Call for applications for the selection of an expert following the resignation of a member of the Commission stakeholder expert group on public procurement

2013/C 301/04

By Decision of 3 September 2011 (1) (‘the Decision’), the Commission has set up a stakeholder expert group on public procurement. This group of experts replaces the previous advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement set up by Commission Decision of 26 May 1987 (2). The task of the group is to provide the Commission with high-quality legal, economic, technical and/or practical insight and expertise to help it shape the EU’s public procurement policy.

Under Article 4 of the Decision, the group of experts will consist of 20 members. Six members will be chosen in their personal capacity and will act independently and in the public interest. The remaining members may be appointed to represent a common interest that is relevant to the field of procurement or to represent organisations in the broad sense.

On 6 July 2012, the Director-General of DG Internal Market and Services appointed 20 members of the group for a three-year renewable mandate. Following the resignation of one member, the Commission services are calling for applications with a view to selecting a new member of the group, in accordance with Article 4 of the Decision. The Commission seeks an expert with first-hand experience in the award of public contracts, either due to their position in the supply chain, on the awarding side, or due to regular contacts or experience in the field of procurement. He/she may be an expert from business, including SMEs, associations of contracting authorities, academia, a lawyer, economist, statistics expert or other.

In all cases, the Commission services will take the following criteria into account when assessing applications:

The member of the group of experts must be a national of a Member State of the European Union or of an acceding country or a European Economic Area Member State. Signed applications must be sent by (23 days) at the latest. The date of sending will be established as follows:

The meetings of the group will take place either in English or (and) in French. Therefore, for practical reasons, the applicant must be able to express himself/herself fluently in one of those languages, and to have at least proficient passive understanding of both of them. Applications must be completed either in English or in French, clearly indicating the applicant’s nationality and including the necessary documentation.

All applicants must submit a curriculum indicating their educational background, professional experience and language knowledge (active and passive). The following information should also be included:

The Commission services reserve their right to ask for any supporting documents at a later stage, and to replace any member who has provided inaccurate or false declarations as regards the information above.

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Decision, all members of the group must participate actively in the meetings and in their preparation and follow-up, as needed. Meetings of the group are expected to take place at least twice a year.

The Commission services will select the member of the group for the remaining period of the three-year mandate, which is renewable once. Members must respect the conditions of confidentiality set out in Article 5 of the Commission Decision establishing this group of experts (4). Members appointed in their personal capacity must commit to act independently and in the public interest.

The Commission will reimburse travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the group in accordance with the provisions in force at the Commission, within the limits of the available budget. Members will receive no remuneration for their duties.

The list of members of the group of experts will be published in the register of expert groups (5).

Personal data will be collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (6).

For any further information, please contact:

Mr De Wulf, Ms Szalai or Ms Laszuk

Tel. +32 22999409

E-mail: Markt-c2@ec.europa.eu

Information on the results of the call for applications will be published on the Internet site of DG MARKT and in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1)  Commission Decision of 3 September 2011 setting up a Commission stakeholder expert group on public procurement and replacing Decision 87/305/EEC setting up an advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement (OJ C 291, 4.10.2011, p. 2).

(2)  Commission Decision of 26 May 1987 setting up an advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement (87/305/EEC) (OJ L 152, 12.6.1987, p. 32).

(3)  Commission Decision 2000/407/EC of 19 June 2000 relating to gender balance within the committees and expert groups established by it (OJ L 154, 27.6.2000, p. 34).

(4)  See footnote 1.

(5)  Members who do not wish to have their names disclosed may apply for a derogation from this rule. Requests not to disclose the name of a member of an expert group will be considered justified if publication could endanger the member’s security or integrity or unduly prejudice his or her privacy.

(6)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).