On annual level, the value of public procurements organized in our country ranges from 600 million to almost 1 billion euros and accounts from 6% to 10% of the Gross Domestic Product.
Having in mind that public institutions manage and spend funds in whose creation they have not directly participated (revenue is created by means of collection of taxes and other charges levied on citizens and companies), nor do they suffer any economic consequences from irrational spending of said funds (public funds are not personal property of entities/persons managing them and loss thereof does not imply personal damages), there is a need for continuous improvement of mechanisms that should guarantee transparent, legal and purposeful use of funds for public procurements.
Hence, the stage on planning public procurements is of great importance for successful implementation of procurement procedures and award of procurement contracts, as one of the three main stages in this process, together with organization of tender procedures and contract performance.
In that, successful planning of public procurements synthetises a series of important aspects, such as adequate assessment of needs for public procurements, i.e. goods, services and works that should be procured; precise establishment of procurements’ estimated value; and, finally, proper definition of timetable for organization and implementation of public procurements.
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This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union.