Public Financial Management
Efficiency, non-discrimination, transparency and equal treatment practiced in public procurement operations

Efficiency, non-discrimination, transparency and equal treatment practiced in public procurement operations

This indicator measures the extent to which public procurement operations comply with basic principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination, proportionality and transparency, while ensuring most efficient use of public funds. It measures performance in the planning and preparation of public procurement, the transparency and competitiveness of the procedures used, the extent to which modern approaches and tools are applied, and how the contracts are managed once they have been concluded.

Procurement operations - at a glance

Average indicator values are presented for each area and country. Click on the rows and columns to sort the table by highest value, or “show progress” to include trends over time.
ALB XKV MNE MKD SRB UKR AVG
Planning
100
0
20
60
60
40
48
Budgeting
100
50
50
0
100
50
60
Perceived quality of tender documents (%)
50
50
25
50
50
0
45
Contracts awarded by competitive procedures (%)
80
80
40
100
100
0
80
Contracts awarded based on price only (%)
0
20
20
0
0
0
8
Average number of tenders submitted
33.33
66.67
33.33
33.33
33.33
33.33
40
Contracts awarded when only one tenderer applied
50
100
0
50
0
50
40
Framework agreements
60
100
20
80
80
20
68
Centralised purchasing
80
100
40
0
100
20
64
E-procurement
100
100
60
100
60
100
84
Contract management
33.33
33.33
33.33
66.67
33.33
33.33
40
Contracts amended after award (%)
100
100
0
100
75
75
75
Ex-post evaluation
50
50
0
0
0
0
20
Integrity tools
100
100
50
50
100
50
80
Perceived fairness of procedures by businesses (%)
100
100
75
100
100
0
95

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Western Balkans
Highest Value
2017

Albania, 2021

Planning Budgeting Perceived quality of tender documents (%) Contracts awarded by competitive procedures (%) Contracts awarded based on price only (%) Average number of tenders submitted Contracts awarded when only one tenderer applied Framework agreements Centralised purchasing E-procurement Contract management Contracts amended after award (%) Ex-post evaluation Integrity tools Perceived fairness of procedures by businesses (%)

Most significant change

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Albania from 2017 to 2021

Contracts amended after award (%) Planning Ex-post evaluation Integrity tools Framework agreements Contract management Contracts awarded by competitive procedures (%) Centralised purchasing E-procurement Perceived quality of tender documents (%) Average number of tenders submitted