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No. 31 | 31 Jul 2014 |
2014 EU Directives
This Public Procurement Brief presents the new EU public procurement Directive (2014/23/EU) on award of concession contracts. The Directive is part of a recently adopted EU legislative package reforming the EU public procurement rules. The Brief... |
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No. 30 | 31 Jul 2014 |
2014 EU Directives - Public Sector and Utilities Procurement
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... |
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No. 6 | 28 Jan 2011 |
Advertising
Advertising of procurement opportunities and contract award results is a foundation stone of public procurement. Full and open advertising facilitates appropriate competition, develops markets and helps in the battle against corruption. SIGMA Brief 6... |
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No. 28 | 31 Jul 2013 |
Audit of Procurement
SIGMA Brief 28 aims to give guidance to auditors dealing with public procurement processes. Based on audit experience, it examines the stages that are worth looking at and explains why. It highlights those aspects that are recommended to be... |
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No. 15 | 25 Sept 2011 |
Below Threshold Contracts
The EU Public Procurement Directives only apply to contracts of a value that meet or exceed the relevant EU financial threshold. Below threshold contracts are not covered by the procurement Directives. However, below threshold contracts comprise the... |
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No. 20 | 25 Sept 2011 |
Central Purchasing Bodies
In some EU member states Central Purchasing Bodies are responsible for awarding public contracts and framework agreements for other contracting authorities. SIGMA Brief 20 provides an overview of the establishment and operation of a Central... |
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No. 18 | 25 Sept 2015 |
Concessions and PPPs
Concessions are contracts where the consideration for the works or services to be carried out consists either solely in the right to exploit the work or service, or in this right together with payment. The acronym PPP refers to Public-Private... |
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No. 22 | 25 Sept 2011 |
Contract Management
When a contracting authority enters into a contract with an economic operator, the arrangement cannot just be left to run. It must be managed to enable both the contracting authority and the economic operator to meet their contractual obligations.... |
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No. 23 | 25 Sept 2011 |
Defence Procurement
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... |
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No. 29 | 31 Jul 2013 |
Detecting and Correcting Common Errors in Public Procurement
SIGMA Brief 29 gives a short overview of the issue of common errors in public procurement. For the purposes of the Brief, errors are understood as infringements of public procurement rules and principles, regardless of the stage of the procedure. The... |
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No. 17 | 25 Sept 2011 |
E-Procurement
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... |
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No. 2 | 28 Jan 2011 |
Economic Issues in Public Procurement
Effective procurement strategies, which control costs and streamline processes, are vital to all contracting authorities. Pursuing the best value-for-money in public procurement, while keeping the process management costs down, requires several... |
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No. 25 | 31 Jul 2013 |
Establishing Procurement Review Bodies
A well-functioning procurement review and remedies system is in the interest of all stakeholders – economic operators, contracting authorities, contracting entities as well as the general public. SIGMA Brief 25 provides a description of the main... |
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No. 19 | 25 Sept 2011 |
Framework Agreements
The framework agreements instrument has been widely used and is considered as an efficient procurement technique throughout Europe. A framework agreement means an agreement between one or more contracting authorities and one or more economic... |
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No. 13 | 28 Jan 2011 |
Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Procurement
Public authorities are major consumers in Europe: they spend approximately 2 trillion euros annually. By using their purchasing power to choose goods and services with lower impacts on the environment, they can make an important contribution to... |
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No. 14 | 28 Jan 2011 |
Incorporating Social Considerations into Procurement
Public procurement is becoming a policy strategy instrument: public procurement procedures can also help public purchasers to implement policies governing social integration. SIGMA Brief 14 offers guidance for Contracting Authorities on what can be... |
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No. 27 | 31 Jul 2013 |
Monitoring of Public Procurement
Public procurement contracts represent a major share of any country’s GDP and public expenditure budget. For this reason monitoring the compliance and performance of public procurement systems is of the utmost importance. For the purposes of SIGMA... |
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No. 26 | 31 Jul 2013 |
Organising Central Public Procurement Functions
The establishment of central public procurement policy making and implementing bodies constitutes a major contribution to the successful development and favourable overall position of the public procurement system in a country. To make the public... |
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No. 21 | 25 Sept 2011 |
Performance Measurement
Public procurement contracts represent a major share of any country’s GDP and public expenditure budget. This fact alone provides sound reasons for analysing the performance of public procurement operations at all levels. Performance measurement is... |
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No. 11 | 28 Jan 2011 |
Procurement Tools
SIGMA Brief 11 focuses on three specific modern types of procurement tools: framework agreements, electronic auctions and dynamic purchasing systems. EU Member States have the option of deciding whether or not to implement provisions permitting these... |
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- ISSN: 23109246 (online)
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2014 EU Directives
OECD
31 Jul 2014
This Public Procurement Brief presents the new EU public procurement Directive (2014/23/EU) on award of concession contracts. The Directive is part of a recently adopted EU legislative package reforming the EU public procurement rules. The Brief...
