Public Procurement Score 2015
Strength of the legal framework on public procurement
| Indicator Factsheet | |
|---|---|
| Theme | Regulation |
| Component | Public Procurement Regulation |
| Dataset | EuroPAM |
| Name | Public Procurement Score |
| Description | Strength of the legal framework on public procurement |
| Methodology snapshot | This indicator consists of the standardized sum of individual scores assessing the strength of the legal framework on public procurement in terms of Scope and coverage, Information availability, Evaluation, Open competition, and Institutional arrangements. Public procurement is the process whereby governments buy goods and services, where the same set of procedural rules apply to the selection of suppliers and information published on tenders and contracts. The process requires interaction among three major actors, with a range of external actors intervening under some circumstances. The three actors internal to the public procurement process are 1) issuers of tender [government agencies/departments], 2) public procurement advisors or brokers, and 3) bidder companies [private sector firms]. There are external actors within the state such as 4) politicians who can also take on senior civil service positions; and 5) review bodies such as courts, state audit institutions, and competition agencies. |
| Scale | weak legal framework to strong legal framework Note: For this indicator, max values are better. |
| Methodology | https://europam.eu/?module=methodology |
| Attribution | EUROPAM is a dataset compiled and published by a team of researchers at the European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building (ERCAS) |
Other Indicators of the Public Procurement Regulation component
Evaluation
This indicator captures whether the existing legislation establishes specific criteria to evaluate the bids received and avoid preferential treatment. This includes, among others, reasons for exclusion, clauses that favour national companies over international ones.
Information Availability
This indicator captures the amount of information available online to trace the different stages of the procurement process, from tendering to contracting.
Institutional Arrangements
This indicator captures whether the existing legislation in a country establishes an institutional framework to regulate public procurement and process complaints.
Open Competition
This indicator captures the extent to which the existing legal framework in a country helps guarantee open and competitive procurement procedures by ensuring the publication of the terms of reference, requiring a minimum number of bidders, and defining the minimum number of days that bidding processes remain open.
Scope and Coverage
This indicator captures mainly the existing thresholds above which the public procurement regulation applies in different sectors and types of products.