1. Public
ProcurementofInnovationin
Norway
Marit Holter-Sørensen
Head of Section, Difi

2. Workingtogether
The Confederationof Norwegian Enterprise
(NHO)
The Norwegian Association ofLocal and Regional
Authorities (KS)
Ministries
Somelargepublicauthorities, companies and
municipalities
Agency for Public Procurement and
eGovernement (Difi)
Innovation Norway and The Research Council of
NorwayDato Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT

3. Public Procurement in Norway
Public procurement in Norway
accounts for about 380 billion
NOK annually (about 15 % of
GDP)
Public procurement is
decentralised – but increased
centralisation of procurement in
state sector is under
consideration
White paper on Public
Procurement published in 2008
Governement Strategy on
Innovation published in March

4. Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT
Great attention to PPI in
Norway!

5. Key actors in Norway
Dato Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT
Frontrunner
and facilitator
Develops methodology
and builds competence
Implement
policies and
test methods
Funding and
marked
expertise
Funding and R&D
expertise

6. Dato Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT
Is there a solution
available on the
market?
No
Yes
1.
Challenge
2.Defining
the need
3. Market
dialogue
R&D
/innovation
project
PPI
The Basic Method…

7. Pilot project – Oslo municipality: Care +
Making use of technology in assisted living facilities
7
Background
An aging population and fewer hands at
work calls for new solutions!
Preliminary results
Dialogue with the market inspired new and
innovative ideas for the municipality.
The specification was much more needs-
oriented and functional than if they had
completed a traditional process.
Suppliers have also gained new insights
into the needs and opportunities and
increased their competitiveness through
this cooperation and development.

8. Dato Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT
Is there a solution
available on the
market?
No
Yes
1.
Challenge
2.Defining
the need
3. Market
dialogue
R&D
/innovation
project
PPI
The Basic Method – Oslo Municipality Care+
- Aging
population
– fewer
hands
- Several
end-user
researches
and tests
incl. «test-
house»
Supplier
conference, one-
to-one meetings
with 13
suppliers, written
input from
suppliers, one-to-
one meetings
between suppliers
Yes, used
ordinary
open tender
procedure, b
ut continue
development
after
procurement

9. Pilot Project –NAV (Labour and Welfare Service and the municipality):
HearingrehabilitationTechnical hearing aids
9
Background
NAV desires the best and most
recently developed tools in the market
–to meet the users' needs
Preliminary results
NAV has gained knowledge of existing
technology and services to best meet
these needs
NAV initiated a design competition in
2011 in one of the areas where there
were unsolved needs.
Secured increased interest /
competition
9

10. Dato Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT
Is there a solution
available on the
market?
No
Yes
1.
Challenge
2.Defining
the need
3. Market
dialogue
R&D
/innovation
project
PPI
The Basic Method – Hearing rehabilitation - NAV
- Wanted
the best
hearing
technology
available
for users
- User group
representativ
es were
invited into
the
procurement
team
Supplier
conference and
market research
revelead that the
challenge was
really twofold
Solution available for parts
of the need. Initiated a
design competition in one
of the areas where the
market could not meet the
needs.

11. Pilot project – Lyngdal
municipality:
Making use of technology in Care facilities
Background
A aging population and fewer hands at work
calls for new solutions!
Preliminary results
Dialogue with the market inspired new and
innovative ideas for the municipality.
Suppliers have also gained new insights into
the needs and opportunities.
EU project "INNOBUILD"
Lyngdal (NO) and Falun (SE) municipality

12. Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT