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Serbia
The Framework agreement
The Framework Agreement represents a novelty in our public procurement system; it was unknown in the previous system of legislation and has been taken over from EU regulations (Directive 2004/18).
Montenegro
Construction of Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts Object
Object of Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU) was supposed to be completed in March 2012, but it did not happen even in the beginning of 2013.
Montenegro
Montefarm awarded drug tender to the company that wasn’t registered for this bussines
Commission for Control of Public Procurement has found numerous irregularities in the annual tender of Pharmacy Institute of Montenegro - Montefarm, because among other procurement contracts, they have awarded drugs procurement contracts to companies that are not registered for the business in this area.
Montenegro
Kolarević annuled tender of Health Fund
Montenegrin health institutions will not get the X-ray films soon, as the Commission for the Control of Public Procurement again annulled the decision of the Health Insurance Fund, a few months after the final decision on the allocation of business to firm ‘Montemedicom’.
EU
EU about to improve crisis vaccination procurement
Citizens to be safer if bird flu strikes Europe. Europeans will be better protected against cross border disease.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
JP Elektroprivreda BiH (Public Enterprise Electricity Utility of Bosni and Herzegovina) is violating again the Public Procurement Law: Why are the metering cabinets bought at twice the price ???
JP Elektroprivreda BiH (Public Enterprise Electricity Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina) for the fifth year purchased tens of thousands of metering cabinets without public calls for them and pay twice as much as they should, according to a survey by Žurnal.
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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Association of citizens Tender’s Draft of Law on Public Procurement: Solutions to 600 BAM million of savings
Annually in BiH, on the procurement of goods, services and works are spent four billion in BAM, of which over 800 million BAM are swallowed by corruption.
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.
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