The PD CEN/TR 17016 series supports CEN/TC 440, electronic public procurement, which provides standards in the form of business interoperability interface specifications, as a tool to ensure interoperability and thus facilitate efficient and effective electronic information exchange in the (public) e-Procurement processes. It facilitate end-to-end e-Procurement including both pre-award and post-award processes.
CEN/TC 440 provides a focused and coordinated approach to the development of appropriate European Standards that allows for user engagement and participation as well as effective production of the standards required by being focused on public procurement needs.
PD CEN/TR 17016‑101 focuses on e-ordering business interoperability specifications. E-ordering is issuing of an electronic order by the contracting body and its acceptance by the supplier or conversely issuing of an electronic order agreement by the Supplier.
PD CEN/TR 17016‑101 provides an overview of the set business interoperability interfaces specifications for e-Procurement covering the business areas of e-ordering and e-quotation.
PD CEN/TR 17016‑101 on e-ordering BII specifications is useful for:
E-Procurement refers to the use of electronic communications and transaction processing by public sector organizations and economic operators when buying and providing supplies and services or tendering works.
PD CEN/TR 17016‑101 on e-ordering business interoperability specifications, provides you with a set of specifications outlining business choreography, transaction, syntax binding specifications and guidelines required to support the e-ordering processes.
PD CEN/TR 17016‑101 covers list of deliverables (choreographies, transaction, syntax bindings and guidelines) are intended to provided for e-ordering.
CEN/TC 440 provides you with a focused and coordinated approach to development of appropriate European Standards that focus on cross-border and cross–platform interoperability to allow economic operators to select the platform of their choice and still can participate in procurement opportunities across the full European market and facilitate improved efficiency and cost reduction in both public and private sector entities.
CEN/TR 17016-101:2018