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New structural funds
programme and its use on
Pre-Commercial
Procurement and Public
Procurement of Innovation
PUBLIC DEMAND OF INNOVATION FOR:
Efficient Public Services and Competitive
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European Industries & SMEs
Madrid, 2 Octobre 2012
Antonio
A
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García
í Gómez
Gó
Programme Manager and Coordinator on Smart growth and EU2020
DG REGIO Spain Unit
PP IN COHESION POLICY
• Projects, including major construction works related to
infrastructure investment involving
g large-scale
g
public p
p
procurement
procedures, account for 46% of the total Cohesion policy budget
(some €159 bn) at a European level in the period 2007-2013.
• Type of Support:
 For environmental and infrastructure projects, mostly above
the EU threshold (currently €5 million)
• For enterprises, SMEs and research centres for innovation
and growth (including research, and ICT). Thresholds from
below €10,000
€10 000 up to several million Euros.
Euros Applies also other
fields such as tourism, culture and urban/regional development.
• Direct funding of individuals below European Union
threshold (mainly ESF)
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Type
and
d fields
fi ld off iinterventions:
t
ti
• Large Scale Public procurement as part of infrastructure
investment (46% of total CP budget): transport (24%),
environment
(direct
investments,
15%),
energy,
ICT
infrastructure, urban development (rehabilitation, regeneration,
h
housing),
i ) health
h lth infrastructure,
i f
t
t
education
d
ti
i f
infrastructure)
t
t
)
• Smaller Scale Public procurement for smaller contracts and
purchase of good and services(48% of total CP): ICT products and
services, SME investment support, SME support on soft activities,
Tourism, RTDI human capital, employment and social inclusion,
human capital, education and training.
• Share of Infrastructure investment varies according to the CP
objectives between 52% in the case of CONV (which accounts
80% of total CP budget) and 21% for RCE.
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ERDF supported examples of Innovative PP:
East of England pre-commercial procurement for health care innovations.
In May 2009 the East of England Development Agency together with the UK National
Health Services East of England and UK Technology Strategy Board launched a precommercial procurement of an innovative process, material, device, product or service
which will help to meet current health priorities in the region. This initiative was by the
ERDF. Up to £100,000 was awarded for winning tenders in a first phase with the potential
of further financial assistance to develop and evaluate projects in a second phase. The aim
is to provide procurement opportunities for innovative health care businesses and bring the
benefits of new innovations and technologies to patients.
RAPIDE is a Fast Track Network of the Regions for Economic Change Initiative funded by
INTERREG IVC.
IVC www.rapidenetwork.eu
www rapidenetwork eu
The project is focused on supporting the implementation of good practice relating to the
role of the public sector in stimulating innovation in partner regions, for example through:
procurement,
t investment
i
t
t decisions
d ii
(
(gap
f di
funding,
regeneration
ti etc.),
t ) initiatives
i iti ti
th t assist
that
it
and advise businesses and academia-business partnerships and policy development and
adoption.
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M i shortcomings:
Main
h t
i
• Monitoring and Control deficiencies
•
public p
procurement
• For ERDF and the Cohesion Fund,, p
errors have contributed approximately to 41% of the cumulative
quantifiable errors found.
• Infringement of public procurement rules ranked second among
the top ten irregularities in 2010 accounting for 14% of number of
cases and 17% of financial volume.
volume
•
• Errors related to PP are a major source of errors (estimated to
2% 4% each year on average for the current programming
2%-4%
period)
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M i shortcomings:
Main
h t
i
• Skills and competencies in public administrations staff (mainly
regional and local)
• Efficiency and effectiveness of PP control is often undermined by
lack of experience, training and internal management knowledge
and staff turnover.
• Skills and competencies in beneficiaries (particularly SMEs)
• Beneficiaries do have to undertake the role of tenderer. In many
cases beneficiaries have neither the capacity nor the experience
to, handle the complexity of PP rules.
• When receiving Structural funding beneficiaries are obliged to
respect EU and national PP rules (depending on the type and
value of the tendered contract).
•
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M i shortcomings:
Main
h t
i
• Participation of SMEs in PP contracts
•
• Difficulties of access to PP (lack of information &
knowledge, awareness of obligations,
administrative burdens)
• Hampers the access of public authorities to the
innovative potential of SMEs (high-tech
(high tech SMEs in
particular)
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General
l ex-ante
t conditionalities
diti
liti
CPR
4..
Public The existence of a mechanism –
procurement which
ensures
effective
implementation
and
application
of
Directives –
2004/18/EC and 2004/17/EC
and their adequate supervision
–
and surveillance.
Effective implementation and application of Directives
2004/18/EC and 2004/17/EC is ensured through:
–
measures which ensure adequate supervision and surveillance
of transparent
p
contract award p
procedures and adequate
q
information thereon;
–
a strategy for training and dissemination of information for
staff involved in the implementation of the funds;
–
Measures to strengthen administrative capacity for
implementation and application of EU public procurement
law.
complete transposition of Directives 2004/18/EC and
2004/17/EC;
institutional arrangements for the implementation,
implementation application
and supervision of EU public procurement law;
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Thematic ex-ante conditionality
y CPR
Thematic objectives
1.
