Integrity in Public Procurement [electronic resource]: Good Practice from A to Z /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2007.
Of all government activities, public procurement is most vulnerable to corruption. In OECD countries, bribery by international firms is more pervasive in public procurement than in utilities, taxation, or judiciary. Most international efforts to fight corruption have focused exclusively on the bidding process. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. Recent corruption scandals have spotlighted grey areas throughout the whole public procurement cycle, including in needs assessment and contract management. Reform efforts have also often neglected exceptions to competitive procedures such as emergency contracting and defence procurement. This book offers practical insights into how the profession of procurement is evolving to cope with the growing demand for integrity, drawing on the experience of procurement practitioners as well as audit, competition and anti-corruption specialists. It provides, for the first time, a comparative overview of practices meant to enhance integrity throughout the whole procurement cycle, with examples from both OECD and non-OECD countries.
CONTENTS; FOREWORD; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; I. RISKS TO INTEGRITY AT EACH STAGE OF THE PUBLICPROCUREMENT PROCESS; II. PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY: POTENTIALSAND LIMITATIONS; III. ENHANCING PROFESSIONALISM TO PREVENT RISKS TOINTEGRITY IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT; IV. ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL IN PUBLICPROCUREMENT; ANNEX A. IRREGULAR PAYMENTS IN PUBLIC CONTRACTS; ANNEX B. SURVEY METHODOLOGY; ANNEX C. PROBITY PLANNING CHECKLIST IN AUSTRALIA; ANNEX D. COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENTSTRUCTURES IN EU MEMBER STATES BY SIGMA
ANNEX E. METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT:OECD-DAC JOINT VENTURE FOR PROCUREMENTANNEX F. GLOSSARY; ANNEX G. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
"Also available in French under the title: L'intégrité dans les marchés publics : les bonnes practiques de A à Z."
Bibliography: p. 161-171.
Of all government activities, public procurement is most vulnerable to corruption. In OECD countries, bribery by international firms is more pervasive in public procurement than in utilities, taxation, or judiciary. Most international efforts to fight corruption have focused exclusively on the bidding process. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. Recent corruption scandals have spotlighted grey areas throughout the whole public procurement cycle, including in needs assessment and contract management. Reform efforts have also often neglected exceptions to competitive procedures such as emergency contracting and defence procurement. This book offers practical insights into how the profession of procurement is evolving to cope with the growing demand for integrity, drawing on the experience of procurement practitioners as well as audit, competition and anti-corruption specialists. It provides, for the first time, a comparative overview of practices meant to enhance integrity throughout the whole procurement cycle, with examples from both OECD and non-OECD countries.
Government purchasing.