Smarter Public Procurement for Smart Cities in India: Outlining Procurement Challenges and Reforms for Increasingly Complex and Innovative Government Contracts

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Verma
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Government Contracts

scholarly journals Risk-based assessment model of the state and municipal procurement system

2019 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 02090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Karanina ◽  
Ksenia Kartavyh
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
The State ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Government Contracts ◽  
Loss Minimization ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
The Public ◽  
Funds Management ◽  
Procurement System

Every year, the volumes of funding in the sphere of provision of state and municipal demand increases significantly. Achieving the effectiveness of government contracts is one of the main and “eternal” problems of public funds management. For public procurement to be effective, it is necessary to meet the needs of the relevant actors, i.e. society, the state, and the private sector. In order to make a qualitative forecast of the results of public procurement placement, the development and implementation of measures aimed at improving the public procurement system, it is necessary to assess the current situation of manifestation of risks arising from the procurement of goods, works and services for state and municipal needs. For this purpose, a risk-based model for assessing the system of state and municipal procurement has been developed, which allows disclosing the nature of the risks of the procurement cycle fully and identifying a case scenario for choosing a way to loss minimization.

scholarly journals Mechanisms for Innovative-Driven Solutions in European Smart Cities

Smart Cities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 527-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Manika
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
European Public ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Broad Objective

Innovative procurement is an important tool for smart cities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of public services, especially in sectors such as smart living (for example, health conditions), smart mobility, or smart environment (with emphasis on waste and water management). The European Union (EU) public procurement legislative framework encourages the deployment of innovation by several means (including, inter alia, the introduction of competitive procedures promoting innovation, use of award criteria based on factors other than price, and the life-cycle approach) and sets the scene for a more strategic procurement for EU smart cities. Despite the proven benefits of innovative procurement, public authorities, driven mainly by their preference to follow traditional tender procedures under solely budgetary considerations, have hesitated to introduce innovation. The case study of Greece is examined, and it is concluded that despite the adopted policy measures that are conducive for mainstreaming innovation procurement, innovation procurement in Greece is at an early development stage. One of the reasons that hinder the application of innovation-oriented procedures by public purchasers is their insufficient knowledge of the available legal framework. The broad objective of this article is to outline the main innovation-friendly tools, as set out in the applicable European public procurement legislative framework that smart cities should adopt in order to make strategic use of innovative procurement.

scholarly journals Public Procurement Reform for Ease in Doing Business

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Bulbul Sen
Keyword(s):  
Market Access ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Regulatory Reform ◽  
Government Contracts ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
Procurement Reform ◽  
The Cost

Public procurement is one area needing governmental reforms. It is largely governed by dated rules that businesses feel are not able to encompass the complex needs of a modernising Indian economy. They also feel that there is a plethora of public contract rules often not in harmony with each other creating confusion and giving opportunity for corruption. However, the Modi regime’s anti-corruption mandate should not stifle business initiative that is the main critique against the Public Procurement Bill (2012). An amended public procurement law should inter alia be comprehensive in its coverage. It should incorporate new forms of tendering to cover complex procurement situations, maintain balance between the cost and the quality in tender awards, check abuse of monopoly in single-source procurement, prevent ‘digital divide’ in transparency provisions, maintain balance between external openness and promotion of domestic economy in market access provisions, encourage sustainable public procurement, incorporate effective mechanisms for redressing grievances of bidders and avoid penal provisions punishing offences covered by existing laws. Regulatory reform in public procurement will have substantial economic impact, as government contracts annually average approximately 30 per cent of India’s GDP and cover almost every sphere of government activity. Hence, such a reform will improve India’s anti-corruption/ease of doing business global rankings.

scholarly journals Implementation of Public Procurement Act and Government Performance: Evidence from Nigeria

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
F. Oyebamiji, Florence
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Government Contracts ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public

