Reforming Public Procurement
Progress in Implementing the 2015 OECD Recommendation
This report presents progress made by OECD countries and other economies on their adherence to the 2015 Recommendation of the Council on Public Procurement. The Recommendation provides strategic guidance in addressing challenges encountered in public procurement and identifies good procurement practices in order to ensure a strategic and holistic use of public procurement. This report discusses the Recommendation's continued relevance, how widely it has been disseminated, and whether it requires updating or revision.
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Investing in the future: building skills and capabilities in public procurement
This chapter describes the extent to which Adherents are developing a procurement workforce with the capacity to continually deliver value for money both efficiently and effectively. The analysis focuses on the current weaknesses in the procurement workforce’s lack of capability and capacity that are prohibiting effective public procurement systems. The chapter includes an assessment on the importance of procurement certification and professionalisation, and analyses the uptake of such certification amongst Adherents.
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