SIGMA Papers
SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) is a joint initiative of the OECD and the EU, principally financed by the EU. SIGMA Papers is a series of specialised reports that are focused on particular issues in governance and management, such as expenditure control, administrative oversight, interministerial co-ordination, public procurement and public service management.
Available in French (see link below) and other languages.
Egalement disponible en : Français
- ISSN : 20786581 (en ligne)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20786581
Centralised Purchasing Systems in the European Union
This study provides a comparative analysis of existing centralised purchasing institutions in selected EU Member
States in terms of organisation, coverage, objectives and rationale, financing models, types of framework
agreements and call-off systems, as well as the information technology used, and it examines success factors,
risks and future challenges.