Public Procurement Law and Reform in Developing Countries: International Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Dr. Anne Schmidt

doi:10.5771/9783845279022

Summary

The book provides a broad overview of best practices and lessons learned in public procurement law and reforms in developing countries. It addresses any student, academic or professional in the field of public procurement (law) seeking information on public procurement systems and in particular law and reform. Moreover, all practitioners responsible for the successful implementation of the law and all stakeholders involved in reform processes can benefit from this book. A comprehensive analysis of the most important international and selected national public procurement legal instruments, including the GPA, the UNCITRAL Model Law and the South African system, is followed by the Namibian case study giving useful insights into legal but also practical problems with introducing and implementing public procurement law in developing countries.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2017
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-3594-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-7902-2
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Recht und Verfassung in Afrika - Law and Constitution in Africa
Volume: 33
Language: English
Pages: 608
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 16
List of Abbreviations No access Pages 17 - 18
1. Background No access
2. Problem Statement No access
3. Literature Review No access
4. 1. General Remarks No access
  2. Field Research in Namibia No access
5. General Outline No access
1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Principles of Public Procurement No access
  3. Pillars of Public Procurement Systems No access
  4. Stages of Public Procurement Procedures No access
  5. Procurement Methods No access
  6. E-Procurement No access
  7. Organisational Structure and Workforce No access
  8. Review Procedures No access
2. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Corruption and possible Effects No access
  3. Transparency Requirements in Public Procurement No access
  4. Additional Instruments to ensure Transparency No access
  5. Compromising Efficiency? No access
3. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Preferential Procurement No access
    2. Inclusion of Criteria increasing Social Welfare No access
    3. Preferential Procurement from different Viewpoints: Protectionism vs. Liberalisation No access
  3. Environmental Procurement No access
4. Summary of Findings No access Pages 105 - 108
1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. 1. Principles, Objectives and Scope No access
      2. Review of the Agreement No access
      3. Terminology No access
    2. Objectives and Principles No access
    3. 1. Scope and Coverage No access
      2. General Exceptions No access
  3. 1. Procurement Methods and Procedures No access
    2. 1. Qualification Criteria No access
      2. Description of the Subject Matter No access
      3. Evaluation Criteria No access
      4. Method of Evaluation No access
  4. Institutions: The Committee on Government Procurement No access
  5. 1. The 1994 Agreement No access
    2. The revised Agreement No access
  6. 1. General Transparency Provisions No access
    2. Procurement Planning No access
  7. 1. The 1994 Agreement No access
    2. The revised Agreement No access
    3. Rules of Origin and Offsets No access
  8. 1. Introduction No access
    2. Challenging Breaches of the Agreement No access
    3. Domestic Review Procedures No access
  9. 1. The 1994 GPA No access
    2. The revised GPA No access
  10. Conclusion No access
2. 1. Introduction No access
  2. About UNCITRAL No access
  3. 1. Background No access
    2. Objectives and Principles No access
    3. Scope and Coverage No access
  4. 1. Procurement Methods and Procedures No access
    2. 1. Qualification Criteria No access
      2. Description of the Subject Matter No access
      3. Evaluation Criteria No access
      4. Method of Evaluation No access
      5. Rejection of Abnormally Low Submissions No access
  5. Institutions and Staff Regulations No access
  6. Transparency No access
  7. 1. The Scope of Application of Secondary Objectives No access
    2. The Principle of Non-Discrimination No access
  8. Review Procedures No access
  9. Conclusion No access
3. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Background No access
    2. 1. COMESA Procurement Directive (2003) No access
      2. COMESA Procurement Regulations No access
    3. Objectives and Principles No access
    4. Scope and Coverage No access
    5. Institutions and Staff No access
    6. Procedures No access
    7. 1. Tender Specification, Award Criteria and EvaluationMethods No access
    8. Transparency No access
    9. Secondary Objectives No access
    10. Review Procedures No access
    11. Procurement Planning No access
    12. Contract Administration No access
    13. Provisions for the Implementation of Reform No access
  3. Interim Conclusion No access
  4. 1. Background No access
    2. The Framework No access
    3. 1. nstitutions and Staff No access
    4. Procedures No access
    5. 1. Procurement Planning No access
      2. Contract Administration No access
    6. Transparency No access
