Deadlines for initiation of tender procedures given in public procurement plans are almost always not complied with. High 90% of monitored tender procedures are implemented late, in the range from 1 to 8 months. This brings under question efficiency in operation of the institutions, as well as the role of public procurement plans in terms of encouraging competition.
Every third public procurement contract in 2022 was awarded in procedure marked by participation of only one company. It is a matter of 9,305 contracts, in total value of 26 billion MKD (427 million EUR). Absence of competition leads to increased risk for tender procedures not to obtain the best value for the money spent. The average number of bids for all public procurement procedures in 2022 accounted for 3 bids per tender procedure, which is indicative of decreased competition compared to the situation in 2021.
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