to evaluate the embedded options and optimal investment policies under different market conditions like competition levels.
Unlocking the potential of business and societal innovationUNU-MERIT
The document is a trend report that analyzes new business, organizational, and production models. It identifies five key trends - advanced manufacturing technologies, public-private partnerships, big data, workplace innovations, and sharing economy business models. Case studies on companies in these trends found common themes of innovative solutions addressing challenges, ICT enabling new models, and applicability across sectors. However, potential clients face barriers like conservatism that hinder adoption. The report argues this calls for demand-side innovation policies like public procurement and demonstrations to prove benefits and scale up impacts in terms of competitiveness and societal benefits. It recommends allowing subsidies for various innovation types and exploring new policy instruments.
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Ce Rapport d'Étude Final représente l'aboutissement du projet qu'InnoCentive a livré sous contrat de la Direction Générale des Réseaux de Communication, Contenu et
Technologie (DG CONNECT) de la Commission Européenne. En explorant comment des exemples d'innovations ouvertes peuvent être utilisés pour orienter des politiques publiques vers les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC), deux
Défis d'innovations furent exécutés dans le cadre de ce projet. Un atelier de leaders d'opinion fut ensuite organisé pour discuter des résultats et des implications des défis, et
pour explorer la façon dont l'innovation ouverte peut être utilisée plus largement dans les politiques publiques et la possibilité d'un changement d'échelle. En tant qu'outil
émergeant gagnant de plus en plus en popularité, le crowdsourcing de politiques publiques peut être considéré comme un moyen essentiel pour démocratiser davantage
encore l'élaboration des politiques, tout en accédant à une expertise externe qui, autrement, pourrait ne pas avoir été connue de l'organisation. Ce rapport détaille tout
d'abord les idées recueillies dans le cadre des Défis de l'innovation ouverte, en soulignant celles qui ont étés retenues par les juges ou ayant reçu un prix. Les chapitres
suivants tirent partis de ces idées soumises afin de présenter des recommandations de politiques implémentables ayant été discutées par les participants de l'atelier et de recommandations plus générales pour la potentielle utilisation future de l'innovation ouverte et du crowdsourcing par la Commission Européenne.
Revised version2-Bid Rigging in Pakistan [Manila April 2015]Ahmed Qadir
The document discusses bid rigging in public procurement contracts in Pakistan. It provides background on the size of public procurement spending in Pakistan and notes that bid rigging has been a prevalent problem, with collusion typically occurring through competitors agreeing on price beforehand or submitting similar bids. It describes the roles and limitations of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority and the Competition Commission of Pakistan in addressing these issues. It then outlines a holistic approach developed by the Competition Commission that involves partnerships with the procurement regulator, advocacy efforts to improve transparency, and enforcement actions against specific cases of bid rigging.
It has become common to measure the quality of exports using their unit export value (UEV). Applications of this method include studies of intra-industry trade (IIT) and analyses of industrial 'competitiveness'. This literature seems to assume that export quality and export price (the most natural interpretation of UEV) are not merely correlated but that they follow each other one-for-one. We put this assumption under scrutiny from both a theoretical and empirical point of view. In terms of theory, we formalize this assumption as a hypothesis of the proportionality of equilibrium prices and equilibrium qualities. We discuss several cases for which this hypothesis is theoretically doubtful (non-linear utility- and cost functions; strong and asymmetric horizontal product differentiation). We also suggest two methods of verifying the hypothesis for cases in which it cannot be easily rejected theoretically. These two methods are then applied to German imports in the period of 1994-2006. We find that the implications of the proportionality hypothesis are largely.
Authored by: Wojciech Grabowski and Krzysztof Szczygielski
This report examines whether low-cost airlines are bringing Europe closer together. It analyzes how the regulatory framework and economic model of low-cost carriers have evolved over time. Data shows a sharp rise in European air passenger travel and seat capacity since the 2000s, with low-cost carriers gaining significant market share. Low-cost carriers have expanded route networks and increased regional connectivity. Alternative transport modes like trains and coaches are often less competitive than air travel in terms of time and cost. The report finds that low-cost carriers contribute to European integration through increasing labor mobility, business travel, educational mobility, leisure tourism, and visiting friends and relatives. Case studies confirm low airfares facilitate more temporary and repeated travel among Europeans. Overall
Mediterranean and EU member countries consider enhancing innovation and R&D an important policy objective. In order to improve economic competitiveness and increase their citizens’ welfare, these countries have been formulating and implementing innovation policies. In recent years, the volume of resources allocated to such policies has considerably increased and the number of instruments used in this framework has widened. Nevertheless, a relatively limited number of studies have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of innovation policies in these countries and formulate proposals for those aspects of policies that are in contradiction with the aims.
