The role of a contracting authority in the optimization of investment and construction process in the Public Procurement Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
pp. 2-6
Author(s):  
Renata Tanajewska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals The role of internal audit in public procurement and the fight against corruption (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Revizor ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (93) ◽  
pp. 55-70
Author(s):  
Željko Rička ◽  
Anita Šadić
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Systemic Corruption

Relevant governmental bodies and organizations, non-governmental organizations, international organizations and institutions, especially the media, show increased interest in corruption related to the public procurement. Public procurement is the most frequently cited area in the context of systemic corruption for the simple reason that it directly represents the spending of public money on a large scale, which according to OECD data represents about 7-15% of GDP. One of the possible approaches to prevent corruption in public procurement is the systematic building of the integrity of all entities and institutions involved in the public procurement process. Due to the fact that the internal audit way of organization and work is closest to practical issues of public procurement it has the opportunity to achieve the largest coverage of cases for which public funds are engaged.

Unravelling SMEs’ participation and success in public procurement

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmela Di Mauro ◽  
Alessandro Ancarani ◽  
Tara Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) within the Canadian public procurement, by seeking to identify barriers and supporting factors of MSMEs’ participation and success in public tenders. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis builds on a unique survey run by the Canadian federal government, which addressed firms either participating or not participating in public tenders. Model estimation on the survey data relies on sample selection methodologies, which allow separating determinants of MSMEs’ decision to participate from determinants of success. Findings Results provide evidence that costs stemming from asset specificity and uncertainty (e.g. costs of bidding, requirements for participation, bundling of contracts and award rules based on minimum price) affect participation in public procurement. Within MSMEs, micro-firms are the most discouraged from participating. However, after controlling for factors affecting participation, micro-firms emerge as having a higher success rate, possibly because of high specialization and joint participation with larger firms. Research limitations/implications Because of the cross-sectional nature of the data used for hypotheses testing, endogeneity may arise if ex post variables affect ex ante decisions. This may apply if participation in procurement feeds on success in past tenders. Social implications Findings may inform policies for the inclusion of smaller firms in the public marketplace. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first attempting to disentangle determinants of participation in public tenders from determinants of success. Separating the two aspects helps fine-tune SME-friendly public procurement policies, by identifying actions that effectively facilitate success of MSMEs in public tenders.

scholarly journals Procurement in the time of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
Albert Sanchez-Graells
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
The Public ◽  
Joint Procurement ◽  
The Face

This piece reflects on the role of public procurement regulation in the face of a situation, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, generating an extremely urgent need for the public sector to buy additional supplies and equipment. Counterintuitively, at a time of heightened public expenditure, public procurement rules are ‘deactivated’. That does not mean that unusual procurement mechanisms are not ‘activated’, though, as the example of the EU’s Joint Procurement Agreement shows. It also does not mean that ‘reactivating’ public procurement regulation will not present challenges, some of which deserve careful consideration.

scholarly journals Role of Public Organic Procurement Policies (POPP’s) in the implementation of organic food and farming strategies:

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
Bent Egberg Mikkelsen ◽  
Martin Lundø
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Policy Mix ◽  
The Public

Targeting public procurement policies has become an important goal for European policy makers since it is believed to contribute to more sustainable food systems and food consumption patterns. Food purchased by the public for institutions such as hospitals, care homes, universities, prisons, schools, armed forces and canteens represent a significant part of the food economy in European countries. As a result governments at different levels have adopted policies that promote organic food and farming in many countries. Since agencies and institutions of the public can be expected to be influential by setting good examples of food consumption, the food for the public plate has come to take a much more visible role in public service provision policymaking over the past decades. However, for such strategies to be effective the right policy mix is essential. This paper reports on the Danish case of Public Organic Procurement Policy (POPP’s) and its role in organic food and farming strategies. It gives a brief account on component of the policy mix including the setting up of a labelling system, a monitoring system for sales volumes and a foodservice workers training program. The paper examines the first results from the monitoring system and provides insight in the progress of POPP’s. It details the implementation and maintenance of the monitoring program and discusses the role of metrics in relation to other policy tools as well as the contribution that monitoring can make in terms of policy implementation.

scholarly journals The Construction of the Great Synagogue in Stockholm, 1860–1870: A Space for Jewish and Swedish-Christian Dialogues

Arts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Maja Hultman
Keyword(s):  
Lay Leadership ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
National Narrative ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Physical Product ◽  
Historical Figures ◽  
Christian Society

