1. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Dr Ama Eyo Lecturer and Public Procurement Specialist Institute for Competition and Procurement Studies, Bangor University, North Wales, United Kingdom a.eyo@bangor.ac.uk E-Government Procurement: Lessons from Implementation in Other Countries

2. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Agenda  Setting the scene  Imperatives for e-Government procurement  Sample case studies  Republic of Korea – early adopter  Mauritius – recent adopter  European Union – comparative positions in two Member States  Kenya – first African country to implement e-Procurement to devolved administration  Lessons from implementation in other countries  Conclusions - implications for Nigeria

3.  External pressures  Regional, e.g..,  EU Member States  United Kingdom  Portugal  International pressures  MDBs  Kenya  Rwanda  Uganda  Internal pressures  Environmental  Government policies www.bangor.ac.uk/law Imperatives for Implementation

4. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Case Study – Republic of Korea  Recognized world-wide as one of the most developed government e-procurement solutions in the world.  Features  Centralised national portal with end to end integration for all procurement activities  KONEPS  Commenced in 2002 ….and still evolving  Paid for by the government but developed by private sector  Functionalities - e-bidding, e-contracting, online shopping mall and e-ordering, and e-payment  Integrates e-Government procurement with other solution

5. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Case Study - Mauritius  Commenced implementation in 2014 to improve the level of bid responsiveness from suppliers!  Government owned national e-PS became operational in 2015  Contracting authorities manage and maintain contents  Deployment in 3 Phases  Supplier registration; and floating of tenders;  e-PS enabled with other functionalities (bid evaluation, notification of award & complete MIS; and  e-PS enabled to provide Framework Agreements and electronic Reverse Auction functions.

6. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Case Study – European Union  Features at EU level   e-Notification  e-Access  e-Submission  e-Invoicing

7.  Portugal  EU e-Procurement star  Centralised portal for notification  Decentralised certified levels for other procurement activities including e- tendering  United Kingdom  Multi-layered levels of contracting authorities  Fragmented e- procurement portals www.bangor.ac.uk/law Portugal v. United Kingdom

8. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Kenya (1)  Imperatives  Transparency, accountability and control of public funds  Deployment  e-Government Strategy Paper 2004;  Launch of e-PS in 2014 (original date was 2007)  Features  Combined with Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS);

9. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Kenya (2)  Call for postponement due to implementation challenges  Lack of supporting infrastructure;  E.g., Electricity, internet coverage  Recentralisation of procurement;  Marginalisation of local contractors in the tendering process; and  Malfunctioning of the system.

10. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Lesson 1  Governance of e-Procurement implementation  Strong government leadership and commitment;  Effective Lead e-Procurement Agency; and  Dedicated e-Procurement Champions; and  Resistance to opposing voices where they failed to offer valuable inputs!

11. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Lesson 2  Implementation strategies: Adoption of  Business Process engineering;  Comprehensive plan, road map and implementation strategy; and  Phased deployment

12. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Lesson 3  Critical success factors  Supportive Legislative framework;  Technological drivers;  Internet bandwidth, integration, security, supporting ICT infrastructure  Infrastructure;  Electricity  Resource capacity;  Readiness of procurement staff and suppliers,  Trained staff, suppliers and other stakeholders.

13. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Lesson 4  Ensure integration of all relevant systems and involvement of all stakeholders

14. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Lesson 5  Consider E-Procurement models and infrastructure  Design principles  End to end integrated system v. specific functionalities  Centralised portal v Decentralised portal  Government owned v. Private sector owned/contracting authority licensed  Off the shelf v. Develop new e-PS!  Hybrids

15. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Lesson 6 Consultations

16. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Lesson 7  Supply side issues  Special attention to SMEs  Help desk and a 24/7 monitoring mechanism to support users and to ensure high availability of the e-PS  procurement system

17. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Implications for Nigeria (1)  Consider  Political leadership and managerial support:  Carefully designed implementation strategy;  Effective E-Procurement Champions  Costs and budgetary support:  Financial justification  Return on investment  Practicability:  Any legislative/regulatory reform;  Technology upgrade;  Infrastructural support;  Resource capacity and training!

18. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Implications for Nigeria (2)  Consider  E-PS design and service models  Centralised v. Decentralised design;  Ownership  Implications of deployment disparities;  Address inertia and resistance to change from procurement staff and suppliers; and  Utilise participatory supplier enablement and stakeholder engagement activities.

19. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Summary  Preparation is key!

20. www.bangor.ac.uk/law Dr Ama Eyo Lecturer and Public Procurement Specialist Institute for Competition and Procurement Studies Bangor University, North Wales, United Kingdom a.eyo@bangor.ac.uk Thank you