RATING OF EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY OF PURCHASING SYSTEMS IN THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA IN 2018

Abstract

Since 2015, the All-Russian public organization «The Guild of Domestic Buyers and Specialists in Procurement and Sales» has been rating the efficiency and transparency of procurement systems in the regions of Russia. The purpose of the ranking is the evaluation and comparison of the procurement systems of the subjects of the Russian Federation in terms of efficiency and transparency in procurement activities. A distinctive feature of the rating from other existing projects for assessing the procurement activities in the regions is the evaluation of all aspects of purchasing activities. The rating tools provide an opportunity to create analytics, which provide the possibility to undertake managerial decisions to improve the procurement system in the regions of Russia, including the experience of other regions, which have achieved high performance according to the rating. The rating is calculated on the basis of eight indicators for state and municipal procurement separately: assessment of the organizational structure of procurement in the region; assessment of information infrastructure in the region; regulatory framework of the region; assessment of professionalism of customers and the provision of qualified personnel; evaluation of procurement procedures; compliance with the requirements of procurement legislation; execution of contracts; removal of administrative barriers and ensuring the availability of information on the regional public procurement system. The results are summarized for each indicator separately, which makes it possible to identify the strong position of the region in specific areas of procurement. The rating is calculated annually on the basis of the results of the previous financial year. In 2017 (reflecting the results of 2016), 40 regions took part in the rating calculation. In 2018, 46 regions were involved in the ranking on public procurement and 35 units — on municipal procurement. The leaders were determined for each of the nominations.