In addition to the report on the contract concluded without the use of the electronic procurement system, public procurement in the amount of UAH 50 thousand or more must also be accompanied by a justification for its implementation approved by the head of the customer, the government has introduced such changes to the rules for public procurement during martial law.
“A tender through Prozorro does not in itself guarantee an automatic positive result. Many people remember cases when the procurement was transparent, competitive and in accordance with the rules, but the validity of the need or the terms of the procurement caused a public outcry. Therefore, this change is primarily intended to improve the quality of work of those who announce the tender,” First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko commented on the changes on Friday.
According to her, the resolution also reduces the list of grounds for which public procuring entities may sign contracts directly instead of competitive bidding, while increasing the responsibility of public procuring entities for abusing such grounds as urgent need.
In addition, amendments have been made to allow sanctioned participants whose assets have been transferred to the National Agency for Finding, Tracing and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) to participate in public procurement.
