e-Procurement

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Adopted on 16/10/2013
Reference
INT/713-EESC-2013-01-01-5037
Opinion Type
Referral
Referral
COM(2013) 453 final
Official Journal
OJ C 67, 06.03.2014, p. 96
Rapporteur
Mr Paulo Barros Vale
Employers - GR I
Portugal
Plenary session number
493
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Administrative cooperation
Public procurement
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Key points

The EESC:

  • expresses concern about the poor results achieved on e-procurement to date;
  • is concerned about the low level of Member State involvement, indicating continued resistance to adopting practices which are known to be beneficial to both public administration and economic operators;
  • notes that the public procurement market is segmented: it contains multiple solutions and platforms which in most cases are not designed to be interoperable;
  • calls for the solutions to be accessible to everyone, by overcoming language barriers and ensuring access for disabled people; and
  • reiterates its view that European legislation on public procurement should help SMEs.

 

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