Authored by: Krzysztof Szczygielski, Wojciech Grabowski, M. Teoman Pamukcu, Sinan Tandogan
Published in 2013
On June 7, 2018, Members of Parliament Oleksandr Dombrovsky and Lev Pidlysetskii submitted a draft law "On Amendments to the Laws of Ukraine on Ensuring Competitive Conditions for the Production of Electricity from Alternative Energy Sources" (No. 8449).
During the next two weeks seven more alternative bills of authorship of various parliamentary groups were introduced to parliament, some of the parliamentarians signed up to more than one text. 5 draft laws unite deputies from different political factions, and 3 others - with sole authorship. The authors of 7 of the 8 bills propose the introduction of state support for RES on the basis of auctions.
The details for a new state support scheme were discussed in August-September 2018 within several working groups, with active involvement of DiXi Group analysts. After the discussion process stalled, several industry associations signed a joint memorandum on 30th of October on key positions they support to be stipulated in the new Law.
The DiXi Group experts analyzed all draft laws and changes proposed by the parliamentarians. The analytical report describes the positive aspects of the bills, identifies the potential risks and contains suggestions on how to reduce them.
The publication is issued within the framework of the Think Tank Development Initiative for Ukraine, implemented by the International Renaissance Foundation in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE) with the fnancial support of the Embassy of Sweden to Ukraine.
Rose Weaver is an accomplished actress, playwright, director, and educator with over 40 years of experience in theatre. She holds an MFA from Brown University and a BA from Wheaton College. She has taught at several colleges and universities and received many honors including honorary doctorates. Her original plays have been produced nationally and internationally.
The document contains the answer key for the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PG-CET) 2011 for the MTech in Environmental Engineering exam administered by the Karnataka Examinations Authority on September 3, 2011. The answer key lists the correct answers for 75 multiple choice questions as numbers 1 through 4, with some questions having multiple correct answers indicated by values greater than 4. It notes that some answers are marked with a G, indicating one grace mark was awarded for that question.
This document discusses alternative energy sources that could help power an offshore platform in Australia. It evaluates wind (horizontal and vertical axis turbines), wave (Pelamis, PowerBuoy, Wave Dragon devices), and solar (SolarBeam dishes and SunPower photovoltaic cells) technologies. Based on the site's wind speeds, water depths, and the platform's space constraints, the document models how different configurations of technologies could contribute power. It finds that installing 15 PowerBuoy wave energy devices could generate the most power at 13 MW annually and save over $600,000 in natural gas costs compared to solely using the platform's gas turbines.
Ramirez & Ca (Filhos), SA is a family-owned canned fish company founded in 1853 that is now in its fifth generation of family leadership. The company's chairman, Manuel Guerreiro Ramirez, discusses the company's legacy of over 160 years in business, surviving world wars and economic crises. Ramirez prides itself on technological innovation, quality control, and adapting to changes while maintaining traditions and principles of reliability, competence, respect, and quality. It is investing in plant robotization and automation to increase efficiency while opening a new plant to consolidate its brand and strategy.
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Top 8 Reasons Why The Recruiting Profession Is A Well Kept SecretLily Bageanis
The document lists reasons for why recruiting is a well-kept secret career path. It states that companies will always need recruiters to help find talent and tell their story to potential candidates. Recruiters have opportunities to help connect people to new career opportunities by finding the best fit. The career also provides variety through learning about different industries and people, and allows one to build lifelong relationships and become a trusted career advisor. Recruiters can earn a high income by helping companies and changing people's lives. The document encourages the reader to contact them to discuss pursuing a career in recruiting.
FINAL BING BLUEPRINT EDITED 12_08 (To Print)Brianna Cea
The document outlines a student-led initiative called the Binghamton Blueprint that aims to increase student engagement in local politics and address key issues in Broome County, New York. It discusses the results of a survey of 635 Binghamton University students, which identified top concerns like education, economic development, public safety, urban infrastructure, poverty, and the heroin epidemic. The Blueprint proposes policy initiatives and challenges local officials to take actions like establishing a food cooperative to combat food deserts, implementing a blue-light emergency call system, and creating a Student Advisory Committee to the County Executive."
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Case study written by Darragh Murphy.
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Murphy, D. (2010). Case Studies in Design Policies & Programmes. TULI. SEE Library
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The management of cluster A1 carried out a so-called impact
analysis in co-operation with the Institute for Innovation and
Technology (iit) in April/May 2012. The objective of the investigations
was to find out in which fields and to which extent the
players of cluster A had particularly profited from the networking
and in which fields the members’ requirements, especially
those of the enterprises, could eventually not have been met.
