Public procurement accounts for 13% of GDP in OECD countries. Pressures on public spending – as well as the need for … important to measure the performance of public procurement. However, many countries still have not established a formal … measurement framework for the consistent assessment of procurement processes. The framework should also support data-based policy …

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 … 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 …

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 …

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

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 … overview of the relevant rules of the EU Directives and different e-procurement tools such as e-auctions, e-catalogues or …

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 …

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 … effectiveness of public procurement of infrastructure and beyond. It should improve the Value for Money propositions of both …