Availability of advice and support for contracting authorities and economic operators

Expert review of information and guidance documents. Review of websites for information and guidance. Interviews with users and experts. The key institutions for the interpretation of the public procurement legislation are the central procurement institutions, the procurement review body, the SAI and the competition agency. Surveys of contracting authorities/entities and economic operators and analysis of the following question for those that had requested advice or other support in the past three years: “Were the answers provided generally helpful?” Equal weight is given to both groups when calculating the average. For each of the following four criteria, 1 point is awarded (total of 4 points). 1 extra point can be awarded if at least 65% of contracting authorities/entities and economic operators find the advice provided helpful.

Availability of advice and support for contracting authorities and economic operators

Criteria fulfilled: 4/4

Yes
No
No data available / not assessed
A facility (helpdesk, hotline) is in place to quickly answer questions about practical application of procurement rules for contracting authorities/entities (1 point)
Economic operators (especially small and medium-sized enterprises) have access to professional procurement support and advice (1 point)
A regularly updated collection of solutions to the most common practical problems faced by practitioners is available online (1 point)
A mechanism is in place to co-ordinate the interpretation of public procurement legislation between the key institutions involved (1 point)

Percentage of procuring authorities/entities and economic operators that find the advice provided helpful (%)

Albania, 2021