ENIGMA – enlightening cities through pre-commercial procurement

Denisa NaidinEUROCITIES

What is ENIGMA?

• FP7 project• Aim: deploy a joint transnational pre-

commercial procurement (PCP) procedure between 5 cities: Eindhoven (coordinator), Malmo, Espoo, Stavanger and Bassano del Grappa

• Focus: innovative public lighting

What is our goal?

• Use innovative ICT solutions to improve citizens’ quality of life via an upgraded public lighting system

How will we achieve this?• By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers

and launching a joint PCP procedure

Preparation phase:Common needs examined

Local stakeholders consulted

Municipal procurement procedures considered

Existing lighting technologies studiedMarkets consulted

Proposals submitted

Prototypes developed

PCP phase 1 PCP phase 2 PCP phase 3

How will we achieve this?• By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers

and launching a joint PCP procedure

PCP phase 1 PCP phase 2 PCP phase 3

How will we achieve this?• By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers

and launching a joint PCP procedure

Political commitment

PCP procedure devised

Open call

PCP phase 1 PCP phase 2 PCP phase 3

How will we achieve this?• By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers

and launching a joint PCP procedure

Political commitment

PCP procedure devised

Open call

PCP phase 1 PCP phase 2 PCP phase 3

How will we achieve this?• By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers

and launching a joint PCP procedure

Political commitment

PCP procedure devised

Open call

PCP phase 1 PCP phase 2 PCP phase 3

Closed call

How will we achieve this?• By bringing together 5 municipal purchasers

and launching a joint PCP procedure

Political commitment

PCP procedure devised

Open call

PCP phase 1 PCP phase 2 PCP phase 3

Closed call

Closed call

What are the benefits of PCP?

• Allows municipalities to take a substantial leap forward in service provision

• Compensates for market failures• Stimulates R&D without procurer lock-in • Stimulates business activity and network

creation (particularly at SME level)

What are the challenges?

• Complicated/little known procedure• Municipalities can rarely commit to large

commercial purchases afterwards• Multiple legislative levels acting as barriers• Uncharted legal territory• IPR arrangements can become contentious

Question time!

For further information:www.enigma-project.eu

denisa.naidin@eurocities.eu

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