Strengthening
research,,
technological
development
and innovation
((R&D target)
g )
(referred to in
Article 9(1) )
Ex ante conditionality
1.1. Research and innovation:
The existence of a national or
regional research and innovation
(strategy) (strategic policy
framework(s)) for smart
specialisation in line with the
National Reform Programme, to
leverage private research and
innovation expenditure,
expenditure
[ which complies with the features
of well-performing national or
regional research and innovation
systems ]
systems.]
For research infrastructures only:
1.2 The existence of a multi-annual
plan for budgeting and
prioritization of investments.
investments
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Criteria for fulfilment
–
–
–
is based on a SWOT analysis to
concentrate resources on a limited set
of research and innovation priorities;
outlines measures to stimulate private
RTD investment;
contains a monitoring
g [ and review ]
system.
A
framework
outlining
available
budgetary
g
y resources for research and
innovation;
A [indicative] multi-annual
multi annual plan for
budgeting and prioritization of
investments linked to EU priorities
[and,
where
appropriate,
the]
European
Strategy
Forum
on
Research Infrastructures -ESFRI).
Innovative PP within RIS3 (Research
(
and Innovation Strategy for Smart
Specialisation):
• Better matching new needs (services,
infrastructures)
• Cost-saving for public budgets (saving energy,
improving service efficiency)
• Higher impact on innovation: R&D investments in
combination with purchasing innovation
• Mobilisation effect on private investor/venture
p
((increase firms' credibility)
y)
capital
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Innovative
ti
PP within
ithi RIS3
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•
•
•
•
•
Actions to develop:
Training and exchanges of civil servants/procurement officers
Exchange
g and promotion
p
of good
g
practices
p
amongst
g peers
p
Awarding prizes for the best innovation procurement
Develop guidance, including sector orientation
S ppo t p
Support
procurers
oc e s by
b getting assistance/ad
assistance/advice
ice of relevant
ele ant
stakeholders (innovation agencies, chambers of commerce,
clusters organization, sectorial platforms, SMEs support
organization (e.g.
(e g EEN)
• Join forces of procurers in order to attain a critical mass and pool
capacities
• Support
S
financially
fi
i ll the
h procurement off iinnovative
i
solutions
l i
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Innovative
ti
PP within
ithi RIS3
• Capacity building of procurers:
• Incentives for testing new technologies and solutions (no low
cost/risk and "off the shelf" solutions)
• Knowledge of available new technologies and innovation
• Skills and competencies on procedures (market consultations,
cost-benefit
cost
benefit analyses, assessments, etc)
• Link public procurement with other public policy objectives
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Thematic objectives CSF Funds
1. Research and innovation
2 Information and Communication Technologies
2.
3. Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
(SME)
4 Shift to a low-carbon
4.
low carbon economy
5. Climate change adaptation and risk management and
prevention
6. Environmental protection and resource efficiency
7. Sustainable transport and disposal of congestion on major
network infrastructure
8. Employment and support for labour mobility
9. Social inclusion and poverty reduction
10 Education,
10.
Education skills and lifelong learning
11. Increased institutional capacity and effectiveness of public
administration
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Innovative PP within Structural Funds ERDF
2014-2020: Investment Priorities
• (1) strengthening research
research, technological development and
innovation:
(a) enhancing research and innovation infrastructure (R&I) and capacities
to develop R&I excellence and promoting centres of competence, in
particular those of European interest;
(b) promoting business R&I investment, product and service
development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service
applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open
innovation through smart specialisation;
(c) supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early
product validation actions,
actions advanced manufacturing capabilities and first
production in Key Enabling Technologies and diffusion of general purpose
technologies;
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Innovative PP within Structural
Funds ERDF 2014-2020
• ERDF may support measures to:
• Foster more innovative public
procurement p
p
procedures
• Public procurement to foster
innovation
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PP for
f
innovation
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• ERDF allows to strategically combine R&D investments and
innovation capacity building (technical assistance) with demandside measures.
•
• ERDF co-funding may decrease the potential innovation cost and
share financial risk ((stimulation effect))
•
• Potential Sectors: environment, transport and mobility, industry,
innovation ICT (included support to e
innovation,
e-procurement)
procurement) housing and
construction, health and care services, energy efficiency, waste
and water management.
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Innovative
ti
PP
• ERDF may support measures for capacity building of private and
public procurers (regional and local in particular) through
technical assistance.
• ERDF may help to tackle measure to improve and strengthen PP
p
procedures:
•
•
•
•
•
Log-term planning of PP and communication to the market and potential
bidders
Awareness on innovative solutions and technical dialogue before
tendering process
Involvement of key stakeholders throughout the process (identification,
securement)
Incorporate whole life cost and other criteria from green, sustainable
and
d socially
i ll responsible
ibl PP.
Implement risk sharing management approaches
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IPP in
i Territorial
T
it i l Cooperation
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• Potential support and synergies with European Union Partnership
and Lead Market type actions through national/regional
operational programmes: inter-regional/transnational cooperation
( t 87.2
(art.
87 2 (c)
( ) v off Common
C
P
Provision
i i
R
Regulation)
l ti )
• "An Operational
p
Programme
g
shall set out the contribution to the
integrated approach for territorial development set out in the
Partnership Contract (Agreement), including the arrangements for
interregional and transnational actions with beneficiaries located
in at least one other Member State"
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Thanks for your attention!
Antonio.Garcia-Gomez@ec.europa.eu
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