Join the biggest independent public procurement event in the Northern Europe!
We are already looking forward to welcoming you in Copenhagen for a mesmerising mix of exciting conferences, workshops & networking opportunities with other passionate public procurement peers! If you are not able to show up in Copenhagen you are more than welcome to join the two main conference days online at Nordic Public Procurement Forum!!
Finally, we are ready to open the doors once again for a whole week of Public Procurement (PP) knowledge-sharing!
All week long, we have an interesting programme with various activities focusing on public procurement. You can join our workshops, conference day 1 or 2, or be a part of the Norwegian or Swedish day. You have the opportunity to seize exactly the things that you want to learn more about.
We hope to see as many as possible in Copenhagen for Nordic Public procurement Forum. But if you are unable to meet with us, then the workshop on Framework Agreements and two main conference days will also be available for you to attend online. Just let us know when you are registering that you prefer to join us online. Then we will make sure that you will get the best out of your online experience back home. The online link will be sent to you a week before the event and we will use Microsoft Teams.
You choose what days you want to join us in Copenhagen. You can see all the different programmes right here on our website. Combine your own package and pick the days you want to attend.
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09:45 | Registration and morning coffee |
10:00 | Welcome Moderator: Jan Telgen, Professor Emeritus of Public Procurement at University of Twente and and Co-Director of the Public Procurement Research Centre |
10:05 | Introduction to contract award methods
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11:15 | Coffee break |
11:30 | Criteria and scoring: Practical exercises
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12:30 | Lunch |
13:30 | Relative scoring
Minimum quality levels |
15:00 | Coffee break |
15:15 | My favorite method: Awarding on Value
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16:30 | Q & A |
16:45 | Thank you for the day
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09:45 | Registration and morning coffee |
10:00 | Welcome: DEFENCE PROCUREMENT: IS THERE AN INTERNAL MARKET FOR THAT AND HOW DOES NATO AFFECT IT? Moderators: Carri Ginter, Ph.D. and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law at University of Tartu, Partner at Sorainen Law firm Katrine Plavina-Mika, Senior Associate at Sorainen Law firm, Chair of the Public Procurement Committee at the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a former representative of the Eurochambres at the European Commission’s Stakeholder Group on Public Procurement Mario Sorm, Senior Associate at Sorainen law firm |
10:10 | Introduction to defence procurement:
Exemptions |
11:15 | Coffee break |
11:30 | Examples of transposition of the Defence directive to national laws in light of the war in Ukraine Essential security interests versus the internal market Can we exclude Chinese components and companies from public procurement? |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:30 | Workshop: Local components in defence procurement – when can we invoke security of supply? Issue spotting exercise with additional twists and turns. |
15:15 | Coffee break |
15:15 | Workshop: The NATO dimension of national defence procurement Issue spotting exercise regarding NATO standards, qualification criteria and other items used in national public procurement. |
16:30 | Q & A |
16:45 | Thank you for participating |
The conference will be conducted in English.
The Nordic Public Procurement Forum is of interest to all purchasers from the public and utility sectors, their suppliers and consultants and lawyers, who wish to be up to date on current issues within public procurement law and design.
Participants from 19 different countries joined us in 2023:
YOUR INVESTMENT*
1 day: € 899 ex VAT
2 days: € 1798 ex VAT
3 days: € 2697 ex VAT
4 days: € 3596 ex VAT
5 days: € 4495 ex VAT
* Same price for online participation.
JOIN THE EVENING PROGRAM
20th of November
Main conference dinner (separate registration required).
What will you get?
During the event, you will get delicious servings: a light breakfast, lunch, beverages, fruit and snacks. You will also get access to the speakers’ presentations digitally.