The results of the study clearly show that the enterprises in cluster
A have generally been able to benefit well or even very well
from the net-working activities.
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achieved excellent effects specifically in those fields that had
been considered particularly important for a large number of
cluster participants.
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focused its activities on the fields of high priority
and has been able to achieve very positive effects.
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management organisation, this finding is of high relevance.
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productivity.
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had been larger than the total number of investments made by
the public and private sector (the output-input-rate amounts
to 1.3).
This result can in fact be interpreted as consolidated legitimization to public investments in recent years.
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1. 1
HOW CANTENDERING AUTHORITIES STIMULATE INNOVATIONS
WITHIN SMEs IN TENDERS BELOW THRESHOLD VALUES?
A working paper within the scope of the project Social Added
Value (SAV) in City and Region(C&R)
G.R. (Geke) Werkman-Bouwkamp LLM
Lecturer of Law, researcher at Hanze University of Applied
Sciences Groningen
M. (Marius) van der Woude MA
Senior Lecturer Procurement and Facility Management,
researcher at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen
ABSTRACT
The Procurement PlatformGroningen is a cooperation of 15
tendering authorities in the northern part of the Netherlands. The
Platformrequested Hanze to start a research project concerning
the Social Added Value of the Platform’s spend. The first phase
of this research has now been completed. This phase has
resulted in more insight into the spend of the Platform. The first
part of this paper will describe the most important outcomes of
the project’s first phase.
The subject of the second part of this working paper concerns
one of the next steps in this research. How can tendering
authorities stimulate innovation within SMEs through tenders
below threshold values?
Most of the Platformmembers’ spend is put to market through
non-European tenders. This paper describesa theoretical
research into Platform’s possibilities to encourage innovation in
SMEs, by using tendering for contractsthat are below the
threshold value. The resultsof this research show that the
Platformcan use several tendering procedures.
Keywords: Public procurement, Innovation, Social Added Value,
SMEs
Submission Category: workingpaper
INTRODUCTION
The Procurement PlatformGroningen (Platform) is a cooperation
of 15 tendering authorities in the northern part of the
Netherlands. In this paper the term‘tendering authorities’ is used
to indicate ‘contractingauthorities’ in the sense of the European
Directive 2014/24. The Platformdoes not solely ‘consist of
‘contracting authorities’, but also of contracting entities and
private companies with public functions.
The Platformrepresents the most important tendering
authorities in and around the city of Groningen.
The Platformwas founded in 2006. The organisations
collaborating within the Platformshare the following qualitative
objective: to reinforce city and region, in the broad sense of the
word, by – among other things – strengthening the Platform
knowledge base of the Platform. This is for instancedone by
using the bond between research and practice, utilising the
opportunities the Hanze procurement professorship offers.
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Estimate of the Platform’s influenceable, annual procurement
volume is 1.5 billion €.
By now, the Platformis one of the most sustainable informal
tendering network organisationsin the Dutch public sector.
The Professorship of PurchaseManagement of the Hanze
University of Applied Sciences (PPM) was founded in 2008 as an
initiative of several platform’s participants, the School of Facility
Management at the Hanze UAS and the Dutch Association for
Procurement Management (NEVI).
The objective of PPM is to initiateand organise high-profile
applied research into procurement and supply management.
Hanze UAS students and lecturers are involved in the setup and
execution of research that is directly based on the needs of
companies and organisations. PPM’s motto is: ‘Procurement for
a sustainable result’.
Under the authority of the Platformthe professorship of
Purchase Management of Hanze UAS studies how the
procurement spend of Platformmembers can lead to the
greatest social impact possible in the region. “By impact we
mean the portion of the total outcome that happened as a result
of the activity of an organization, above and beyond what would
have happened anyway.” (Rosenzweig, W., 2004) The title of this
research project is: Social AddedValue to Cityand Region (in
short SAV research). The SAV-research started in August 2015
and will end in September 2017. The projecthas two main
research questions: how to measure the social impact of
procurement spend and how to stimulate the development of the
social impact by procurement spend.
The research project consistsof four phases, as explained in
figure 1.
Figure 1
This paper will describe broadly the outcomes of the first phases
of the research project and then focus on legal preconditions for
innovative tendering and stimulating Innovations within SME’s:
one of the main themes for the platform.
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OUTCOMES PHASE 1
Currently (March 2016) the phase 1 studies have been finalised.
