ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES: EVIDENCE FROM WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES

Gjorgjioska, Emilija and Janeska, Margarita and Spaseska, Tatjana and Odzaklieska, Dragica (2024) ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES: EVIDENCE FROM WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES. 8th International Scientific Conference “Economy of Integration” – ICEI 2023, Conference proceedings. pp. 236-246. ISSN SSN 2490-2616

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Abstract

Public procurement plays a key role in the process of growth stimulation of each national economy. Public
procurement contracts are significant contributors of GDP in the national economy and also a great
expenditure in national budgets. The system of public procurement should guarantee transparency in all
phases of the procedure, equal treatment of all participants, openness to competition, non-discrimination
and proportionality. The mainstream of the procedures is to achieve better quality and best value for spent
public money. Having in mind the fact that governments in Western Balkan countries spend a large sum of
money through public procurement to carry out their daily functions and needs, we decided to conduct an
analysis of public procurement in Western Balkan countries. Hence, the main objective of this article is a
quantitative analysis of some of the key indicators of public procurement procedures. The data are related
with: contracting authorities; concluded contracts; values of different types of procurement contracts
awarded (supplies, works, services); types of procurement procedures used; active economic operators
especially small and medium enterprises such as contracting parties in public procurement contracts and the
size of public procurements in terms of GDP. For this purpose, we carried out a time series analysis of
secondary data obtained from official state reports issued by relevant institutions in each of these countries
for the last 5 years. The examination conducted in this paper is to create a quantitative framework for
different aspects of public procurement, that should allow the state bodies and institutions easier assessment
and monitoring of the process. Obtained results of the research are presented within this paper in detail. At
the end, based on the results we recommend measures in order to stimulate public policies in a way to
ensure the applying of the main principles of public procurement in a more respectable manner.
Key words: system of public procurement, contracts, indicators, public finance
JEL: M21, Ʉ12, E60, H57

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Economics and Business Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Law
Divisions:	Faculty of Economics
Depositing User:	Mr Dimitar Risteski
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2024 08:25
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2024 08:25
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/10528

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