Working Group meeting
Date: 05/09/2023
Participants: Paloma Arillo, Natalie Muric and Pascaline Laure Tchienehom
Model editor: Andreea Pasăre
Note editor: Alexandros Vassiliades
Discussion:
Publication of RDF Contract Award Notices in RDF
Since 28/08/2023 the Contract Award Notices (except those for Defence) are available in rdf format from the Publications Office. It was presented how to visualise the triples of a given notice in Cellar:
Via the link
The text in the Query Text
prefix cdm: http://publications.europa.eu/ontology/cdm# select * where {?s ?p ?o} limit 100
is replaced by the following query
SELECT * WHERE { graph http://data.europa.eu/a4g/resource/2023/519294_2023 {?s ?p ?o } }
And then press “Run Query”.
Where 519294-2023 can be any valid Contract Award Noice published on the TED website based on standard forms and not eForms and excluding eForms.
eAccess
Due to the code freeze for the v.4.0.0 it was decided to concentrate on the user stories for the ESPD Request.
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To set the context the involvement of different stakeholders was agreed:
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The Activity description was reviewed and agreed:
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Three new use cases were defined:
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Creating the ESPD Request,
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Providing the ESPD Request and
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Consulting the ESPD Request:
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| Use case | Description | Actors | Flow |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Creating the ESPD Request |
The Buyer creates an ESPD Request to ensure that the Tenderers are eligible and capable to participate in a Procurement Procedure by defining the Exclusion Grounds and Selection Criteria. |
Buyer |
The Buyer creates an ESPD Request on an ESPD platform. |
2. Publishing the ESPD Request |
The Buyer publishes the ESPD request to provide the Exclusion Grounds and Selection Criteria to potential Tenderers. |
Buyer |
The Buyer publishes the ESPD Request at the same time as the Notice (it is a Procurement Document). |
3. Consulting the ESPD Request |
The Economic Operators consult the ESPD request to understand whether they are eligible to participate in the procedure. |
Economic Operator |
An Economic Operator consults the ESPD request. |
Exclusion Ground is a Criterion that describes a legal requirement to be met by the Economic Operator to be a Candidate in the Procurement.
Selection Criterion is a Criterion that describes a capacity Requirement that the Economic Operator needs to fulfill to participate in the procurement.
Selection criteria may relate to:
(a) suitability to pursue the professional activity;
(b) economic and financial standing;
(c) technical and professional ability.
The user stories were reviewed and developed:
| Code | Role | User Story |
|---|---|---|
US-G-1 |
Buyer |
As a Buyer, I want to know that the Economic Operator substantiates the non-existence of the exclusion grounds and fulfils all qualitative selection criteria, so I can select it as a Candidate for the Procurement Procedure. |
US-G-2 |
Buyer |
As a Buyer, I need to define my Selection Criteria, therefore I would like to see the Selection Criteria my Organisation has previously used. |
US-G-3 |
Buyer |
As a Buyer, I need to define my Selection Criteria, therefore I would like to see the Selection Criteria which were previously used by other Organisations in my country. |
US-G-4 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know the Selection Criteria I need to fulfil, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-G-5 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know the Exclusion Ground I need to substantiate, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-1 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know which evidence needs to be supplied by relied upon entities, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-2 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know for which Criterion I need to provide information on a relied upon entity, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-3 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know which evidence needs to be supplied by potential subcontractors, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-4 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know for which Criterion I need to provide information on a potential subcontractor, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-5 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the required number of fiscal years of the general yearly turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-6 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the required threshold per year of the general yearly turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-7 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the minimum required amount of the general yearly turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-8 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the required number of fiscal years of the general average turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-9 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the minimum required amount of the general average turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-10 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the required number of fiscal years of the specific average turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-11 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the required business domain of the specific average turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-12 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the minimum required amount of the specific average turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-13 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the required number of fiscal years of the specific yearly turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-14 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the required business domain of the specific yearly turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-15 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the minimum required amount of the specific yearly turnover, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-16 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the financial ratio type, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-17 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the definition of the financial ratio, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-18 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the minimum required amount of the financial ratio, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-19 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the applicable period of the financial ratio, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-20 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the type of the professional risk indemnity insurance, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-SC-21 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to know what is the minimum required amount of the professional risk indemnity insurance, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-EG-22 |
Economic Operator |
As an Economic Operator, I want to see in which countries national exclusion grounds are included in the Procedure, so I can take part in the Procurement Procedure. |
US-EG-23 |
Buyer |
A Buyer wants to see if any Procedure has been processed without Exclusion Grounds, and if so, what type of Procedure was it. |
US-EG-24 |
Buyer |
As a Buyer, I want to see if the Economic Operator was convicted for participating in a criminal organisation, the reason and the period. |
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Discussion over the epo:EvidenceTemplate came to the surface again, further input from the ESPD Open User Community is required in order to exactly define what this concept is..