ACTION PLAN
for implementation of the Strategy for Development of Public Procurement in the Republic of Serbia
for the period 2014-2015
ACTIVITIES
IMPLEMENTING INSTITUTION
DEADLINE
INDICATOR
IMPROVING THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
1.
2.
3.
Analysis of the effects of PPL
implementation in practice
Analysis of justifiability of
regulating public procurements in
the fields of defence and security,
so caalled “sectoral” procurement
and review procedures by special
laws.
Gap-analysis of the level of
harmonization of PPL with the new
EU Directives
PPO
PPO/MoD/MoIA/MoME/MoTT/MoCTI
PPO
Q2/2015
Analysis of the effects of PPL
implementation in practice prepared;
Q2/2015
Analysis of justifiability of regulating
public procurements in the fields of
defence and security, so called “sectoral”
and review procedures by special laws
prepared.
Q2/2015
Gap-analysis of the level of
harmonization of PPL with the new EU
Directives prepared
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4.
Analysis of other regulations
relevant for public procurement,
concessions and PPP
5.
Amendments to the PPL
PPO/MFIN/MoTT/MoCTI/MoME/MoD/
MoIA/MoH/MoESTD/MAGR/
MoE/MoL/MoC/SAI
PPO/MFIN/GoRS/NA
Q3/2015
Analysis of other regulations relevant for
public procurement, concessions and PPP
prepared
Q4/2015
Public hearing held; Draft Amendments to
the PPL adopted by the Government
IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM
1.
Upgrading the Public Procurement
Portal with new options:
possibility for contracting
authorities to publish procurement
plans, announcements of
procurements conducted according
to international procedures,
English version of Portal,
improved search function of the
Republic Commission decisions,
setting up register of public
contracts, development of the PPO
reporting system
2.
Improvement of the call centre
which provides support to users of
the Public Procurement Portal
PPO
PPO
Q3/2015
Continually
Public Procurement Portal upgraded with
all listed options
Daily number of consultations provided to
the users of the Public Procurement Portal
increased by 30 %
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3.
Training for users of the Public
Procurement Portal
4.
Preparing analysis of the existing
legislative and institutional
framework for implementation of
e- procurement in RS (е-bidding,
е-auctions, e-dynamic procurement
system, е-catalogues...)
5.
Preparing analysis of technical
solutions and options used or
currently being in the process of
development in EU Member States
in the field of e-procurements (еbidding, е-auctions, е-dynamic
procurement system, еcatalogues...)
PPO
PPO/AJSRB/MoTT
PPO/AJSRB/MoTT
Continually
Q3/2015
Number of organized trainings -2 per year
Analysis of the existing legislative and
institutional framework for
implementation of e-procurements in
Serbia prepared
Q3/2015
Analysis of technical solutions and
options used or currently being in the
process of development in EU Member
States in the field of e-procurement
prepared
6.
Preparing analysis of centralised
public procurement: bodies,
subjects of procurement,
organizational and functional
structure
PPO
Q3/2015
Analysis of centralised public
procurement prepared including
recommendations regarding subjects of
procurement that should be procured in a
centralised way, contracting authorities
that should be covered by centralisation
and the organizational forms of the
bodies in charge of centralised PP
7.
Preparation of a Guidelines for
improving economic performances
PPO
Q3/2015
Guideline for improving economic
performance of public procurement
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of public procurement
8.
Preparation of guidelines for
“green" procurement
9.
Preparation of guidelines for public
procurement with enterprises
providing professional
rehabilitation and employment
opportunities to persons with
disabilities, i.e. social enterprises
Promotion of good practices of
10. implementation of social aspect in
public procurement procedures
11. Training of SMEs
prepared
Q3/2015
Guidelines for “green" procurement
prepared
PPO/MoL
Q3/2015
Guidelines for public procurements with
enterprises providing professional
rehabilitation and employment
opportunities to persons with disabilities,
i.e. social enterprises, prepared
PPO/MoL
Q4/2015
Good practices of implementation of the
social aspect in public procurement
procedures promoted
PPO
Continually
PPO
Q4/2014
Number of trainings held - 2 per year
Examinations for public procurement
officers started with minimum one exam
monthly
Start of the certification exams for
12.
public procurement officers
PPO
13.
Organization of trainings for
contracting authorities
PPO
Continually
Number of trainings held - 2 per year
14.
Organisation of trainings for
bidders
PPO/SCC
Continually
Number of trainings held - 2 per year
CURBING IRREGULARITIES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
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1.
Upgrading the software used for
procurement planning and
quarterly reporting
2.
Software upgraded and the users started to
use it in practice
PPO/SAI
Q1/2015
Training of police and prosecutors
in the area of public procurement
PPO/RC/SAI
Continually
Number of workshops for police and
prosecutors - 2 per year
3.
Training of CAs’ managers on
their management accountability
as well as on their role in
implementation of internal
procedures
PPO/MFIN-IAICD/SAI
Continually
Number of trainings held - 2 per year
4.
Development and improvement of
websites of public procurement
institutions
PPO/RC
Continually
Websites of public procurement
institutions improved
5.
Sanctioning of violation of the
PPL violations
PPO/RC/SAI
Continually
Number of misdemeanor proceedings for
violations of the PPL
List of abbreviations
NA
GoRS
PPL
LPPPC
National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
Government of the Republic of Serbia
Law on Public Procurements
Law on Public-Private Partnership and Concessions
PPO
Public Procurement Office
RC
Republic Commission for the Protection of Rights in Public Procurement Procedures
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SAI
PPPC
State Audit Institution
Public-Private Partnership Commission
MFIN
Ministry of Finance
MoIA
MoTT
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications
MoE
Ministry of Economy
MoCTI
Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure
MoME
Ministry of Mining and Energy
MoD
Ministry of Defence
MoH
Ministry of Health
MoESTD
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development
MoL
Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs
MAGR
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection
MoC
Ministry of Culture and Information
IAICD
Internal Audit and Internal Control Department (within the Ministry of Finance)
AJSRB
Administration for Joint Services of Republic Bodies
SCC
Serbian Chamber of Commerce
EU
European Union
Q
quarter
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