We have increased our understanding insightinto the flow of the
spend within the region and toward the SME suppliers. The
Platformmembers consider the next four themes to be the most
important principles: sustainability, innovation, (regional) SME-
friendly tendering and Social Return. Furthermore, a preliminary
study was carried out by desk research into methods measuring
social impact. FromNovember 2015 until February 2016 eight
Platformmembers were included in a benchmark study
measuring the regional spend in the fiscal year 2014, by means
of quantative analyses and interviews in the organizations. This
research measured what Platformmembers spent in the region
and how much flowed towards SME suppliers.
A considerable part of the (influenceable) spend remains in the
region and/or the SME suppliers. However, whileall members
hold the same principles concerning regional and SME-friendly
tendering, figure2 shows substantial differences between the
rankings of various members. This will be analysed in further
detail in phase 2 of the SAV. The grey circle in figure 1 illustrates
the position of the research on legal preconditions as part of the
total research project.
Figure 2
Figure 2 shows percentages of eight Platformmember’s (IPG1 –
IPG8) influenceable spendin Northern Netherlands, percentage
of their spend with SME suppliers in the Netherlandsand
percentage of spend on SME suppliersin the Northern
Netherlands.
Apparently, a considerable part of the expenses flows directly to
SMEs.
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SME according to the European DefinitionSME, EC 2003: up to
250 FTE and turnover ≤50 m€ or balance sheet total ≤ 43 m€.
For the PlatformSME-friendly tenderingis important: most
members signed October 2012a covenant about
entrepreneurship-friendly tendering (Platform, 2012).
As mentioned before besides sustainability, SME-friendly
tendering and social return, innovation is the leading theme for
the Platform. In the second part of this paper, we will focus on
innovation support and encouragement of SMEs.
In what way the impact of encouragement can be measured and
which indicators can be used, is part of the wider research
project SAV. This part of the project falls outside the scope of this
paper: it will be carried out until September 2016. Whichproduct
groups should be selected according Platformwill also be
determined in further research (September 2016).
Most spend of the platformconcerns procurement below the
‘threshold levels’, or non-European tendering and a fairly large
part of this procurement is carried out using the multi-contract
tendering procedure. The multi-contracttendering procedure is in
principle the appropriate procedure as far as supplies and
services with a total value between €33,000and €209,000are
concerned, and for works with a total value between €150,000
and €1,500,000 (Dutch Government, 2015). When the multi-
contract tendering procedureis used, the tenderingauthority
invites a number (at least 3, at most 5) of economic operators to
submit a bid, based on objective criteria and taking into account
the general principles of the Public Procurement law. Contrary to
a national or a European tendering procedure, a previous
announcement is not compulsory, inviting a number of economic
operators is enough.
Recent research into tendering in the Netherlandsshows the
same tendency: approximately 75% of the tendering carried out
by public contractors in the last 12 months after the Public
Procurement Act in 2012 was put into the market by means of
the multi-contract private tenderingprocedure (IBC, 2014). That
is why the choice was made only to discuss procedures that offer
opportunities as alternativeto or supplementary to the multi
contract tendering procedure.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR AS ENABLER AND SOURCE OF INNOVATION
ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ONSMEs
Public organisationshave several different objectives. They also
wish to achieve these objectives through procurement spend
(demand-side). Naturally, public organisations firstly conduct
procurement because they need goods or services in order to
carry out their own tasks and operational management. In
addition, they also want to realise a social impact by means of
procurement. One way to realise such social impact is to
encourage innovation. The Directive2014/24/EUspecifically
mentions innovation as one of the objectives and means to
realise social impact.
The role of the public sector ‘as enabler and source of innovation’
has been the subject of innovation studies (Izsak & Edler, 2011)
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for quite some time. Rolfstam already indicates that the
definitions of public procurement of innovationscontain a
certain ambiguity; however they “all have some characteristics in
common. There is typically a public agency engaged together
with one or several private firms or their organisations in
activities that may lead to or promote innovation of some kind”
(Rolfstam, 2012).
By far the largest part of the (regional) suppliers’ market in the
Northern Netherlands consists of SME companies. According to
the report “The Northern Agenda 2014-2020” 95% of the
companies belong to the SME and together these companies
offer 75% of the employment. Research agency Panteia even
states that the number of SME companies in the northern
Netherlands actually amounts to 99.93% and that the share of
SME employment is 77.8%. (Panteia, 2014)
In a recent study on innovation support of the SMEs in the
Northern Netherlands the Social and Economic Council Northern
Netherlands concludes that the Netherlands isamong the
highest ranking European countries as regardsthe application of
innovation. However, within the Netherlands the Northern
Netherlands region lags behind on almost all aspects
(Netherlands, 2014).
