The Public Procurement Agency has successfully implemented a project under the Good Governance Operational Program

The Public Procurement Agency held a closing press conference regarding the successful implementation of the project “Review and Evaluation of the Public Procurement System in Bulgaria”.

The purpose of this project is to provide an external, impartial assessment of the current state and overall functioning of the national public procurement system after the entry into force of the new legislation.

The project was implemented with the assistance of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, part of the World Bank Group, and with the financial support of the Good Governance Operational Program.

As a result of the implementation of the project activities, a functional review of the Public Procurement Agency, an analysis of market data in this area for the period 2013-2017, an overview of the mechanisms for monitoring, control and appeal, as well as the overall functioning of the system, were made of public procurement. The summary results are included in the final report. It praised the progress made, outlined the challenges and made important and useful recommendations related to the future development of the system.

The press conference was attended by Ms Miglena Pavlova, Executive Director of the Public Procurement Agency and Project Manager, as well as Mr Knut Leipold, Chief Procurement Specialist at the Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Head of the team of independent external consultants.

In her speech, Ms. Pavlova noted that the system assessment report contained specific recommendations for improvement, as well as examples of good practices. They will be extremely useful and will be used to the fullest extent when planning and implementing the next steps to improve the public procurement system in Bulgaria.

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development representative – part of the World Bank Group Mr Knut Leipold stressed that Bulgaria has made significant progress in the implementation of the 2014 Public Procurement Strategy, and the Public Procurement Agency has made a lot of progress. efforts that have yielded positive results. A strong legal and regulatory framework, guidelines for its implementation and a high level of transparency have been established.

In conclusion, the two sides expressed satisfaction with the fruitful cooperation and the results achieved.

The report can be found on the Public Procurement Portal in the AOP Thematic Area, European Projects Section.

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