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Advancing Joint Procurement Strategies for Small NRENs in Europe

This presentation discusses the challenges and opportunities for small National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in aggregating procurement activities. Led by Robert Sultana from the University of Malta, it outlines current procurement efforts by DANTE and TERENA, proposes small-scale joint procurement initiatives, and explores ways to identify beneficial procurement items among NRENs. The aim is to facilitate collaboration, enhance efficiencies, and seek participant engagement to ensure successful procurement strategies for the NREN community.

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Advancing Joint Procurement Strategies for Small NRENs in Europe

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  1. Aggregated Procurement TF-MSP, Vienna 10 February, 2014

  2. Aggregated procurement - quovadis? “Il-waranofsinharit-tajjeb” • Robert Sultana • robert.sultana@um.edu.mt • CIO & IT Services Director • University of Malta • medium-size university • small NREN for • small country

  3. Motivation • Small means • Limited scope for joint procurement within our country • Current aggregated procurement activities by DANTE and TERENA much appreciated • Encourage more! • Proposal made to include at least a small joint procurement activity with GN3+ proposal • Included as part of SA6 Task 2

  4. Initial work and current plan • Identify other joint procurement activities that can be done for our community and possibly carry out some small scale pilot/s • Information being obtained from • TERENA Compendium responses • NREN websites • Meetings and workshops • Asking NRENs directly

  5. Way forward • Look at what NRENs are currently procuring for their members within their countries. Identify: • What items are being procured • Any benefits for these NRENs to jointly procure any of these items with other NRENs • Other items that could be useful to jointly procure with other NRENs (e.g. for NREN use only not for their members) • Approach also NRENs not currently doing any joint procurement within their countries. Identify: • Reasons • e.g. insufficient economies of scale • Any interest if done with/through other entities in other countries • e.g. for some of the items that other larger NRENs are already finding useful to organise joint procurement for within their country

  6. What joint procurement to go for? • Identify possible candidates • Short-term joint procurement pilot/s within GN3+ • NRENs interest translating to commitment of funds • Feasibility within relative short time-frame • Perhaps commodity-type of service where less likely to be differentiation between requirements of different NRENs • Supplier/s cooperation • Longer-term candidates for joint procurement beyond GN3+

  7. Get in touch • Would you like to be involved? In what way? • Keep informed through a mailing list • Contribute ideas • Help in any other way • Speak to me or email • robert.sultana@um.edu.mt

  8. Feedback/Questions? Any reflections?

  9. Thank you!

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