KoBe ETH+

KoBe ETH+ is managed by a steering committee. The Steering Committee has drawn up a set of regulations and thus laid down the tasks and responsibilities in writing.

The Steering Committee is responsible for defining the scope of duties and for the operational and strategic management of the KoBe ETH+ organisation. Coordinated procurement in the ETH Domain + Partners consists of the following units (members): ETH Zurich, EPFL Lausanne, the research institutes EMPA, EAWAG, PSI and WSL as well as the partner University of Zurich.

The members of the steering committee are:

• Stefan Spiegel, ETHZ (lead)
• François Chapuis, UZH
• Matthias Gäumann, EPFL
• Urs Leemann, EMPA
• Frank Behner, PSI
  

The focus team is made up of one procurement representative from the two ETH universities as well as the research institutes of the ETH Domain and the University of Zurich.

The focus team implements the annual business cycle, the focus of work and the goals, which are set by the steering committee. The Focus Team ensures a good exchange of experience, develops synergies and implements operational procurement goals.
Information and interesting facts from procurement, the institutions involved and the federal procurement conference are being exchanged.

The activities of the experience groups are also discussed and, if necessary, coordinated.

Members of the focus team

• André Baumgartner, ETHZ (lead)
• Benjamin Künzler, PSI
• David Pisacane, EPFL
• René Kunz, UZH
• Herbert Kurmann, WSL
• Martin Oertig, EMPA
• Leo Vogt, EAWAG

Experience groups (ERFA) perform coordinating, supporting and executive tasks, although the material groups of the institutions are analysed for procurement potentials. Existing ERFA groups work on projects in the areas of large equipment, telephony, insurance and certain new ERFA groups can work on the area of service procurement (e.g. guarding, laundry, facility management, IT).

The groups are made up of the responsible persons from the individual institutions. The focus of the experience groups is on a regular exchange of information on important topics of strategic procurement within the material groups.

The tasks of the experience exchange groups are:

• General exchange of experience in purchasing for the respective product group
• Targeted exchange of information to support or improve operational purchasing decisions, e.g. ongoing negotiations, supplier conditions, good and bad purchasing experiences, etc.
• Conducting group-specific negotiations with suppliers for the entire ETH Domain to achieve uniform conditions (discounts, quality, additional services, etc.).
• Mutual support in case of significant problems with a supplier
• Preparation of proposals and applications for the attention of the focus team on procurement regarding the interface to the federal offices (federal procurement commission, federal procurement platforms, etc.) and overarching projects for the further optimisation of strategic procurement in the ETH Domain.
• Identification and, if necessary, elaboration of further training courses tailored to the specific requirements of purchasing in the respective product group
• Appropriate measurement of the satisfaction of the points of demand with the suppliers as well as the services of the purchasing departments in the respective product group.
  

The KoBe ETH+ procurement centres are listed below. The focus team includes representatives of these procurement agencies.  

Purchasing Coordination ETH Zurich

external page Purchasing Department EPFL

external page Purchasing Department PSI

external page Purchasing Department EMPA

external page Main page EAWAG

external page Main page WSL

external page Material and Logistics UZH