Availability of quality training for procurement officers and other actors

Regular training is available for procurement officers (contracting authorities)

Review of administrative data and data from publicly available sources. Training is considered to be regularly available if it is provided at least once a year, or after every major change of legislation.

A central curriculum is provided for mandatory basic training programmes

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Certification schemes are in place for procurement officers’ continuous professionalisation

Review of laws and regulations, administrative data and data from publicly available sources.

Training tailored to the needs of businesses is available for economic operators

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Training materials provide comprehensive, practical information about the procurement practice

Review of training materials. Training materials are considered to be comprehensive when they cover all relevant stages of procurement process, i.e., planning and preparation of procurement process, advertising the contracts, the tender process, evaluation and award and managing the contract.

Training materials are up to date

Review of training materials. Training materials are considered to be up to date if they are issued, amended or adjusted to be in line with laws and regulations in force.

Training programmes are regularly monitored and evaluated

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Feedback from training participants is regularly collected

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Contracting authorities and economic operators that find the training provided useful (%)

Analysis of survey responses from a sample of contracting authorities and businesses that attended training in the past three years to the following question: “How would you rate the usefulness of the training in general?” Answer options are: 1 - Not at all useful, 2, 3, 4, 5 - Extremely useful, Do not know. Equal weight is given to both groups when calculating the average. Points are allocated based on the percentage of respondents who replied “4” and “5 - Extremely useful” to the survey question (x): • x < 10% = 0 points. • 10% ≤ x < 90% = linear function. • x ≥ 90% = 3 points.