22 Nov The report “How to appraise and justify public procurement needs – guidelines for the procuring entities”

Belgrade, 22 November 2018 – The report “How to appraise and justify public procurement needs – guidelines for the procuring entities” was developed within the Activity 2.7 “Development of guidelines for estimating justification of public procurement for the RSCAs” of the Project.

Planning of public procurement involves actions taken by the public administration in order to prepare public procurement process and subsequent conclusion and implementation of public contracts. Proper planning is crucial for successful conduct of the procedure and the implementation of a contract. Unfortunately, a practice shows that little attention is dedicated to the very first element of the planning: appraisal and justification of the procurement needs. This stage of the procurement process is rarely, if at all, covered by national procurement legislation. Undoubtedly, however, this issue is looked at the by the auditors who check whether a public institution has duly justified the procurement in terms of the quantity and specifications of works, goods and services needed and whether it has considered and properly compared the alternatives.

The purpose of these guidelines is to help contracting authorities in better appraising and justifying their needs so they are in better position to demonstrate the purposefulness of public procurement when it is assessed by audit institutions.

Full report may be downloaded here.