The Center for Political Studies and Analysis presented the results of public procurement monitoring on the regional and local levels
The main problems with public procurement in Ukraine are sub-threshold procurement, inaccessibility of information about public procurement, unwillingness of ordering parties to participate in electronic auctions, “rigged” tenders, and legislation that doesn’t reflect modern realities. This according to the participants of a roundtable in Kyiv on February 26 hosted by the Center for Political Studies and Analysis (CPSA) with support of the International Renaissance Foundation’s Civil Society and Good Governance Program, Pact Inc., and the East Europe Foundation.
During the discussion, the experts presented the results of monitoring of public procurement on the regional and local levels. They investigated purchases by 98 government entities totaling UAH 550 million. During their investigation, they sent nearly 1300 information requests and dozens of complaints to the Prosecutor General’s Office, offices of the Anti-Monopoly Committee, oblast administrations, etc.
As a result of their monitoring, the experts found systemic violations throughout Ukraine. According to CPSA director Viktor Taran, the most common problems that have a major impact on the efficiency, transparency and competitiveness of public tenders are the low professional level of the ordering parties and onerous conditions for businesses to participate in public tenders.
Contacts:
Center for Political Studies and Analysis
office@cpsa.org.ua
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The goal of the Civil Society and Good Governance Program is to promote development of a system to protect the rights of public and municipal service consumers and to support NGO policy capacity building.