This study examines the influence of implementation of public procurement Act on government performance in Nigeria. Specifically, the study determines the extent of compliance with the Public Procurement Act, identifies factors affecting compliance with the Public Procurement Act and also examines the influence of implementation of the Public Procurement Act on government performance. Judgmental sampling technique was used to select 20 Procurement Officers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, and Local Government Areas; 20 Accounting Officers from Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Agencies and Parastatal Organizations; 20 contractors, 20 Professionals-Quantity surveyor, 20 architects and engineers, and 20 Lawyers totaling 120 respondents as sample size for the study. Structured questionnaires designed for the study were used to collect the data. Analyzed data was performed with the aid of descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The result establishes that public entities comply with the public procurement Act 2007, but lack of structures and facilities to ease procurement process and pervading corruption in Nigeria have hindered the full implementation of the Act.  Furthermore, the study concludes that the implementation of the public procurement Act is a catalyst to transparency, accountability, efficiency, and value for money. Subsequently, the study recommends that there should be strong commitment and political will to implement the public procurement Act in all levels of government. This will metamorphose to transparency, competitiveness, accountability, and fairness in the award of government contracts.

scholarly journals Grand corruption and government change: an analysis of partisan favoritism in public procurement

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett ◽  
Mihály Fazekas
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Government Contracts ◽  
Government Contracting ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Government Change

AbstractIncoming governments sometimes abuse their power to manipulate the allocation of government contracts so as to buy loyalty from cronies. While scandals suggest such practices are relatively widespread, the extent of such partisan favoritism is difficult to measure and the conditions under which it flourishes under-theorized. Drawing on theory regarding the role of institutions as constraints on corruption, we identify three spheres of political influence over government contracting and show how elites can manipulate two of those spheres to increase their opportunities to influence the procurement process and minimize external accountability, facilitating the corrupt allocation of contracts to partisan allies. Using an innovative big data methodology, we then identify the effects of a change in government on procurement markets in two countries, Hungary and the United Kingdom, which differ in terms of political influence over these institutions. We find that politically-favored companies secure 50–60% of the central government contracting market in Hungary but only 10% in the UK.

Review of software for public procurement

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
Arthur Viktorovich Lazarev ◽  
Anastasia Romanovna Lazareva ◽  
N.A. Prodanova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Government Contracts ◽  
Software Support ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
Procurement Procedure

The designated topic is one of the most relevant today, since the general use of automation of processes leads to an increase in their efficiency and this is a phenomenon that has already been proven by time. The article considers an overview of the software support for public procurement. The basic principles and mechanisms of contract turnover and the use of various programs throughout the procurement procedure are considered, as well as a comparative analysis of popular programs for working with contracts and purchases with a designation of their features. The work also used a large amount of drawings reflecting the architecture of the process. As a result of writing the work, it was possible to get an idea of the ongoing processes, in public procurement, occurring in the field of those specialists who are responsible for accounting for government contracts, as well as the software used locally.

The Use of Exclusions for Corruption in Developing Country Procurement: The Case of South Africa

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sope Williams
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Government Contracts ◽  
South African Government ◽  
The South ◽  
Judicial Process ◽  
African Government ◽  
Procurement System ◽  
Consistent Approach

AbstractThe South African public procurement system is regulated by a constitutional framework and legislation applicable to all tiers of government. An interesting feature of the system is that suppliers may be excluded from government contracts for breaches of procurement or anti-corruption legislation. This article critically examines corruption-related exclusions. It is suggested that there is likely to be a number of problems with the implementation of these exclusions. First, it is not clear how effective they will be in meeting the government's anti-corruption policy. Secondly, in respect of the exclusions imposed through a non-judicial process, there are no guidelines to ensure procedural safeguards, and furthermore, these exclusions may lead to delays and costs in the procurement process – especially when it comes to deciding whether persons or firms related to an excluded firm ought to be excluded. Thirdly, there are issues regarding proportionality of the measures. Fourthly, it may be difficult to maintain a consistent approach in deciding whether to exclude under the non-judicial exclusions. In view of these, for the regime to be effective, the South African government must be prepared to bear the attendant financial and procedural burden.

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