Public Procurement in Macedonia
Current status
Current public procurement system• Decentralized public procurement system• Legal framework• Institutional framework• Public Procurement Bureau is the key
institution
Priorities achieved in 2010-2011Priorities achieved in 2010-2011• Adopted Strategy for Development of the
Public Procurement System 2010-2012• Continued and expanded capacity building in
both public and private sector • Substantial increasing of usage of e-
Procurement
Latest legal changes:
• Amendments to PPL in August 2010• Modifications to the Rulebook on the use of
ESPP
Capacity building among the other stakeholders:• Following the recommendations from the
Progress Report, one of the main priorities of PPB was strengthening implementation capacities of CA and EO
• For this purpose, PPB developed a comprehensive and systematic training and certification program, which is self-sustainable
• Other priority was finalization of the integrated e-procurement platform managed by the PPB
• The e-procurement system now integrates e-notices, e-tendering and e-auctions into one system
• The system provides maximum transparency and the feedback is very positive
• The e-procurement system is supported by user manuals for CA and EO
• Evident positive results from the usage of the e-Procurement system: savings, increased transparency, efficiency (shortening the period of the procedures)
• It provides high-quality comprehensive statistical databases for the volume of procurement in the Republic of Macedonia
Impact of using e-procurement and e-auctions:• Latest data – first half of 2011 – approx. 50% of the procedures
ended with e-Auction• Estimates on savings and benefits
- Average savings per procedure when using e-auctions up to 10% compared to the initial lowest price submitted in the pre-qualification phase, compared to estimated price – over 20%
- From the perspective of the CA’s and the state, savings on the public funds as well as cutting administrative costs when conducting e-Procurement
• Facilitated access to the public procurement market for the SME’s
• Gradual move from paper procedures to electronic procedures• Substantial decreasing of the time needed for conducting the
procedure – evaluation and decision
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