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Publish Date : 01-Apr-2019

The Government approved the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Innovation's proposal to gradually centralize the international and simplified procurement of all government subordinate institutions. The largest part of the procurement procedures will be taken over by the CPO LT, part of the property management and economy department under the Ministry of the Interior and a new institution of Culture Infrastructure Center is established.

There are many contracting organizations in Lithuania, but not all of them have the necessary competencies. Studies in other European countries show that the lack of competence and initiative is wasting 4 times more money than corruption. By centralizing public procurement to ensure that only the highest-skilled personnel are involved, the state will save up to 300 million. says Minister of Economy and Innovation Virginijus Sinkeviius.

According to the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, the proposed centralization model, instead of the current EUR 15m EUR 9.2 million would be sufficient for public procurement by government subsidiaries. and public procurement professionals would not need 594, as is currently the case, and 225 would suffice.

The Department of Property Management and Economy would carry out public procurement of institutions of management of the Minister of the Interior, Center of Cultural Infrastructure - purchases and purchases of cultural buildings construction and renovation works of institutions of culture of the Minister of Culture, which are carried out in implementation of heritage management programs, and CPO LT will be authorized to perform all other procurements , including the procurement of office maintenance and operation and management, health, information technology, infrastructure and works. Low-value purchases will continue to be carried out by the contracting authorities themselves, as they are subject to simpler procedures.

The centralization of the public procurement function is planned to be implemented gradually from 2021 onwards. until 2024 end of the year. Preparing for the centralization of public procurement in 2020. Government agencies using CPO LT buy goods, services and jobs at an average of 10 percent. cheaper than planned. May 2017 alone the cost of public procurement through the CPO LT electronic catalog is nearly 50 million. budget.

At the same time, the Government also approved the Ministry of Economy and Innovation's Public Procurement Expertise Enhancement Plan, which aims to create a public procurement specialist certification system, develop useful methodological tools, and seek solutions to motivate contracting authorities to make procurement more efficient. Most of the measures outlined in the plan have been proposed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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