Title: Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement OECD Recommendation and Toolbox
1Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement OECD
Recommendation and Toolbox
- Elodie Beth
- Administrator Integrity
- Public Governance and Territorial Development
Directorate - OECD
2For a cleaner world economy
- Mission
- Partnering with countries for a cleaner,
fairer and stronger world economy - Recognising that weak governance, lack of
integrity and transparency are at the heart of
the crisis - Working methods
- Formulates standards at the international level
as well as practical tools for implementation - Offers country-specific reviews (peer reviews)/
know-how - Provides comparative and evidence-based analysis
3Outline of the presentation
- How the OECD can support public procurement
reforms in the Czech Republic - OECD policy instruments and toolbox on public
procurement - OECD comparative data on public procurement
- Transparency in public procurement
- E-procurement
- Peer reviews of public procurement system
4OECD Principles A Framework to assess countries
efforts in public procurement
- Principles on Enhancing Integrity in Public
Procurement - Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging in Public
Procurement - Transparency (e.g. openness of procedures, use of
new technologies) - Good management (e.g. procurement function)
- Prevention of misconduct (e.g. specialised
training) - Accountability and Control (e.g. remedy system,
access for civil society to key contracts) - Managing risks of waste, fraud and corruption
- Needs assessment, contract management
- Exceptions to competitive tendering Emergency
procedures, defence
5Elements of good practice and Toolbox
- Report on Integrity in Public Procurement Good
Practices from A to Z - Enhancing Integrity in public Procurement
On-line Toolbox
6Element of good practice for Good practice
example Transparency
- Policy concern Preventing risks of corruption
and ensuring accountability in the contract
management - Practice Publishing a notice on the amendment
and execution of the contract - By whom The Public Procurement Council in
Hungary, an autonomous body reporting to
Parliament - Role of private sector actors and civil society
to monitor contract
7- Transparency
- Guidelines for accelerated public procurement
procedures - Model format for supplier debriefings
- Checklist for record keeping
- Good management
- Template for market study report
- Template to solicit supplier information
- Checklist to enhance integrity in non-competitive
tender methods - Prevention of misconduct
- Code of conduct for procurement practitioners
- Gifts and gratuities checklist
- Indicators of procurement risk
- Accountability and control
- Online public procurement reporting
- Registration of private interests
- Etc.
8How does the OECD collect data and support
evidence based decision making?
- Survey questionnaires
- Systems of National Accounts
- European Commission data on expenditures of state
owned utilities - Country reviews Brazil, United States, etc.
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9 Transparency in public procurement (1)
- Providing an adequate degree of transparency
throughout the entire public procurement cycle is
critical to minimise the risk of fraud,
corruption and mismanagement of public funds, and
to level the playing field for businesses. - Access to laws, regulations, judicial and /or
administrative decisions, standard contract
clauses on public procurement as well as actual
means and processes by which specific procurement
are defined, awarded and managed.
10 Transparency in public procurement (2)
Frequency of publication of public procurement
information (2010)
Source OECD Survey on Public Procurement
(2010)
11 E-procurement (1)
- The use of ICTs in public procurement processes
- Enhances transparency and efficiency of
procurement process - Empowers citizens to hold public authorities
accountable - Decreases administrative burdens and cost
- Role of on-line portals for procurement
12c) E-procurement (2)
Online availability of public procurement
information
Source OECD Survey on Public Procurement
(2010)
13Public Procurement ReviewsUnited States example
- U.S. Governments Federal Acquisition system
US 540 billion per year - Office of Management and Budgets interest in
assessment of successes and challenges in
ensuring transparency, integrity and good
management in public procurement - OECD peer review of practice in selected federal
agencies and benchmarking against other relevant
countries - Transparency, accountability and integrity in
different stages of procurement cycle - Acquisition workforce
- Best value for taxpayers
- Competition
- Review and remedy mechanisms
14For Further Information
- Website http//www.oecd.org/gov/ethics
- Selected publications
- Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public
Procurement (2009) - Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement Joint
Learning Study on Yemen, Morocco (2010) - Integrity in Public Procurement Good Practice
from A to Z (2007) - Contact us OECD Integrity Unit
(gov.integrity_at_oecd.org)
15- Thank you
- Elodie Beth
- Elodie.beth_at_oecd.org