Drukuj The Nordic Public Procurement (NPP) Forum 2012

We invite you to register for Nohr-Con’s coming annual Nordic Public Procurement Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark in March 2012.

The Nordic Public Procurement (NPP) Forum is indeed a conference to look forward to!

Register 3 and pay for 2!

The speakers are some of the best specialists working with Public Procurement in Europe:

Agnete Gersing, Director General, Danish Competition Authority
Sue Arrowsmith, Achilles Professor of Public Procurement Law and Policy, Director, Public Procurement Research Group, University of Nottingham, UK
Steen Treumer, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Christopher H. Bovis, Professor JD, MPhil, LLM, FRSA, University of Hull, UK
Sofia Lundberg, Assistant Professor, Umeå University; Committee of Inquiry on Public Procurement, Sweden
Kristian Mørk Puggaard, Director, Associated Partner, DAMVAD Economics, Denmark
Tina Braad, Lawyer/Partner, Holst Advokaterne (Holst Law Firm), Denmark
Esben Madsen, Head of Supplies and Logistics, Region Midtjylland (Region Mid-Jutland), Denmark
Per Harbø, Program Manager, National Program of Supplier Development, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
René Franz Henschel, IACCMand DCAM board member, Associate Professor, Department of Law, Aarhus University, Denmark
Eleni Galyfianaki, ePractice.eu Consulting Team

By attending the conference you will:

Improve your knowledge of the new legislation including recent amendments
Understand the relevant case law
Enhance your ability to manage the procurement process within the rules
Enhance your ability to advice about the procurement process and -design.

Gain access to the latest research and news on these subjects:

The ongoing reform of the Public Procurement Policy
New directions in Public-Private Partnerships
How to conduct innovative procurement despite challenges
Multiple contracts - do combinatoral auctions lower costs?
New developments in EU Public Procurement Law
Recent developments in case law of the Court of Justice in the field of Public Procurement on reward procedures and remedies
Competitive dialogue in the EU
Cutting-edge supply structure case, Denmark
Innovative public procurement cases from the National Program of Supplier Development, Norway
Optimizing contract management in Public Procurement organizations

The conference is of interest to:

Lawyers, all purchasers from the public and utility sectors, their suppliers and consultants, who wish to be up to date on current issues within public procurement law and design.

Conference Coordinator Auryte Cekuolyte, ac@nohr-con.com.

Conference language:

The conference will be conducted in English.

Moderator both days:

Christopher H. Bovis, Professor, Law School, University of Hull, UK

These companies and organizations have already registered:

Aarhus University - Advokatfirmaet Grette DA - Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS - Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS - Agency for Electronic Communications, Macedonia - Amgros I/S - Arkitektbedriftene i Norge - ATP Ejendomme A/S - Attorneys at Law Borenius - Central Denmark Region (Region Midtjylland) - Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise - DAMVAD Economics - Danish Competition Authority - Difi, Agency for Public Management and eGovernment - Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning - EFTA Surveillance Authority - ePractice.eu - Europakontoret i Skåne AB - European GNSS Agency - European Patent Office - Finnish Broadcasting Company - GS1 Denmark - Hansel Ltd. - Helse Nord RHF - HINAS - Holst Law Firm - Kluge Advokatfirma DA - KPMG Law Advokatfirma DA - Krogerus Attorneys Ltd - Københavns Ejendomme - Law Office "Eversheds Bitans" - Niuvanniemi Hospital - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) - PostNord AB (publ) - PTCServices - Region Sjælland - SIMONSEN Advokatfirma DA - SKL Kommentus Inköbscentral AB - Statnett SF - Statoil - The Swedish Transport Administration - The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities - Umeå University - University of Copenhagen - University of Hull - University of Nottingham - Vejdirektoratet - Vilnius University - Øvre Romerike Innkjøpssamarbeid

