Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement OECD Recommendation and Toolbox

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Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement OECD
Recommendation and Toolbox

• Elodie Beth
• Administrator Integrity
•  Public Governance and Territorial Development
  Directorate
• OECD

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For a cleaner world economy

• Mission
• Partnering with countries for a cleaner,
  fairer and stronger world economy
• Recognising that weak governance, lack of
  integrity and transparency are at the heart of
  the crisis
• Working methods
• Formulates standards at the international level
  as well as practical tools for implementation
• Offers country-specific reviews (peer reviews)/
  know-how
• Provides comparative and evidence-based analysis

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Outline of the presentation

• How the OECD can support public procurement
  reforms in the Czech Republic
• OECD policy instruments and toolbox on public
  procurement
• OECD comparative data on public procurement
• Transparency in public procurement
• E-procurement
• Peer reviews of public procurement system

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OECD Principles A Framework to assess countries
efforts in public procurement

• Principles on Enhancing Integrity in Public
  Procurement
• Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging in Public
  Procurement
• Transparency (e.g. openness of procedures, use of
  new technologies)
• Good management (e.g. procurement function)
• Prevention of misconduct (e.g. specialised
  training)
• Accountability and Control (e.g. remedy system,
  access for civil society to key contracts)
• Managing risks of waste, fraud and corruption
• Needs assessment, contract management
• Exceptions to competitive tendering Emergency
  procedures, defence

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Elements of good practice and Toolbox

• Report on Integrity in Public Procurement Good
  Practices from A to Z
• Enhancing Integrity in public Procurement
  On-line Toolbox

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Element of good practice for Good practice
example Transparency

• Policy concern Preventing risks of corruption
  and ensuring accountability in the contract
  management
• Practice Publishing a notice on the amendment
  and execution of the contract
• By whom The Public Procurement Council in
  Hungary, an autonomous body reporting to
  Parliament
• Role of private sector actors and civil society
  to monitor contract

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• Transparency
• Guidelines for accelerated public procurement
  procedures
• Model format for supplier debriefings
• Checklist for record keeping
• Good management
•  Template for market study report 
• Template to solicit supplier information
• Checklist to enhance integrity in non-competitive
  tender methods
• Prevention of misconduct
• Code of conduct for procurement practitioners
•  Gifts and gratuities checklist
• Indicators of procurement risk
• Accountability and control
• Online public procurement reporting
• Registration of private interests
• Etc.

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How does the OECD collect data and support
evidence based decision making?

• Survey questionnaires
• Systems of National Accounts
• European Commission data on expenditures of state
  owned utilities
• Country reviews Brazil, United States, etc.

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Transparency in public procurement (1)

• Providing an adequate degree of transparency
  throughout the entire public procurement cycle is
  critical to minimise the risk of fraud,
  corruption and mismanagement of public funds, and
  to level the playing field for businesses.
• Access to laws, regulations, judicial and /or
  administrative decisions, standard contract
  clauses on public procurement as well as actual
  means and processes by which specific procurement
  are defined, awarded and managed.

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Transparency in public procurement (2)
Frequency of publication of public procurement
information (2010)
Source OECD Survey on Public Procurement
(2010)
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E-procurement (1)

• The use of ICTs in public procurement processes
  
• Enhances transparency and efficiency of
  procurement process
• Empowers citizens to hold public authorities
  accountable
• Decreases administrative burdens and cost
• Role of on-line portals for procurement

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c) E-procurement (2)
Online availability of public procurement
information
Source OECD Survey on Public Procurement
(2010)  
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Public Procurement ReviewsUnited States example

• U.S. Governments Federal Acquisition system
  US 540 billion per year
• Office of Management and Budgets interest in
  assessment of successes and challenges in
  ensuring transparency, integrity and good
  management in public procurement
• OECD peer review of practice in selected federal
  agencies and benchmarking against other relevant
  countries
• Transparency, accountability and integrity in
  different stages of procurement cycle
• Acquisition workforce
• Best value for taxpayers
• Competition
• Review and remedy mechanisms

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For Further Information

• Website http//www.oecd.org/gov/ethics
• Selected publications
• Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public
  Procurement (2009)
• Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement Joint
  Learning Study on Yemen, Morocco (2010)
• Integrity in Public Procurement Good Practice
  from A to Z (2007)
• Contact us OECD Integrity Unit
  (gov.integrity_at_oecd.org)

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• Thank you
• Elodie Beth
• Elodie.beth_at_oecd.org