The construction of the Great Synagogue in Stockholm during the 1860s initiated Jewish communal debates on the position and public presence of Jews in the Swedish pre-emancipatory society. An investigation into the construction process not only reveals various Jewish opinions on the sacred building, but also the pivotal role of Swedish-Christian actors in shaping the synagogue’s location, architecture, and the way it was presented in the public narrative. The Jewish community’s conceptualization and the Swedish society’s reception of the new synagogue turned it into a space on the ‘frontier.’ Conceptually situated in-between the Jewish community and the Swedish-Christian society, it encouraged cross-border interactions and became a physical product of the Jewish and Swedish-Christian entangled relationship. Non-Jewish architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander, historical figures prominent in the Swedish national narrative, and local and national newspapers were incorporated by the Jewish lay leadership into the creative process, and they influenced and circulated the community’s self-understanding as both Swedish citizens and Jews of a modern religion. The construction process and final product strategically communicated Jewish belonging to the Swedish nation during the last decade of social and legal inequality, thus adding to the contemporary political debate on Jewish emancipation.

FAS Russia: problems and prospects of control activities in the field of public procurement

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Arthur Viktorovich Lazarev ◽  
Anastasia Romanovna Lazareva ◽  
Natalia Alekseevna Prodanova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Procurement Procedure

The article defines the role of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of the Russian Federation in the system of inspecting competition violations in the field of procurement; analyzed statistics of violations in this area; Based on a critical analysis of the FAS, the prospects for the development of control activities by this service in the field of public procurement are substantiated; a number of measures are formulated, the application of which would make it possible to increase the efficiency of the public procurement procedure at the present stage.

Business Networks and Public Procurement in Turkey

2015 ◽  
pp. 249-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuba Bircan ◽  
Esra Çeviker-Gürakar
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Business Associations ◽  
Related Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Procurement Contracts ◽  
Critical Resources

In this chapter, we quantitatively analyze the role of network membership in the performance of firms within the public procurement market in Turkey. We use a unique public procurement dataset of all high-value public procurement contracts—those with a contract value worth over TL 1,000,000—awarded between 2005 and 2010. We consider two types of networks: (1) Internet-based procurement-specific networks and (2) business networks established through business associations. Internet-based procurement-specific business networks provide their members with a wide range of procurement related services, access to critical resources, and timely information. Business associations help member firms establish a strong and unified presence, effectively protect their shared interests, and thus collectively influence governmental economic policies. The findings suggest that both types of network memberships are effective in winning public procurement contracts. There is also an overlap among network memberships, with 8.4% of contracts awarded to the firms that have membership in both networks.

scholarly journals La ejecución de los fondos de recuperación europeos. Medidas sobre contratación pública introducidas por el Real Decreto Ley 36/2020.

2021 ◽  
pp. 281-312
Author(s):  
José Antonio MORENO MOLINA
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Royal Decree ◽  
The Public ◽  
Object Of Study

LABURPENA: Bi gauza aztertzen dira lan honetan: erosketa publikoek zer egin dezaketen ekonomiaren susperraldia bultzatzeko, eta “Next Generation EU” funtsak kudeatzeko eta exekutatzeko neurriak. Funts horiek -gogora dezagun- 36/2020 Errege Lege Dekretuaren bidez taxutu ziren, dekretu horrek premiazko neurri batzuk onartu ondoren Administrazio Publikoa modernizatzeko eta Errekuperazio, Eraldaketa eta Erresilientzia Plana gauzatzeko. Arauak kontratazio publikoaren arloan jasotzen dituen berezitasunak aztertuko dira. Ez dira edonoiz aplikatzen; ikusi behar da sektore publikoko edozein entitatek zer egiten duen funts europarren bidez finantza daitezkeen proiektuak eta jarduerak kudeatzeko eta exekutatzeko, orduan soilik aplika daitezke. Ondorioztatu dugunez, egintza horiek ez dira asko, eta ez dira urrun iristen. ABSTRACT: The work analyzes the role of public purchases to promote economic reactivation and the measures for the management and execution of the “Next Generation EU” funds adopted through Royal Decree-Law 36/2020, which approves urgent measures to the modernization of the Public Administration and for the execution of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. The public procurement specialties included in the standard are the object of study, which will apply only to the actions of any of the public sector entities aimed at the management and implementation of projects and actions that are financed with European funds and that at work it is concluded that they are limited and of little scope. RESUMEN: El trabajo analiza el papel de las compras públicas para impulsar la reactivación económica y las medidas para la gestión y ejecución de los fondos “Next Generation EU” adoptadas por medio del Real Decreto-ley 36/2020, por el que se aprueban medidas urgentes para la modernización de la Administración Pública y para la ejecución del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia. Son objeto de estudio las especialidades en materia de contratación pública que recoge la norma, que se aplicarán sólo a las actuaciones de cualesquiera de las entidades del sector público dirigidas a la gestión y ejecución de proyectos y actuaciones que sean financiables con los fondos europeos y que en el trabajo se concluye que son limitadas y de escaso alcance.

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