1. 1 Paris, March 7 th 2005 Procurement Auctions: Analysis of Competition Paris, March 7 th 2005 Matteo Zanza – Consip Research Unit

2. 2 Paris, March 7 th 2005 Auction is a device to induce competition. For this reason it would be very important and interesting to analyse the level of competition that has been reached in the procurement auctions we have run up to now. From the past we can learn whose practices that can make auctions perform better and improve upon the whole auction design, increasing savings and obtaining higher quality. Why?

3. 3 Paris, March 7 th 2005 How? Analyse 3 or 4 product categories that have to be as homogeneous as possible. Among them we thought about:  Fixed-line telephone service;  Paper for printers;  Video Projectors;  Printers;  Gasoline;  Others?

4. 4 Paris, March 7 th 2005 How? Finding meaningful measures of competition is not an easy task. It seems appropriate to focus the analysis on the following aspects:  Economic value of the contract;  Time length of the contract and frequency;  Auction format;  Number of lots and participants per lot;  Awarding prices, Market prices, Public sector purchasing prices;  Awarding criteria (formula);  Percentage of economic and technical points;  Others?

5. 5 Paris, March 7 th 2005 How? When? MAMJJASOND Distribution of Questionnairesjjj j Filling in the Questionnairedd d Collectionkkkkkk kk Elaborationkkkkk k First draft mmmmm Collectionlllllllkkk k Final reportllllllllllll Different Questionnaires for product category. Only specific questions. Easy and quick to fill in.