Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in Austria Hubert Reisner

1. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Workshop on Public Procurement Belgrade, 27 March 2009 Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner

2. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Administrative Structure and Public Procurement • independent entities • central state • 9 federal states • communities • other independent entities • no central competence for organisation • legislation and coordination Federal Chancellery

3. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Trainings • responsibility of each entity • trainings and certifications organised by • ministries: administrative academy • federal states: own administrative academies • communities: organisations of communities • Federal and Regional Economic Chambers • Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers • Universities only as part of economic law • private companies • special trainings for employees of companies

4. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Public Procurement • Procurement is interdisciplinary • business management • economics • engineering • law • …

5. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Starting Point for the Initiative of the Federal Economic Chamber • Lack of • long-term procurement strategies • modern project management • sufficient contract management in the public sector • Need for a modular training system • 2-hour-training for suppliers • weekend trainings for contracting authorities and suppliers • MBA and LL.M. programmes

6. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Long-Term Procurement Strategies Public Procurement Procedures Planning Conclusion of Contract Contract Management • public procurement needs strategic planning

7. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Training for Public Procurement organised by the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO) • WKO • contracting authority • representation of the business community (suppliers and parts of the utilities: Austrian Railways, airports, gas companies,…) • training institution WIFI • WKO trains contracting authorities and suppliers • well trained procurement specialists • purchase quality services for the general public • reduce unnecessary (transaction) costs and • get innovation into public purchasing

8. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Modular Training Programmes • basic 2-hour/2-day trainings for suppliers in the WKO training centres (9 WIFIs in the Austrian provinces) • modular weekend trainings for suppliers and contracting authorities:legislative changes, best practices, model procurement documents in some WIFIs (Vienna, Vorarlberg, Salzburg, Lienz, …) • post-graduate diploma programmes, MBA and LL.M. in procurement (3-4 semesters) in WIFI Vienna + Linz

9. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Diploma Programme (2 Sem) Procurement Manager

10. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Diploma Programme (2 Sem) Procurement Manager • cooperation: WKO/WIFI + Universities • since September 2005 for contracting authorities, suppliers + consultants (~ 20 students) • programmes for (university) graduates and/or procurement practitioners

11. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Post-graduate Programmes in (Public) Procurement MBA (+ 2 Sem) LL.M.(+ 1 Sem) Diploma Programme(2 Sem)

12. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Curriculum: Economics of Purchasing • markets and competition • social and environmental concerns in public procurement, Innovation, SMEs, … • price: price elasticity, pricing agreements, price adjustment formulae, indices • PPPs & PFIs

13. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Curriculum: Business Management • strategy formulation, implementation and control • project and process management, quality management • cost accounting, calculation, controlling • e-business, e-sourcing, e-commerce and e-procurement • logistics, global sourcing, purchasing and supply chain management

14. Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner Curriculum: Law • private law: contract law, company law, ipr, competition law • public law: constitutional law, administrative law, industrial law, construction codes, zoning regulations, … • procurement law and remedies (eu, national, gpa, …) • model tender documents, case studies

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16. Thank you for your attention Hubert Reisner Federal Public Procurement Office Praterstraße 31A-1020 Wien, Austria Tel +43 – 1 - 21377 –224Fax +43 – 1 – 7182393 hubert.reisner@bva.gv.atwww.bva.gv.at Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement in AustriaHubert Reisner