Institutions Deal with Negotiation Procedures at Higher Market Prices

The reason for this, according to the National Audition Office, appears to be the lack of analyses, assessments of needs, and market recognition by the contracting authorities, Koha Ditore writes today.

In the ZKA's report “Procedure with no publication of the contract reporting”, it has been found that 8 of the 17 audited contracts related to the negotiation procedure have resulted at higher costs than market prices.

ZKA highlights the shortcomings of contracting authorities in using this procedure.

65 percent of the contracts audited through the negotiated procedure were linked to minimum competition conditions, of which approximately 47 percent with just one economic operator and 18 percent with only two economic operators. This way of procurement for goods and services is not transparent and does not guarantee that the contracting authority has received value for the money it has spent.