Competition and corruption in public procurement - Presentation by OECD GOV

R oundt a ble on Com pet it ion a nd Cor r upt ion in Public Pr ocur em ent K enza K ha cha ni I nfr a s t r u ct u r e a nd Pu blic Pr ocu r em ent Divis ion, O ECD 26 Ju ne 2026

Introduction: the OECD (GOV/IPP) work on public procurement OECD Recommendation on public procurement

• OECD and non-OECD countries

Standards

• Digital transformation of public procurement • Strategic procurement • Performance measurement frameworks • Professionalisation • Risk management 2

Thematic and Comparative Analysis

Country reports Policy Dialogue • WP of Leading Practitioners on Public Procurement • Expert group on AI

Key stakeholders of the Public Procurement system Public procurement agencies/ bodies

Competition authorities

Contracting authorities

CSOs

Oversight bodies

Line Ministries

Businesses

The O ECD R ecom m a nda t ion on Public Pr ocur em ent

O ECD W or k on Com pet it ion in public pr ocur em ent

O ECD (I PP) w or k on com pet it ion Tw o m a in a r ea s of w or k link ed t o t he R ecom m enda t ion

Promoting competition in public procurement markets

Ensuring a risk-based approach to public procurement

Access

Risk management

Transparency

Integrity

E-Procurement Efficiency Capacity

Pr inciple on « Acces s » RECOM M EN DS that Adherents fa cilit a t e a cces s t o pr ocur em ent oppor t unit ies for pot ent ia l com pet it or s of a ll s izes . To this end, Adherents should: i) H a ve in pla ce coher ent a nd s t a ble ins t it ut iona l, lega l a nd r egula t or y fr a m ew or k s , which are essential to increase participation in doing business with the public sector and are key starting points to assure sustainable and efficient public procurem ent system s. ii) Deliver clea r a nd int egr a t ed t ender docum ent a t ion, s t a nda r dis ed w her e pos s ible a nd pr opor t iona t e t o t he need (...] iii) U s e com pet it ive t ender ing a nd lim it t he us e of ex cept ions a nd s ingles our ce pr ocur em ent.

Pr om ot ing com pet it ion in pu blic pr ocu r em ent m a r k et s Identification of barriers to access public procurement markets Promoting practices to engage the market and give them visibility on upcoming opportunities (Market engagement – publication of procurement plans – pre-information notices) Professionalisation of the procurement workforce : focus on measures to enhance competition

Digital transformation of public procurement

Strategic procurement

Transparency

KPIs (single bidding, number of bids, number of qualified bids/ sector/ geographical location)

Ens u r ing a r is k ba s ed a ppr oa ch t o pu blic pr ocu r em ent – pr event ing collus ion

• Bid rigging/ collusion risks and linkages between risks • Market risks

O ECD W or k on I nt egr it y in public pr ocur em ent

W ha t do w e m ea n by « int egr it y » in public pr ocur em ent

I nt egr it y refers to the use of funds, resources, assets and authority, according to the intended official purposes and in a m anner that is well inform ed, aligned with the public interest and broader principles of good governance.

I nt egr it y br ea ch es include cor r upt ion, fr a u d, conflict of int er es t , m is m a na gem ent a nd collus ion t hr oughout s upply cha ins OECD Recommendation on Public Procurement

Pr inciple on « I nt egr it y » R ECO M M EN DS that Adherents preserve the int egr it y of the public procurem ent system through general standards and procurem entspecific safeguards. To this end, Adherents should: i) R equir e high s t a nda r ds of int egr it y for a ll s t a k eholder s in t he pr ocur em ent cycle. ii) I m plem ent gener a l public s ect or int egr it y t ools a nd t a ilor t hem t o t he s pecific r is k s of t he pr ocur em ent cycle a s neces s a r y iii) Develop int egr it y t r a ining pr ogr a m m es for t he pr ocur em ent w or k for ce, both public and private, iv) Develop r equir em ent s for int er na l cont r ols , com plia nce m ea s ur es a nd a nt icor r upt ion pr ogr a m m es for s upplier s , including a ppr opr ia t e m onit or ing.

I nt egr it y br ea ches in public pr ocur em ent • Invoices for goods and services not provided

• Sub-standard delivery

• Informal agreements on upcoming contracts

Postaward phase

Pretendering phase

• Technical specification is tailored to a favoured company • Unjustified use of noncompetitive procedures

Tendering phase • Personal interests in the evaluation process

• Collusion among bidders

Globa l in s cope: object ive, a ct iona ble da t a for 37 O ECD m em ber s a nd 25 pa r t ner cou nt r ies • St r a t egy • Conflict of int er es t • Lobbying • Polit ica l fina ncing • Tr a ns pa r ency • Dis ciplina r y s ys t em s • Judicia l int egr it y • Fr a ud pr event ion • Public pr ocur em ent • O r ga nis ed cr im e

I nt egr it y in Public Pr ocur em ent – K ey findings in t he O ut look Provisions and mechanisms to ensure the integrity of the public procurement are well established in the related regulatory framework.

Efforts to promote integrity among suppliers could be advanced.

Developing targeted tools to address risks would contribute to strengthening integrity in public procurement.

Harnessing digital technologies for proactive integrity risk management in public procurement offers considerable potential, but adoption remains limited.

O ECD w or k on t he digit a l t r a ns for m a t ion

The t hr ee m a in cha llenges im pa ct ing pr ocur em ent da t a

Data availability • Limited data availability across the full procurement cycle, particularly for CM • Data not available • Data limited to above threshold procedures • Lack of unique identifiers for procurement processes

Data access • Fragmentation of procurement data across multiple platforms and lack of interoperability among systems • Data not accessible to some stakeholders (from legal and user-centric points of view)

Data quality • uniqueness • accuracy • timeliness • consistency • validity • completeness

B r inging t he com pet it ion a nd pr ocur em ent com m unit ies t oget her

O ECD Public Pr ocur em ent W eek 2026

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