    7. Secondary Objectives No access
    8. Review Procedures No access
  5. Conclusion No access
4. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Laws and Policies regarding Public Procurement No access
    2. Objectives and Principles No access
    3. 1. Redressing the Imbalances of the Past No access
    4. Scope and Coverage No access
  3. Institutions and Staff No access
  4. 1. Procurement Methods No access
    2. Tender Specifications, Award Criteria andEvaluation Methods No access
    3. 1. Electronic Procurement No access
  5. 1. Specific Procurement-related Transparency Provisions No access
    2. Non-Procurement Specific Regulations No access
  6. 1. The Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act andRegulations No access
    2. Targeted Procurement No access
    3. Pros and Cons of the South African PreferentialProcurement System No access
    4. South African Preferential Procurement in theInternational Context No access
  7. 1. Administrative Review No access
    2. Non-Judicial External Review No access
    3. Judicial Review No access
    4. The main Principles of Public Procurement in South AfricanCase Law No access
    5. Problems in the South African Public Procurement ReviewMechanisms No access
  8. Conclusion No access
5. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. 1. nstitutional and Organisational Form No access
    2. Workforce No access
    3. Scope No access
    4. Procedures and Methods No access
    5. 1. Bidding Phase No access
      2. Award Phase No access
    6. Contract Management No access
    7. Secondary Objectives No access
    8. Transparency No access
    9. Review Mechanisms No access
  3. Lessons Learned from Mauritius No access
  4. Lessons Learned from South Africa No access
1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Laws and Policies regarding Public Procurement on different Levels of Government Structure No access
    2. 1. Introduction No access
      2. Affirmative Action (Employment) Act No access
    3. Objectives and Principles No access
    4. Scope and Coverage No access
    5. Institutions and Staff No access
  3. 1. Procurement Methods No access
    2. Procurement Planning and Contract Management No access
    3. 1. Contents of Tender Documents No access
      2. Evaluation of Tenders No access
  4. 1. Specific Procurement-related Transparency Provisions No access
    2. Non-Procurement specific Regulations No access
  5. 1. Price Preference Policy No access
    2. Other Socio-Economic Objectives No access
    3. TIPEEG Tenders No access
    4. Interim Conclusion No access
  6. Chinese Construction Companies in the Namibian Public Procurement System No access
  7. 1. Introduction No access
    2. Administrative Review No access
    3. Non-Judicial External Review No access
    4. Judicial Review No access
  8. 1. Procedural Issues No access
    2. The Principle of Legality No access
    3. The Requirement to provide Reasons under Article 18 No access
    4. 1. Background No access
      2. The Court Decision No access
    5. Interim Interdicts and the Matter of Urgency No access
    6. Summary of Case Law No access
    7. Interim Conclusion No access
  9. Conclusion No access
2. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Reform Drivers No access
    2. Reform Hindrances No access
    3. The first Steps of a Public Procurement Reform No access
    4. Legal Drafting No access
    5. Implementation No access
  3. 1. Regulated Process vs. Managerial Task No access
    2. Decentralised vs. Centralised Approach No access
    3. Institutional Capacity No access
    4. Human Resources No access
  4. Procedures and Methods No access
  5. Transparency No access
  6. 1. Inclusion of Secondary Objectives into Public Procurement Law No access
    2. Inclusion of Environmental Criteria No access
  7. Review Procedures No access
  8. 1. Procurement Planning No access
    2. Contract Management No access
    3. E-Procurement No access
  9. Conclusion No access
3. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Outline of the Reform Process No access
    2. Reform Drivers No access
    3. Stakeholders Involvement No access
    4. Influence of International and Foreign Law No access
    5. Reform Hindrances No access
  3. 1. Scope No access
    2. Objectives and Principles No access
    3. 1. Institutions No access
      2. Human Resources No access
    4. Methods and Procedures No access
    5. Transparency No access
    6. Secondary Objectives No access
    7. E-Procurement No access
    8. 1. Contract Management No access
    9. Review System No access
  4. 1. Changes with regard to the Scope No access
    2. Institutional and Organisational Structure No access
    3. Review Mechanisms No access
    4. Interim conclusion No access
  5. Conclusion No access
4. 1. Conclusion No access
  2. Lessons Learned No access
References No access Pages 559 - 559
Bibliography No access Pages 559 - 580
1. Namibia No access
2. South Africa No access
3. Mauritius No access
4. Others No access
List of International Legal Instruments No access Pages 585 - 586
1. Namibia No access
2. South Africa No access
3. WTO Disputes No access
1. Annex 1: List of Interview Partners No access
2. Annex 2: List of Sample Questions No access
3. Annex 3: Essential Aspects of Public Procurement Reform Processes No access
4. Index No access