Panteia developed an innovation pyramid. It concluded that the
Northern SMEs on all indicators rank lower than SMEs in the rest
of the Netherlands (Panteia, 2014).
For instance, 25% of the SME in the Northern Netherlands is
indicated as innovativewhereas the national percentage is 31%.
There are relatively more ‘users of innovation’ in the Northern
Netherlands and relatively less ‘front runners’ and ‘developers.’
The SER NN states that better results in the field of innovation
are essential for achieving economic growth. It states that
innovation in SME’s is feasible and urgent. Innovation and SME
are emphatically linked to regional (economic) prosperity
(Netherlands, 2014).
In the Directive 2014/24/EU, which should be transformed into
the Public Procurement Act by 18 April 2016 in the Netherlands,
innovation is mentioned explicitly as one objective in the
procurement of government contracts.
In the considerationsof the Directive(no. 47), the European
Parliament states that “Research and innovation, including eco-
innovation and social innovation, are among the main drivers of
future growth and have been put at the centre of the Europe
2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusivegrowth. Public
authorities should make the best strategic use of public
procurement to spur innovation. Buying innovativeproducts,
works and services plays a key role in improving the efficiency
and quality of public serviceswhile addressing major societal
challenges. It contributes to achieving bestvalue for public
money as well as wider economic, environmental and societal
benefits in terms of generating new ideas, translating theminto
innovative productsand servicesand thus promoting sustainable
economic growth”.
This is why it is important for the professorship PPM to study how
tendering procedures by the Platformcan be used to encourage
innovation in the SMEs. Using theseproceduressensibly can also
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be considered as a means to encourage innovation through the
demand-side. In the next section a legal framework regarding
this will be discussed. This part of the paper can be regarded as
preliminary research on the legal legislations concerning the
topic of innovation and SMEs.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Legal Framework Introduction
How can tendering authorities stimulate innovations within SMEs
in tenders below threshold values? To givean appropriate
answer to that question, the legal framework has to be
examined.
As mentioned before, almost all the members of the Platform
are considered as tendering authorities as referred to in the
Public Procurement Act (Dutch Government, 2015).
Therefore, it is important to explorethe legal playingfield, before
it is possible to advice the Platformon means and methods that
can contribute to the encouragement of innovation in the SME.
Hence, the research question of this section is to what extentit is
possible to find roomto stimulate innovation in the SMEs within
the tendering procedures concerningcontractswith a value
below the European threshold. By desk research this question is
being answered in this paper.
Taking into account research described and referred to
previously in this paper, the Platformwill especially benefitfrom
research into the possibilities that legislation can offer
concerning the tendering proceduresbelow the threshold
values1.
The possibilitiesthe Public Procurement Act 2016offersare of
course outlined by the European Directive 2014/24/EU.
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND INNOVATION
In the Public Procurement Act 2016 stipulations havebeen
included specifically concerning innovation. In the Public
Procurement Act 20122 these stipulations were absent. The
Explanatory Memorandumdetermines that one of the most
important changes compared to the last Public Procurement Act
is more roomfor innovation and sustainability and mentions two
options: market consultation and innovation partnership (Dutch
Government, 2015)
In the Public Procurement Act 2016, innovation means the
implementation of a new or significantly improved product,
service or process.
Innovations can take place, for instance, in production, building
or construction processes, sales methods, organisation methods
in the operational management or organisation in the workplace
(Dutch Government, 2015).
To realise innovations by means of tendering procedures and to
use the right instruments, this paper has opted for threesteps,
which offer possibilitiesto the tenderingauthority and can be
used in the preparation of a tendering.
I. Preliminary market consultations
II. Choosing a tendering procedure
III. Setting standards and criteria for a multi-contract
tendering
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I. PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULTATIONS
A tendering authority can conduct a market orientation on
potential participants of the public tender procedureto
investigate whetherthese participants can meet the
requirements of the tendering authority (Essers, 2009). The
scope of the market orientation depends on the product, the
service or the work the tendering authority wants to contract out
and may thus vary.
A market consultation can be part of the market orientation.
Before the tendering authority reaches the conclusion that the
market will not provide its needs, it should carry out a sufficiently
thorough market research, for instance by means of a market
consultation. In principle, a tendering authority is free to utilise a
market consultation or not, but to determine whether, for
instance, it is possibleto use the competitive dialogueor
innovation partnership, it is necessary to carry out a market
consultation before the actual tendering. A market consultation
is an exchange of information, organised by the tendering
authority with parties interested in the proposed tender. Based
on this, the feasibility of the contract can be determined, the
preconditions and specifications can be presented to the market
or possible solutionsfor a problemcan be requested. The
outcome of the market consultation may be used in the planning
and conduct of the procurement procedure, provided that such
advice does not have the effect of distorting competition and
does not result in a violation of the principlesof non-
discrimination and transparency.
