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 Adopted Strategy for Development of the Public Procurement System 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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