The Institute for Public-Private Partnership was founded in 2008 with the aim of stimulating scientific research activity in the field of legal and economic science, with special emphasis on issues related to the concepts of public-private partnerships, public services, public tenders and public procurement, state aid, project management, preparation of economic and investment studies, project financing and other related topics.
S-Procurement is designed according to the SaaS model – software as a service. This
means that access to the system is guaranteed to all users via any web browser, without maintenance or upgrade
costs. The company S-PROCUREMENT was founded with the mission of bringing to Slovenia one of the largest and
most sophisticated platforms for electronic ordering on a global scale. It was founded with the aim of
establishing an electronic ordering market in Slovenia, as it should be. The platform supports procurement
procedures in the public and private sector. We have achieved the initial inspirations. Information system used
Public procurement is a written repayment contract between a contracting authority and the selected economic entity. The subject-matter of a public contract can be the supply of goods, the provision of services or the execution of works. The most common contracting authorities are state authorities, municipalities, public institutions, public companies, etc.
In the literature, we often find the view that the involvement of the private sector in the provision of public goods and the implementation of public services is a novelty that was introduced within the framework of the public sector reform that took place over the last thirty years. However, with a closer look at history, we can conclude that the involvement of the private sector in the provision of public goods was already known in the Roman Empire, which can be clearly seen, e.g. on the example of the organisation of Rome's grain supply. If we analyse the system of organisation of Rome's grain supply established at that time from a distance of time, we find that, even by today's standards, it was relatively advanced and, according to modern terminology, it could be...
The Institute for Public-Private Partnership was founded also in the desire to transfer the knowledge from the field of public-private partnerships, which the founders acquired abroad, to the Slovenian space according to the principles – science for the development of practice. At the time, we tackled this in a pioneering way and with enthusiasm. It remains so even today, as the need for knowledge exchange between research institutions and the economy has become more and more evident in recent years. In times of difficult economic and financial situations, especially in the public sector, savings in education are increasingly being felt, including in the areas of activity of the Institute for Public-Private Partnership. Therefore, we dedicate educational activities and knowledge transfer...
Economic and financial analyses in the realisation of public projects are the basis on which decisions are made in the various stages of the realisation of the process. This applies both to projects that are managed as public procurement procedures, as well as to projects that are managed as public-private partnerships or concessions. Without adequate economic and financial analysis and evaluation of the project, the public partner will not be able to successfully implement the public project and conclude a quality contract. Poor economic analysis is reflected in the subsequent price increases of public projects, numerous annexes and amendments to the public contract, additional works, requests for early termination of the contract, etc.
In Slovenia, a functional definition of the concept of public service is established. It is considered that public services are those activities which, for various reasons, must be carried out in the public interest under a special regime. Our functional definition is based on French law. When defining the concept, we start from the nature of the activity and not from the form of the activity. It is such an activity that can not be partially or fully performed in the market within the context of market mechanisms and in particular on two grounds, either the activity in the market does not function or it should not be left to function in the market….
We are often approached by clients with a wide range of legal dilemmas they encounter at work. In particular, clients entrust us with drafting and reviewing various contracts in Slovenian or English, optimising the internal organisation of work, working hours, payment for work or improving employment and management contracts...
With the term project management, we define the set of knowledge and skills, tools and management processes that we need to successfully implement the planned project. Effective cooperation of the established project team and good project planning are important in the implementation of the project...
The term "energy performance contracting" or "energy contracting", as the institute for the contractual provision of energy savings is often colloquially called, is defined by Directive 2012/27/EC on energy efficiency in Article 2 (27) as a contractual arrangement between the beneficiary and the provider of an energy efficiency improvement measure, verified and monitored during the whole term of the contract, where investments (work, supply or service) in that measure are paid for in relation to a contractually agreed level of energy efficiency improvement or other agreed energy performance criterion, such as financial savings…
The Institute for Public-Private Partnership was founded in 2008 with the aim of stimulating scientific research activity in the field of legal and economic science, with special emphasis on issues related to the concepts of public-private partnerships, public services, public tenders and public procurement, state aid, project management, preparation of economic and investment studies, project financing and other related topics.
Thus, within the framework of the Institute, a group of experts from various fields, especially law, economics and project management, came together. The Institute formed a dynamic, professional and inquisitive research group. The team, which grows thoughtfully and carefully, consists of employees of the Institute and external experts, which builds on its academic and research work by implementing projects in practice under the principle of "science for the needs of the economy".
In this way, a close connection between scientific research work and consulting on concrete projects from the fundamental areas of activity of the Institute for Public-Private Partnership is enabled:
The mission of the Institute for Public-Private Partnership is:
The main advantages of the Institute are:
The Institute for Public-Private Partnership guarantees that all services will be provided by qualified and experienced experts from the areas of the Institute's activities mentioned above, who have practical experience in advising on projects both on the public and private side, and therefore can provide a comprehensive analysis of each of the project and thus contribute to its successful realisation.
We are looking forward to working with you.
