DIN CWA 16558:2013-07

This European CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA 16558:2012) has been prepared at CEN by CEN Workshop CEN/WS BII2 "Business Interoperability Interfaces for Public procurement in Europe phase 2", the secretariat of which is held by NEN (Netherlands). This CEN Workshop Agreement (abbreviated as CWA) of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is the product of the second CEN workshop regarding "Business Interoperability Interfaces for Public procurement in Europe" (WS/BII2). The objective of the Initiative for Business Interoperability Interfaces is to provide a framework for interoperability in pan-European electronic procurement transactions, expressed as a set of requirements and technical specifications. The requirements are input into UN/CEFACT standards in order to ensure global interoperability. In this document, which covers a series of technical specifications and additional documents, the architecture of Business Interoperability Interfaces (BII) is specified. For this purpose, general issues that are not specific for a given business process area are dealt with. The architectural documents and guidelines have been annexed to this CWA. These documents and guidelines are equally applicable to all other CWAs developed in the context of this workshop "WS/BII2". This CWA is part of the set of CWAs that have been prepared by the second CEN Workshop on "Business Interoperability Interfaces for Public procurement in Europe" (WS/BII2). The following CWAs that were prepared in the context of the workshop: - CWA 16558 - BII Architecture (BII)- CWA 16559: BII Profile 10 - Tender Notification - CWA 16560: BII Use of profiles in the tendering process - CWA 16561- BII eCatalogue profiles - CWA 16562: BII Post-award profiles The CEN Workshop on "Business Interoperability Interfaces for Public procurement in Europe" has the following tasks: - Identify and document the required business interoperability interfaces related to pan-European electronic transactions in public procurement expressed as a set of technical specifications. For this purpose, current and emerging UN/CEFACT standards shall be considered in order to ensure global interoperability. - Coordinate and provide support to pilot projects implementing the technical specifications in order to remove technical barriers preventing interoperability.