The market orientation then leads to an objective choice for a
tendering procedure and can be used to provide insight into the
way innovation-driven tendering can be carried out. For example,
it is possible to test informally whether the market has
innovative solutions that meet the demands of the tendering
authority, which conditions that solutionsare based on and
which collaborative opportunities are available.
II. TENDERING PROCEDURES
In this section, tendering procedureswill be discussed in order to
answer the question if using these procedures can help to
stimulate innovation.
Competitive Dialogue
The procedure of the competitive dialogue can be used when a
tendering authority is lookingfor innovative solutions (Dutch
Government, 2015) The conditions that apply to the use of this
procedure are less stringentthan under the PPA 2012. The
competitive dialogueprovides a framework to discuss different
options with potential biddersbeforeselectinga solution and
leaving a lot of freedomto reach an (innovative) solution for a
certain procurement demand. Issues to be studied further are for
instance, whether this procedurereally is a better alternative
than the multi-contract tendering procedure, its labour-intensive
nature and the required knowledge level of the tendering
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authority in order to use this procedure adequately. SMEs,
especially the small entrepreneurs, are hardly familiar with this
procedure. Therefore, it is recommended for the Platform’s
members to explore the opportunities of the Competitive
Dialogue and involvethe SMEs.
Innovation Partnership
The procedure of innovation partnership determinedin the PPA
2016 offers the tendering authority the possibility to enter into a
partnership with a company and – after successful development
– to directly purchase the resulting product, work or service. At
first glance, this procedure does not offer an alternative, taking
into consideration the scopeof this research concerning
contracts with a value below the European threshold.
Competitive Procedure with Negotiation
Competitive procedure with negotiation is a new procedure,
determined in the PPA 2016. It allows making a choice under
similar circumstances as in the competitive dialogue. That is why
this paper explicitly mentions that at the competitive procedure
with negotiation suitable candidates are invited to submit an
application first, whereas in the competitive dialoguesuitable
candidates are invited to take part in the dialogue. The starting
point for the negotiations isdifferent. At the competitive
procedure with negotiation this happens based upon what
applicants have submitted. The proposedsolution has already
been decided upon and only several aspects of that solution are
subject of negotiations.
Design Contests
In certain circumstances usingthe special tendering procedure
of design contests can also lead to the stimulating of
innovations. In this case a panel of experts judges whether the
applications comply with the criteria determined beforehand.
The price of the design contests can be a sumof money or a
contract to carry out or continue developing the proposal. Design
contests are usually focused on generating new designs or
concepts. Design contestsare usually used to design buildings,
but can also be used for a number of other matters, such as
retrieving new ideas fromthe market or to upscale innovations.
Micro-lots
Another possibility is that of ‘micro-lots’. It is not a tendering
procedure, but a manner in which a tendering procedure can be
executed. Tenderingauthorities may award contracts for
individual lots withoutapplying the procedures provided for
under the Directive 2014/24/EU and become thereforemore
room to communicate with entrepreneurs and stimulate their
ability to be innovative. Forthis it is obligatory that the estimated
value net of VAT of the lot concerned is less than EUR 80 000 for
supplies and services or EUR 1 million for works. However, the
aggregate value of the lotsshall not exceed 20 % of the
aggregate value of all the lotsinto which the proposed work, the
proposed acquisition of similar supplies or the proposed
provision of services has been divided. In these cases, part 2 of
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the Public Procurement Act no longer applies and these lots can
be awarded without previous European tendering. However, the
legal tendering principlesremain in effect as well as the
obligation to explain the choice for micro lots based on objective
criteria (Chapter 1 of the Public Procurement Act). It is
interesting to explore possibilitieswith SME suppliers to realize
an innovative solution to a procurement demand in these micro-
lots.
III. DEFINING REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIA IN A MULTI-
CONTRACT TENDERING PROCEDURE
Preconditions
As stated above, the Platformuses the multi-contract tendering
procedures quite often. How can this procedure be arrangedto
stimulate innovations at SMEsas much as possible? Moreover,
what are the rules the Platformshould adhere to? This section
elaborates on these questions.
Every tendering authority in the Netherlands that puts a govern
contract on the market with a value below the European
threshold, shall treat economic operatorsequally and without
discrimination and shall act in a transparent and proportionate
manner.
