Public Procurement in Chile
Policy Options for Efficient and Inclusive Framework Agreements
Public procurement is a critical element of sound governance and countries implement diverse tools and strategies to increase its efficiency and cost effectiveness. Framework agreements, in particular, aggregating public demand and streamlining procurement processes are increasingly used by central purchasing bodies in OECD countries. This report examines the use of framework agreements and their developments in Chile, benchmarked against the practices in other OECD countries. Implementation of framework agreements in Chile have provided business opportunities to a growing number of suppliers and a wide variety of goods and services to public entities. Yet, the steady increase of the number of suppliers and contract management activities now question the sustainability and the effeciency of the system. This report analyses different policy options that ChileCompra could consider and suggests ways to streamline processes, improve the effectiveness of the system and increase efficiencies while promoting inclusiveness.
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France: Volume consolidation and number of awarded suppliers
The Union of Public Purchasing Groups (UGAP, Union des groupements d’achats publics) is a central purchasing body (CPB) that buys products and services under the French Public Procurement Code (Code des marchés publics), which is based on European Union (EU) public procurement Directive 2014/24/EU. UGAP then sells these products and services to the government and government agencies, local and regional authorities, and hospitals. Its purchasing categories include vehicles, IT, furniture and equipment, medical supplies, maintenance and technical services, and facility management services.
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