Public Sector Sourcing

Trade Extensions has revolutionized the sourcing procedures in Sweden and other Nordic countries in three ways:

1. Development of solid methods for price / quality evaluation, making the sourcing more transparent and competitive.

• An assessment of a method used by the National Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet) to evaluate price and quality. (pdf) - Only available in Swedish.
• An assessment of a method used by the Swedish National Road Administration (Vägverket) to evaluate price and quality. (pdf) - Only available in Swedish.
• Article in Svenska Dagbladet (pdf) - Only available in Swedish.
• Article published by the Swedish Competition Authority (pdf) - Only available in Swedish.
• Information about TE Onex software

2. Introduction of combinatorial bidding. That is, suppliers are able to express synergies and constraints between offers. Read more about successes with combinatorial bidding at Vägverket.

• Public Procurement of Multiple Cleaning Contracts Using Combinatorial Bidding (pdf)
  Three Case Studies - Only available in Swedish
• Evaluation of procurement of road marking by means of combinatorial bidding in Sweden 2001 (pdf) - Only available in Swedish
• Article published by the journal Affärer on combinatorial bidding (pdf)
  Only available in Swedish
• 2003 Evaluation of public road cover procurement in Region Mälardalen, Sweden (pdf)
  Only available in Swedish
• 2002 Evaluation of public road cover procurement in Region Mälardalen, Sweden (pdf)
  Only available in Swedish

3. Introduction of on-line auctions. On-line auctions have been proven to be able to save huge amounts of money in the public sector. Read more about Göteborgs Stad's savings in a pioneering telephony auction.

Sample Public Sector services include:

• Project management
• Advising in strategy, procedure design etc.
• Courses and training
• ASP solutions

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