PIANOo

Better government procurement in the Netherlands. That's what PIANOo wants to achieve. Professional purchasing and improvement of compliance with the rules. PIANOo brings together experiences and knowledge in the field of public procurement. Through the PIANOo knowledge network, contracting authorities - central and local - help one another.

Government purchasing in the Netherlands accounts for about sixty billions Euro per year. Around thousand contracting authorities put more than ten thousand tenders on the market yearly. Hundreds of thousands of companies are doing business with Dutch central and local authorities.
Government procurement is increasingly important. More and more public authorities realise the strategic position of public procurement for good governance. Governments should avoid any appearance of wasting money. Good or even best value for tax payer's money has become a drive for professionalization of the procurement process.

TenderNed becomes the electronic procurement system for services, supplies and works in the Netherlands. It helps contracting authorities and economic operators through the whole online procurement process: from prior information notice to award of contract.
The advantages are clear. Using TenderNed means reduced paperwork for all concerned and more uniformity in procurement. It reduces the margin of error and companies only need to register company details once. TenderNed is a virtual market place where parties meet. TenderNed is an initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs; the system is administrated and further developed by PIANOo.

Visit the Website of TenderNed for more information (in Dutch).

Gathering information, keeping up-to-date and consulting colleagues with experience. That's what procurers need to do if they want to develop themselves. In short, those are precisely the foundations on which PIANOo bases its service. We follow the developments, changes and innovations in the area of public procurement closely. We gather knowledge on it - if necessary by organising pilots and specific projects - and share this with all purchasers.

PIANOo wants to release as much information as possible on public procurement through one virtual portal. http://www.pianoo.nl/ is the website - in Dutch - for purchasing and tendering in the public sector. Visitors find here the latest news and practical information, such as best practices, manuals, guidelines, regulations, jurisprudence, and links to other relevant organisations. It also provides access to handy instruments that support purchasers and tenderers in their work, such as PIANOo desk and a library of specifications.

Those who wish to find out more about procurement in practice or want to hear the experiences of others can attend the monthly PIANOo lunch session (on specific subjects), regional PIANOo meetings (two series a year, each series on a specific theme) or the annual PIANOo conference. These events offer information through lectures and workshops, presented by fellow professionals and specialists from various public organisations.

PIANOo desk is a confidential and virtual meeting place for government purchasers and tenderers with more than 2.900 active users. They share knowledge and experience, develop knowledge, collaborate, participate in working groups, pose each other questions or participate in discussions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week from behind their own desks. Every day all participants get an e-mail with all new discussions, questions, reports. In this way, PIANOo desk brings specialists from the public sector together around purchasing-related themes. PIANOo desk is only accessible for public sector employees who are involved in purchasing and tendering.