Transparent Public Procurement in Bosnia and Herzegovina: New Solutions for an Old Problem
Transparent Public Procurement in Bosnia and Herzegovina: New Solutions for an Old Problem

Author(s): Nermina Voloder
Subject(s): Politics, Public Law, Law on Economics, Public Finances, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption, Commercial Law
Published by: Analitika – Centar za društvena istraživanja, sva prava pridržana
Keywords: BiH; public procurement; laws; solutions; problems; transparency;
Summary/Abstract: Although the adoption of the Law on Public Procurement for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2014 introduced a series of new provisions aimed at improving transparency in the public procurement process, there are still significant limitations in this domain that can have significant negative implications in practice. Among other things, the legal framework has not ensured adequate availability of information on planned public procurement, given that public procurement plans are not published on the public procurement portal. The published procurement plans do not include procedures for lower value contracts, and decisions on these contracts are not published. There is a manifest lack of provisions that would contribute to publishing the contracts signed between the public sector and the suppliers. In addition, there are no guidelines developed for the application of tender evaluation criteria, especially criteria for the economically most favourable tender. It is, therefore, crucial to improve legal regulations to remove the identified shortcomings and ensure a significantly higher level of transparency in public procurement in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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