Therefore, if the multi-contract tendering procedure is used, the
tendering authority invites a number of economic operators to
submit a bid, based on objective criteria. The Guide
Proportionality (Dutch Government, 2013) gives guidelines of
how to formulate this objectivecriteria. Despite these
guidelines, one of the issues that may arise when using criteria
to select economic contractors, is the ratio between objective
criteria and the general principles of public procurement. For
instance, how to select a contractor who has proven to be
innovative, and at the same time respect the principles of public
procurement?
For the multi-contract tenderingprocedurethe general principles
of procurement are laid down in articles 1.14, 1.15 and 1.16
(Dutch Government, 2015). It is remarkable that article 1.16
concerning the proportionality principle, is formulated differently
from its equivalent in the European (1.10) and national tendering
procedures (1.13). Whether thisoffersmore roomwithin the
multi-contract to make demands on the supplier regarding
innovation than would be the case under 1.10 or 1.13remains
yet to be seen (Hornstra & Werkman, 2013).
In addition to the required ‘objective criteria’ and the general
principles of procurement, it is alsoimportant for the tendering
authority to tender ‘as much social value for public means as
possible’ (article 1.4 PPA).
By preparing carefully the selection and award criteria and/or
the conditions for performance of contracts, the tendering
authority may stimulate innovation within SME’s by using the
procedure of multi-contract tendering.
Selection Criteria
Tendering authoritiesmay only impose criteria relate to
suitability to pursue the professional activity, economic and
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financial standing and technical and professional ability, on
economic operators as requirements for participation. The
tendering authority must select froma potentially unrestricted
number of candidates. The selection process includes a
quantitative element (reaching3 to 5 entrepreneurs) and a
qualitative element (the standards the tenderingauthority has
set in order to find suitable suppliers) (PijnackerHordijk, Bend, &
Nouhuys, 2009).
A tendering authority has to use objectivecriteria to select
economic operators to admit to the multi-contract tendering
procedure. In a Interpretative Communication of the European
Commission is laid down that:
Contracting entities may take measures to limit the number of
applicants to an appropriate level, provided this is donein a
transparent and non-discriminatory manner. They can, for
instance, apply objectivefactors such as the experienceof the
applicants in the sector concerned, the size and infrastructure of
their business, their technical and professional abilities or other
factors. They may even opt for drawing lots, either exclusivelyor
in combination with other selection criteria. In any event, the
number of applicants shortlisted shall takeaccount of the need
to ensure adequate competition. Alternatively, contracting
entities might consider qualification systems where a list of
qualified operatorsis compiled by means of a sufficiently
advertised, transparent and open procedure. Later, for the award
of individual contracts falling within the scopeof the system, the
contracting entity may select the operators to be invited to
submit an offer fromthe list of qualified operators on a non-
discriminatory basis (e.g. by drawing in rotation fromthe list)
(European Commission, 2006/C 179/02).
Such a qualification systemcan be referred to as a long-list
method. From this long- (Pianoo, 2015) list, applicants are
selected to give a quote, called a shortlist (Romburgh, 2014).
The Dutch directive Supplies and Servicescontainsa similar
stipulation and considers, if necessary, that drawing up such a
systemrequires a tendering authority to havethe necessary
market knowledge. The systemshould be well thought out,
described and maintained. This is also an often repeated
complaint in practice. Keeping up a correct long-list method
takes a lot of maintenance.
From previous research at the Hanze UAS concerning the
selection of economic operatorsin a multi-contracttendering
procedure it appears that the Platformcan benefit fromusing a
long-list for one or more procurement commodities, whether or
not in collaboration, allowing a Platformmember to interpret
such a long-list basedon its own policy and principles.
The Province of Groningen, one of the Platformmembers, is
preparing a long-list method and has thereforedrawn up a
procedure (Province of Groningen, 2014; Dutch Government,
2012; Dutch Government, 2015). This is one of the methods that
the SAV research project will investigatefurther from September
2016.
The Platformcan use a long-list to stimulate innovations in SMEs
by requiring economical operators who are selected to apply for
the tender concerned in a multi-contract tendering procedure.
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One of the requirements of the long-list could be that an
economical operator should be able to offer innovative solutions
or that an economical operator can prove that the organisation is
innovative, for instance by offeringroomfor experiments. In
short, by drawing up a long-list of innovative economic operators
during the pre-selection based on suitability requirements.
