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Today we launched our Action research report, that includes findings and recommendations of research in 12 countries investigating emergency procurement. https://twitter.com/opencontracting/status/1321831956183699458
In Buenos Aires @fppenna found delays in contracts publication, price increases during the emergency and how a public registry of suppliers could boost participation.
In Ecuador @datalat analyzed emergency contracts published in OCDS and prices of key emergency items.
In Ecuador @datalat analyzed emergency contracts published in OCDS and prices of key emergency items.
In Colombia, the @InstAnticorrup created the Multipurpose supplier index using OCDS data to assess the competencies of firms that supplied items during the emergency and that could have a higher corruption risk.
In Georgia, Natalia Baratashvili found that 1/2 of the total emergency contract value was awarded to companies
with no prior experience.
In Guatemala, Daniel de León found there were more than 63 different ways entities used to describe face masks purchases.
with no prior experience.
In Guatemala, Daniel de León found there were more than 63 different ways entities used to describe face masks purchases.
In Kenya, Timothy Kiprono found that only 125 out of 40,000 procuring entities published any information during the emergency, and only a single non-competitive contract was published linked to COVID-19 emergency spending, despite rules requiring disclosure.
Access to information requests by @TI_Lithuania revealed 73 contracts worth €5.5 million that were not proactively disclosed
In Nigeria @Followtaxes found that 63% of respondents believed info on emergency procurements was not made public and it limited their monitoring
In Nigeria @Followtaxes found that 63% of respondents believed info on emergency procurements was not made public and it limited their monitoring
The @cds_py team created an amazing platform with OCDS data to monitor emergency procurement in Paraguay
https://www.controlciudadanopy.org/action
In Uruguay, @CIVICOUruguay @Eli_Alvarez210 run an experiment to identify if public monitoring had and effect on public purchases.
https://www.controlciudadanopy.org/action
In Uruguay, @CIVICOUruguay @Eli_Alvarez210 run an experiment to identify if public monitoring had and effect on public purchases.
And in the Philippines, John Raymond Barajas created an index to classify the capacity of procuring entities and match them with suppliers with capacity to supply in different regions in order to pair procuring entities with bidders best suited to their contexts.
