The system makes the process of public procurement preparation and processing more efficient, it facilitates purchasing and acquisition processes and simplifies communication between the contracting authorities and suppliers. Elstan and NIPEZ code list is used for reducing costs of purchasing products, goods and services.
NIPEZ code list a unified central system of classification for purchases within the public sector of the Czech Republic, which is compatible with the CPV code list and it is based on the NATO codification system. It contains sets of purchased commodities characteristics which are generalised adequately to stand for a certain type of template making it possible to describe the commodities in a standardized way. Elstan software application uses these templates for easy and efficient preparation of parametric description of public procurement.
Standardised description of purchased goods and services
Updating based on legislation
Full data portability along with international standards ISO 22745 and ISO 8000