ESPD Version 4.0.x

Introduction

Article 59 of the new Public Procurement Directive 2014/24/EC introduced a new concept, the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) which is a self-declaration document intended for preliminary evidence in a public procurement procedure. By mapping out equivalent certificates between Member States, the ESPD replaces certificates issued by public authorities or a third party involved in a procedure. It is thus a valuable facilitator for cross-border participation of a greater number of potential operators in public procurement procedures and a valuable tool for integrating the European Single Market.

The European Commission (EC) has developed a data model and 'semantic assets' for the exchange of the ESPD between any Procurement stakeholder’s system. This Wiki aims to be a first landing point for organisations interested in using the model and assets in compliance with the Directive.

Road Map

Roadmap

v4.0.0 Release (October 2024)

This new version of the ESPD-EDM is a #minor release which focuses on:

  • updating the data structure

  • updating the code lists files

  • updating the xml examples files

  • updating the schematron files for code lists validation

  • updating the online documentation

For more information regarding the release, please refer to the release notes#.

The Directive

The model, named ESPD-EDM (standing for European Single Procurement Document - Exchange Data Model) is regulated by the above-mentioned Public Procurement Directive 2014/24/EC and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/7.


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