CEN WS/BII Business interoperability interfaces for public procurement in Europe The path towards more efficient procurement in Europe through standards and interoperability Enabling Electronic Procurement in Europe Brussels, 9 March Jostein Frømyr CEN WS/BII3 Vice-chair, technical coordination

CEN WS/BII Topics to be covered 1. Who we are and what we do 2. Our approach 3. Adoption 4. How we contribute to standardization and interoperability 5. Future developments 2

CEN WS/BII B usiness I nteroperability I nterfaces for public procurement in Europe (CEN WS/BII) BII has been a workshop within CEN BII supports European wide interoperability: the ability to exchange business information effectively Chairs: Peter Børresen (Phase 1) and Stuart Feder (Phases 2 and 3) Our participants are procurement experts from European public and private sectors which contribute to define common requirements

CEN WS/BII B usiness I nteroperability I nterfaces for public procurement in Europe (CEN WS/BII) BII has been a workshop within CEN BII supports European wide interoperability: the ability to exchange business information effectively Chairs: Peter Børresen (Phase 1) and Stuart Feder (Phases 2 and 3) Our participants are procurement experts from European public and private sectors which contribute to define common requirements

CEN WS/BII Our objective Facilitate interoperability along the whole procurement process 5

CEN WS/BII BII guides implementation of standards The focus of BII is on collecting European requirements and to provide guidance for consistent implementation of existing international standards. 6 Implementation guidance European business goals and requirements Standards UN/CEFACT SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS. Global business goals and requirements Implementations Community business goals and requirements

CEN WS/BII Our Approach to Interoperability A Profile is a technical specification describing: the choreography of the business process(es) covered, the electronic business transactions exchanged as part of the business process, the business rules governing the execution of that business process(es), its business collaborations and business transactions, as well as any constraints on information elements used the information content of the electronic business transactions exchanged, documented in the form of transaction Information Requirement Models based on a common vocabulary of business terms. Goal Requirements Syntax Validation

CEN WS/BII Core information requirements BII is defining core information requirement models the set of information elements sufficient to cater for the generally expressed business requirements applicable throughout the European market. BII specifications can be implemented as is, but may also be further customized for community use. 8 Customized Business Transaction Customized Business Transaction BII Business Transaction BII Business Transaction

CEN WS/BII Multi-part CWA Deliverables from BII3 9 Overview Guideline Profile UBL 2.1 syntax binding UN/CEFACT syntax binding 5 multi-part CWAs: Architecture Notification Tendering Catalogue Post-award 46 profiles using 59 business transactions 28 general methodology and guideline specifications 56 syntax binding to relevant UBL 2.1 and UN/CEFACT messages Validation artefacts 38 sets of validation artefacts

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CEN WS/BII BII enables interoperable e-procurements solutions 11 BII Profiles allow for interoperability at the organizational level. BII Information Requirement Models allow for interoperability at semantic level. BII syntax binding and validation tools supports interoperability at technical level. Application or platform For Economic Operator/Seller Application or platform For Contracting Authority/Buyer

CEN WS/BII BII contributes towards An integrated internal market where common solutions for digitalization of public procurement is a key enabler.

CEN WS/BII CEN/TC 440 From workshop agreements to European Standards Utilize – not duplicate – work from other activities Build upon and enhance the work of BII PC434 – e-Invoicing Approach and methodology Common vocabulary of business terms Leverage experience gained from implementation and coordinating activities WS/BII TC 440 TC 434 CEF EXEP ISA 2 E-PRIOR Strong consensus building Increased formal participation by member states Increased stability European wide perspective Support for possible legal measures Strong consensus building Increased formal participation by member states Increased stability European wide perspective Support for possible legal measures

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CEN WS/BII Your path towards more efficient procurement! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! For more information: 16