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Macedonia
Public Procurement Bureau: It narrows the space for manipulation of the tenders
The tender notices and documentations must pass the filter of the Council on Public Procurement.
Macedonia
Changes of the Law on public procurement entered into force
According to the amendments adopted in November 2013 and which will come into force in May, 2014, contracting authorities need to analyze the market and determine the competition and the number of potential bidders before publishing a tender notice.
Macedonia
Different spending for public money by municipalities
A comparative analysis of public procurement of the municipalities shows large differences between municipalities, not only by the total amount of the money spent through public procurement, but also by the money spent on public procurement per capita.
Macedonia
The government proposed amendments to the Law on public procurement
Macedonian government proposed amendments to the Law on public procurement saying they will reduce the costs and improve the access to businesses in public procurement procedures, improve legal protection, remove subjectivism and increase the transparency.
Macedonia
Cash-in-hand for tender or business deal
Corruption has been flourishing in education, construction, trade, and agriculture. Everyone bribes in different way.
Macedonia
Index of Rationality: Same products - large differences in the prices
Different state institutions (central and level) had bought same products, but with differences in the prices of even 300%. This is announced in the newest Index of rationality from the Center for Civil Communications for of work clothes, work shoes, benches, original and compatible toner cartridges, and for disinfection, desinsection and deratization service.
Macedonia
25 Macedonian companies black-listed for participation in tenders
By issuing a so-called negative reference 25 companies are forbidden from participating in public tenders in the country, for one to five years.
Macedonia
The legally provisioned e-auction is bypassed
E-auction was held in 61% instead of 100% of the tenders. The e-auction, as the last stage of the procurement procedures is mandatory for all tenders in Macedonia, i.е. for every purchase over 500 Euros.
Macedonia
Every fourth tender annulled
The percentage of annulments in 2012 is the highest in the past four years, reaching 24.2% of all of tender notices. Low number of received bids is the main reason.
Macedonia
The number of appeals in public procurement reduced twice in four years
The State Appeals Commission for Public Procurement has received 585 complaints in 2012, compared to 1.044 complaints in 2009.
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