Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process.

Corruption 78

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Federal News Network

MAY 16, 2024

That’s what the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force tries to discover and prosecute. The term collusion strike force, which is a mouthful. They are able to spot the indicators, the red flags of these collusive schemes and report them. Collusion and so forth. Dan Glad Sure.

Collusion 106

Collusion Bid Rigging Procurement IT 106

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. From that perspective, the incentives for PPDS participation for any given Member State may be quite warped or internally contradictory.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, as the pervasive abuses of direct awards under the emergency conditions generated by the covid pandemic evidenced in virtually all jurisdictions, dispensing with those requirements, checks and balances comes with a very high price tag for taxpayers in terms of corruption, favouritism, and wastage of public funds.

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105