evidence-based guide, relying heavily on subjective perception and judgement. Procurement strategy mistakes can substantially … new evidence- based tool to inform procurement decisions on major projects called Support Tool for Effective Procurement … Strategy or STEPS. The tool was applied toon two major road projects in Norway. STEPS can improve the efficiency and …

Procurement of information and communication technologies (ICT) plays a decisive role not only in public …-service delivery but in public-sector modernisation. This report takes stock of current ICT procurement practices in the Slovak … agile approaches in ICT procurement. It presents examples from OECD countries on ICT procurement reforms and the use of …

This Public Procurement Brief presents two new EU public procurement Directives (2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU) on … procurement by public and utilities sectors. The Directives are part of a recently adopted EU legislative package reforming the EU … public procurement rules. The Brief provides an overview of the new regulations, focusing on the following issues: general …

Public Procurement is a voluntary instrument, which means that individual Member States and public authorities can determine … considered as environmental considerations (e.g. increasing the energy efficiency of buildings, encouraging the development of … alternative energy sources) and how these considerations can be incorporated into the procurement process in line with EU law. …

SIGMA Brief 28 aims to give guidance to auditors dealing with public procurement processes. Based on audit experience … mainly concentrates on individual procurement procedures but concessions and public-private partnerships are also touched on …

The EU Public Procurement Directives cover three main types of contract: works, supplies and services including design …

Electronic means of communication can greatly simplify the publication of public contracts and increase the efficiency … and transparency of procurement processes. SIGMA Brief 17 explains what is meant by e-procurement and aims to explain the … rationale behind using e-procurement, presenting country examples and resulting improvements. The Brief also provides an …

utilities markets. The Utilities sectors are covered by separate and more flexible procurement rules in the European Union …

Defence procurement is the process through which authorities in the field of defence and security acquire various goods …, services or works they need in order to perform their duties and missions. Defence procurement constitutes a noticeable segment … of public procurement in the European Union. SIGMA Brief 23 gives a short overview of the particular characteristics of …