2014 EU Directives - Public Sector and Utilities Procurement
OECD
31 Jul 2014
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...
Advertising
OECD
28 Jan 2011
Advertising of procurement opportunities and contract award results is a foundation stone of public procurement. Full and open advertising facilitates appropriate competition, develops markets and helps in the battle against corruption. SIGMA Brief 6...
Audit of Procurement
OECD
31 Jul 2013
SIGMA Brief 28 aims to give guidance to auditors dealing with public procurement processes. Based on audit experience, it examines the stages that are worth looking at and explains why. It highlights those aspects that are recommended to be...
Below Threshold Contracts
OECD
25 Sept 2011
The EU Public Procurement Directives only apply to contracts of a value that meet or exceed the relevant EU financial threshold. Below threshold contracts are not covered by the procurement Directives. However, below threshold contracts comprise the...
Central Purchasing Bodies
OECD
25 Sept 2011
In some EU member states Central Purchasing Bodies are responsible for awarding public contracts and framework agreements for other contracting authorities. SIGMA Brief 20 provides an overview of the establishment and operation of a Central...
Concessions and PPPs
OECD
25 Sept 2015
Concessions are contracts where the consideration for the works or services to be carried out consists either solely in the right to exploit the work or service, or in this right together with payment. The acronym PPP refers to Public-Private...
Contract Management
OECD
25 Sept 2011
When a contracting authority enters into a contract with an economic operator, the arrangement cannot just be left to run. It must be managed to enable both the contracting authority and the economic operator to meet their contractual obligations....
Defence Procurement
OECD
25 Sept 2011
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...
Detecting and Correcting Common Errors in Public Procurement
OECD
31 Jul 2013
SIGMA Brief 29 gives a short overview of the issue of common errors in public procurement. For the purposes of the Brief, errors are understood as infringements of public procurement rules and principles, regardless of the stage of the procedure. The...
E-Procurement
OECD
25 Sept 2011
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...
Economic Issues in Public Procurement
OECD
28 Jan 2011
Effective procurement strategies, which control costs and streamline processes, are vital to all contracting authorities. Pursuing the best value-for-money in public procurement, while keeping the process management costs down, requires several...
Establishing Procurement Review Bodies
OECD
31 Jul 2013
A well-functioning procurement review and remedies system is in the interest of all stakeholders – economic operators, contracting authorities, contracting entities as well as the general public. SIGMA Brief 25 provides a description of the main...
Framework Agreements
OECD
25 Sept 2011
The framework agreements instrument has been widely used and is considered as an efficient procurement technique throughout Europe. A framework agreement means an agreement between one or more contracting authorities and one or more economic...
Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Procurement
OECD
28 Jan 2011
Public authorities are major consumers in Europe: they spend approximately 2 trillion euros annually. By using their purchasing power to choose goods and services with lower impacts on the environment, they can make an important contribution to...
Incorporating Social Considerations into Procurement
OECD
28 Jan 2011
Public procurement is becoming a policy strategy instrument: public procurement procedures can also help public purchasers to implement policies governing social integration. SIGMA Brief 14 offers guidance for Contracting Authorities on what can be...
Monitoring of Public Procurement
OECD
31 Jul 2013
Public procurement contracts represent a major share of any country’s GDP and public expenditure budget. For this reason monitoring the compliance and performance of public procurement systems is of the utmost importance. For the purposes of SIGMA...
Organising Central Public Procurement Functions
OECD
31 Jul 2013
The establishment of central public procurement policy making and implementing bodies constitutes a major contribution to the successful development and favourable overall position of the public procurement system in a country. To make the public...
Performance Measurement
OECD
25 Sept 2011
Public procurement contracts represent a major share of any country’s GDP and public expenditure budget. This fact alone provides sound reasons for analysing the performance of public procurement operations at all levels. Performance measurement is...
Procurement Tools
OECD
28 Jan 2011
SIGMA Brief 11 focuses on three specific modern types of procurement tools: framework agreements, electronic auctions and dynamic purchasing systems. EU Member States have the option of deciding whether or not to implement provisions permitting these...