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Aggregated Procurement TF-MSP, Vienna 10 February, 2014
Aggregated Procurement
TF-MSP, Vienna10 February, 2014
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Robert [email protected]
CIO & IT Services DirectorUniversity of Malta• medium-size university• small NREN for
• small country
Aggregated procurement - quo vadis?
“Il-waranofsinhar it-tajjeb”
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Motivation
Small meansLimited scope for joint procurement within our countryCurrent aggregated procurement activities by DANTE and TERENA much appreciatedEncourage more!
Proposal made to include at least a small joint procurement activity with GN3+ proposal
Included as part of SA6 Task 2
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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 fromTERENA Compendium responsesNREN websitesMeetings and workshopsAsking NRENs directly
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Way forward
Look at what NRENs are currently procuring for their members within their countries. Identify:
What items are being procuredAny benefits for these NRENs to jointly procure any of these items with other NRENsOther 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
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What joint procurement to go for?
Identify possible candidatesShort-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+
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