Digitalisierung der öffentlichen Beschaffung mit dem XKatalog von team neusta

Digitization of public procurement through XKatalog

This project focused on the development and piloting of the XKatalog Post-Award, which aims to digitize and simplify the public procurement process. The goal was to create the basis for a uniform catalog standard that would enable more seamless and efficient collaboration between administrative units and suppliers.

Shortcuts to the project

The development and testing of the XKatalog was carried out for our customer, the Senator for Finance in Bremen, between the University of Koblenz, KoSIT, and us, and is part of the cooperation project for the standards-based digitization of the public purchasing and procurement process. The customer is a central financial authority that deals with the optimization and digitization of administrative processes. Between October 2024 and December 2024, we pursued the goal of piloting and testing an interoperable standard for public procurement, the XKatalog. The result was the successful development of a prototype for an ordering system and the piloting and validation of the XKatalog as a new national standard, which brought the customer another step closer to digitizing its procurement processes. This standard is based on the European standard EN17015 EPP Catalog and the Peppol BIS Catalog and can therefore also be used internationally.

Support during the analysis phase & requirements definition
Support with design and planning
Support for the implementation carried out by the University of Koblenz and KoSIT
Leadership in the pilot phase
Development of the prototype XProcurement ordering system, design with Figma, implementation with XML, Java Spring Boot, and Angular, quality assurance and testing, testing and validation of the XCatalog with real data

The added value of the XCatalog

Digitization

More efficient and standardized procedures in the public procurement process

Interoperability

Improving cooperation between suppliers and administrative units

Seamless workflow

Step towards a fully digital process from tender to order

Future-proofing

Establishing a basis for the nationwide introduction of a uniform catalog standard

From idea to standard: XKatalog revolutionizes public procurement

The project was another step toward the digitization of public procurement. We were able to contribute significantly to its success thanks to our expertise in developing user-friendly IT solutions and our collaboration with public institutions. The XKatalog was successfully piloted and now forms the basis for a national standard.