On annual level, the value of public procurements organized in our country ranges from 600 million to almost 1 billion euros and accounts from 6% to 10% of the Gross Domestic Product. Having in mind that public institutions manage and spend funds in whose creation they have not directly participated (revenue is created by means of collection of taxes and other charges levied on citizens and companies), nor do they suffer any economic consequences from irrational spending of said funds (public funds are not personal property of entities/persons managing them and loss thereof does not imply personal damages), there is a need for continuous improvement of mechanisms that should guarantee transparent, legal and purposeful use of funds for public procurements.
Policy paper
According to the applicable Law on Public Procurements (Article 26), on the basis of established sources of funding the contracting authorities adopt their plans on overall procurement needs in the current year per type of goods, services and works, in compliance with the General Glossary of Public Procurements (GGPP), wherein they also define expected start of procurement procedure, contract’s estimated value and type of procedure to be organized on awarding the procurement contract.
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