PROGRAM	Conference day 1, the 19th of March
09.30 – 10.00	Registration and refreshments
10.00 – 10.10	Welcome
10.10 – 10.40	Opening speech: EU-chairmanship on the ongoing reform of the Public Procurement Policy *The Danish Counsil Presidency represented by Agnete Gersing,* *Director General,* *Danish Competition Authority*
10.40 – 10.50	Short break
10.50 – 11.45	New directions in Public-Private Partnerships Public-Private Partnerships: Concepts and EU Procurement Concessions: Risk transfer and payment mechanisms PPP Structures: Delivery and Finance Exclusive rights and Public-Private Partnerships Services of General Economic Interest and Public-Private Partnerships *Public-Private Partnerships versus* Public-Public Partnerships Privatisation of Public Services Christopher H. Bovis, Professor, Law School, University of Hull, UK**
11.45 – 12.00	Short break
12.00 – 12.30	How to conduct innovative procurement despite challenges In a recent report conducted for the Nordic Council of Ministers, DAMVAD has presented six Nordic examples of best practices within innovative procurement in health care. The presentation concerns insights from the report focusing on how challenges within the legal framework can be dealt with. Focus will be on: The potentials within innovative procurement for companies and the public sector What differentiates innovative procurement from standard procurement Insights from the cases concerning how innovative procurement can be conducted despite barriers and challenges in navigating the legal framework A look towards the future for innovative procurement in the Nordic countries. *Kristian Mørk Puggaard, Director, Associated Partner, DAMVAD Economics, Denmark*
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 14.15	Best practice case experiences within innovative public procurement, Norway The National Program of Supplier Development in Norway has been launched to stimulate a different use of public procurement to ensure innovation, and increase the understanding of using public procurement to solve national needs. Presentation of The National Program of Supplier Development Case inspiration: National Operahouse Heating Schools in Oslo Care + *Per Harbø, Program Manager, National Program of Supplier Development, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise*
14.15 – 14.30	Coffee break
14.30 – 15.30	Public Procurement of Multiple Contracts - Do Combinatorial Procurement Auctions Lower Cost? *Sofia Lundberg,* *Assistant Professor, Umeå University; Committee of Inquiry on Public Procurement, Sweden*
15.30 - 15.40	Short break
15.40 – 16.40	New developments in EU public procurement law and the on-going debate on reform of the EU’s legal framework *Sue Arrowsmith,* *Professor, University of Nottingham, UK*
16.40 – 17.00	New procurement forum, initiated by the European Commission ePractice.eu is an initiative of the European Commission. Communication is built around Communities, where peers can meet either physically via workshops or virtually via blogs. One of the Communities is the eProcurement Forum with a dedicated Newsletter which includes domain news and events taking place around Europe. Learn more about ePractice.eu and how you can benefit from it. Eleni Galyfianaki, ePractice.eu Consulting Team eProcurement forum, a community fostered by the ePractise.eu forum - a European Commission initiative ePractice.eu is an initiative of the European Commission tailored to the needs of eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth practitioners. Communication is built around Communities, where peers can meet either physically via workshops or virtually via blogs. One of the Communities is the eProcurement Forum with a dedicated Newsletter which includes domain news and events taking place around Europe. Learn more about ePractice.eu and how you can benefit from it. *Eleni Galyfianaki, ePractice.eu Consulting Team*
17.00 – 17.10	End of conference day 1
19.00	Conference dinner (not included in the price, separate registration required)

PROGRAM	Conference day 2, the 20th of March
08.30 – 09.00	Registration and refreshments
09.00 – 09.10	Welcome
09.10 – 10.15	Recent developments in case law of the Court of Justice in the field of public procurement on award procedures and remedies *Sue Arrowsmith* *Professor, University of Nottingham, UK*
10.15 – 10.30	Short break
10.30 – 11.30	Competitive dialogue in the EU - Session 1: Introduction to competitive dialogue and the scope of the procedure The background for the introduction of the competitive dialogue procedure Complex procurement prior to competitive dialogue How competitive dialogue procedure has been transposed into national law Scope of the competitive dialogue in law and practice *Steen Treumer, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark* *Sue Arrowsmith* *Professor, University of Nottingham, UK*
11.30 – 11.40	Short break
11.40 – 12.40	Competitive dialogue in the EU - Session 2: Operation of the competitive dialogue procedure The planning stage and drafting of the descriptive document Confidentiality of information and solutions Choosing the candidates to participate in the dialogue Models for structuring of the dialogue phase Reduction of solutions or participants? Clarifying, supplementing and changing the award criteria Completeness of final tenders – how complete must these be? Changes to the project after choosing the winner Payments for costs of participation *Steen Treumer, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark* *Sue Arrowsmith,* *Professor, University of Nottingham, UK*
12.40 – 13.40	Lunch
13.40 – 14.40	Cutting-edge Supply Structure case, Region Midtjylland (Mid-Jutland) *Esben Madsen, Chief Adviser – Logistics, Department of Procurement & Clinical Engineering, Region Midtjylland* (Mid-Jutland), Denmark *Svend Bjerregaard, Attorney, Holst Law, Denmark*
14.45 – 15.00	Coffee break
15.00 – 16.00	Optimizing Contract Management in Public Procurement Organizations Surveys show that the management of public procurement contracts needs to be optimized in order to save costs and capture the anticipated savings. Surveys also show that public procurement organizations can generate savings of more than 2 % on their contract budget if they implement best practice contract management In this presentation, the results of the different surveys will be presented, and how this should affect Contract Management in the Nordic Regions as well as in other regions of the world. The presentation will finally address some of the "best practices" good advices that every public procurement organization should carefully consider before planning and investing in Contract Management systems. *René Franz Henschel, Associate Professor, Department of Law, Aarhus University, IACCM and DCMA board member, Denmark*
16.00 – 16.15	End of the conference

We reserve the right to change/amend the programme.

Miejsce konferencji

Your investment is
Package 1: One day: 899€, per person, ex VAT - network dinner not included

Package 1a: One day: 998€, per person, ex VAT - network dinner included

Package 2: Two days: 1499€, per person, ex VAT - network dinner day 1 not included

Package 2a: Two days: 1598€, per person, ex VAT - network dinner included

Please inform us which package you choose in the box "additional comments" in the registration form

Register through the button in the top of this page. Register 3 and pay for 2!

Substantial documentation, lunch and refreshments are included.
Conference dinner and accommodation are not included.

The conference network dinner will be held at Restaurant Umami (Store Kongensgade 59, Copenhagen). The price: 99€ including 3 glasses of wine.

If you have any questions regarding the conference, please feel free to contact Head of Development Mette Stenberdt Nielsen