Public Procurement of Innovation in Norway

Marit Holter-Sørensen Head of Section, Difi

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Working together

The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS)

Ministries

Some large public authorities, companies and municipalities

Agency for Public Procurement and eGovernement (Difi)

Innovation Norway and The Research Council of NorwayDato

Public Procurement in Norway Public procurement in Norway accounts for about 380 billion NOK annually (about 15 % of GDP)

Public procurement is decentralised – but increased centralisation of procurement in state sector is under consideration

White paper on Public Procurement published in 2008

Governement Strategy on Innovation published in March 2013

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Great attention to PPI in Norway!

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Key actors in Norway

Dato

Frontrunner and facilitator

Develops methodology and builds competence

Implement policies and

test methods

Funding and marked

expertiseFunding and R&D expertise

Dato Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT

Is there a solution available on the market?

No

Yes

R&D /innovation

project

PPI

The Basic Method…

Pilot project – Oslo municipality: Care + Making use of technology in assisted living facilities

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BackgroundAn aging population and fewer hands at work calls for new solutions!

Preliminary resultsDialogue with the market inspired new and innovative ideas for the municipality.

The specification was much more needs-oriented and functional than if they had completed a traditional process.

Suppliers have also gained new insights into the needs and opportunities and increased their competitiveness through this cooperation and development.

Dato Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT

Is there a solution available on the market?

No

Yes

R&D /innovation

project

PPI

The Basic Method – Oslo Municipality Care+

- Aging population – fewer hands

- Several end-user researches and tests incl. «test-house»

Supplier conference, one-to-one meetings with 13 suppliers, written input from suppliers, one-to-one meetings between suppliers

Yes, used ordinary open tender procedure, but continue development after procurement

Pilot Project –NAV (Labour and Welfare Service and the municipality): Hearing rehabilitation Technical hearing aids

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BackgroundNAV desires the best and most recently developed tools in the market –to meet the users' needs

Preliminary resultsNAV has gained knowledge of existing technology and services to best meet these needs

NAV initiated a design competition in 2011 in one of the areas where there were unsolved needs.

Secured increased interest / competition

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Dato Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT

Is there a solution available on the market?

No

Yes

R&D /innovation

project

PPI

The Basic Method – Hearing rehabilitation - NAV

- Wanted the best hearing technology available for users

- User group representatives were invited into the procurement team

Supplier conference and market research revelead that the challenge was really twofold

Solution available for parts of the need. Initiated a design competition in one of the areas where the market could not meet the needs.

Pilot project – Lyngdal municipality: Making use of technology in Care facilities

BackgroundA aging population and fewer hands at work calls for new solutions!

Preliminary resultsDialogue with the market inspired new and innovative ideas for the municipality.

Suppliers have also gained new insights into the needs and opportunities.

EU project "INNOBUILD"

Lyngdal (NO) and Falun (SE) municipality

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