The following is interesting to note. The Explanatory
Memorandum to the draft PPA states, although this concerns the
procedure of innovation partnership, that the tendering authority,
while selecting the applicants, appliescriteria specifically as
regards the potential of the economic operators in the field of
research and development and their ability to develop and apply
innovative solutions. While drawingup such criteria, it is
important that a tendering authority is aware of the fact that
innovative solutions oftenoriginate fromsmall, new entrants to
the market (Dutch Government, 2015; TijdelijkeAanduiding1).
Award Criteria
Social, environmental and innovative featuresare mentioned as
further criteria, which the tendering authority can use to
determine the most economically advantageous tender. By
defining sub-award criteria in a multi-contracttendering
procedure and granting it a relevant weight, the tendering
authority ensures that the selected applicant is ableto
distinguish itself by providingan innovation-driven offer.
Conditionsfor Performance of Contracts
Tendering authoritiesmay lay down special conditions relatingto
the performance of a contract, provided that they are linked to
the subject-matter of the contract and indicated in the call for
competition or in the procurement documents. Those conditions
may include economic, innovation-related, environmental, social
or employment-related considerations (article2.80draft PPA).
For instance, it is possible to demand in an ICT tender that during
the execution of the contract, the supplierhas to investigate
innovative solutions for existing problems and that before
offering an existingproduct the supplier has to offer an
innovation-driven solution first.
IN SUMMARY
To procure successfully and in an innovative-driven manner in
SMEs, the Platformcan use a number of appropriate procedures:
- Competitive dialogue;
- Competitive procedure with negation;
- Design Contests.
The Platformalso can use the multi-contract tendering
procedure, for which a long-listcan be used, with criteria related
to the SME supplier’s innovative capability. For instance, by
setting criteria on their potential in the fieldof research and
development and their ability to develop and apply innovative
solutions.
Tendering authoritiesshall base the award of public contracts on
the most economically advantageous tender, and innovative
features can be mentioned by the Platformas further award
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criteria or as conditions for performance of contracts, to spur
innovation at economical operators.
It is advisable to carry out a market orientation (for instanceby
means of a market consultation) prior to the actual tenderand to
determine which procedure leads to the highest yield regarding
stimulating innovation in SMEs.
Another opportunity is to apply the regulation concerning micro-
lots, offering the possibility to procure a lot by means of a single
tendering procedure, possibly leading to more roomfor
innovation.
These results are central in further research on the demand side.
Students and researcher of Hanze UAS will investigate which of
the options aiming at stimulating SME innovationsare most
appropriate for the Platformmembers.
CONCLUSIONS
The research project after Social Added Value in City and Region,
of which this paper is part, closely matches current
developments.
Innovation can be considered a means to encourage social
added value. A part of this paper deals with matters that will be
elaborated upon in the next period (until September 2017).
An important trait of the project SVA is the close collaboration
between researchers, tenderingauthorities (Platformmembers),
regional SMEs and students, researchers and education. During
the entire project, a great deal of attention was and is still paid
to the support within the Platformmembers and SMEs. It is
unavoidable, that this sometimes is time-consuming and that it
is sometimes necessary to define boundaries at a later stage
than perhaps would be advisable in research terms.
The tendering rules forman important framework, within which
the solutions need to fit. In our research we try to ensure that the
legal component and the tendering practice are on equal terms
and that the frameworks remain in service of the project. Hence,
in this research project as well as in this paper our purpose is
that the legal framework serves as an enabler for social added
value. Both the legal component and the procurement practice
will remain leading.
It is also noteworthy that some Platformmembers have already
started using the preliminary research results even when the
researchers would rather have waited a bit longer so they could
provide more detailed data and results. At least this indicates
that those involved appreciate the value of the results of the (for
now preliminary) studies.
Endnotes
1 The threshold amounts (ex VAT) are adjusted every two years
(recently on 1 January 2016) based on the average daily value of
the Euro. In determining the threshold amounts, a distinction is
made between central and local authorities.
Public works contracts and concessions: The threshold for public
works contracts and concessions is €5,225,000for contracts in
the classic sectors, utilitiessectorsand the defence and security
sector.
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Supply contracts: The threshold for supply contracts with central
authorities is €135,000. For local authorities, the threshold is
€209,000. For supply contracts in the utilities sectors, the
threshold is €418,000. The same applies to contractsin the
defence and security sector.
Public service contracts: The thresholdsfor supply contractsalso
apply to public service contracts. In the classic sectors, this
means that the threshold is €135,000for central authoritiesand
€209,000 for local authorities. In the utilities sectors and the
defence and security sector the threshold is €418,000
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Public Procurement Act 2016 occurs 59 times (31 times as part
of the concept ‘innovation partnership’). In the PPA 2012 this
was only the case 6 times and then only to indicate ‘Our Minister
of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation’.
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