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TECHNICAL This perceived shift went beyond simply moving to electronic Public Procurement procedures and tools. It involved the re-evaluation of various pre-award and postaward processes meant to simplify Public Procurement. It also involved a massive effort towards the education about such a shift. One of the most substantial investments toward the success of this change were training initiatives involving both the Public Administration procurers and the Economic Operators. The shift towards electronic procurement never intended to deliver a drastic change overnight but rather to educate the people’s mindset, help them understand the benefits of this change and most importantly induce them to be proactive participants in this major milestone for the Maltese Public Administration. Since the inception of the ePPS, besides offering training opportunities to its Government procurers, the Department of Contractshas been delivering training sessions to Economic Operators, in collaboration with the Institute for Public Services which falls within the remit of the Office of the Prime Minister. Economic Operators may register to these weekly sessions to better familiarise themselves with Government’s e-Procurement platform. These workshops have always and are to date being held free of charge. So far, around 1400 Economic Operators have benefitted from this initiative. The Maltese Electronic Public Procurement System (ePPS) published its first open procedure in 2011. The ePPS supports the whole procurement cycle from publication, evaluation and award done completely through the same portal. The introduction of the platform www.etenders.gov. mt revolutionised Public Procurement. The ePPS was designed to support all the requirements within the EU Directives and is enhanced whenever required to keep up with changes both at EU level and locally. Since the publishing of the new Public Procurement Regulations, in October 2016, all public procurement in Malta estimated at €5,000 excluding VAT, was legally bound to be published electronically. Figure 1 - Number of registered Economic Operators Since 2013, the ePPS has experienced a strong uptake and steady participation by Economic Operators. As graphically depicted in Figure 1, the number of economic operators has been on a solid increase hitting the 6300 registrations mark in May <strong>2018</strong>. This number includes both Maltese and foreign economic operators. The number of Calls for Tenders (CfTs) published through the ePPS, since its inception, has also been on the increase, even if the numerical values flactuate according to EU Funding seasonality. Figure 2 portrays clearly the gradual increase in the number of CfTs published through the ePPS by the Maltese Government since January 2013. By August of the current year, a total of 4100 CfTs have already been published on the ePPS. Figure 2 - Number of published CfTs Future ePPS developments include the integration and inclusion of various public procurement processes and documentation, within one single procedure. Forms and processes which are currently submitted or undertaken in electronic format, will now be fully digitalised and integrated in the main public procurement procedure through which Economic Operators submit their offers. Such enhancements include the submission of the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) as part of the selection criteria, the requirements stemming from the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria and a National Compliance Certificates Register, and the integration of the e-CERTIS function, which is a guide to the different documents and certificates required from companies tendering for public contracts in any EU country,. The ePPS can be described as a success story and Malta established itself as a forerunner in this field. The success story does not end here, though. The Department of Contracts firmly believes that the progress in reforming this field with the incessant support of the central Government, will keep registering success for a better Public Procurement experience for public procurers and economic operators alike. 44 Autumn <strong>2018</strong>
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