OECD Recommendation
Drive performance improvements through evaluation of the effectiveness of the public procurement system from individual procurements to the system as a whole, at all levels of government where feasible and appropriate.
- Assess periodically and consistently the results of the procurement process (on the basis of consistent, up-to-date and reliable information)
- Develop indicators to measure performance, effectiveness and savings of the public procurement system
Related Principles
Challenges to public procurement related to evaluation include:
- Public procurement data is not always collected in a robust and consistent manner; statistical information is consequently not accurate and reliable and cannot be used for future procurement decisions; and
- Lack of performance measurement frameworks and indicators which impedes analysis of the effectiveness of the public procurement systems over time; and
- Lack of performance assessments which can hinder the use of national public procurement systems by providers of development cooperation in order to implement external funds.
Related Tools
General Tool
- Benchmarking Public Procurement (World Bank)
- Checklist for a periodic assessment of a procurement strategy in infrastructure projects
- Government at a Glance 2015
- Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS)
- Procurement – Key Performance Indicators
Tendering
Post-award
Country Cases
Periodic and consistent assessment of the results of the procurement process
- Checklist for a periodic assessment of a procurement strategy in infrastructure projects in New Zealand
- Consolidation of Suppliers’ Information in the United States
- Public Procurement Reform in South Africa
- The EXPO MILANO ex ante control mechanism in Italy
- The Project Initiation Routemap in the United Kingdom
- Transparency and Traceability in Public Procurement in Italy
- Vendor Performance Information in the United States
Indicators to measure performance, effectiveness and savings of the public procurement system
Reviews
- Procurement data and performance management system: Toward evidence-based decision making in IMSS' public procurement (extract of Public Procurement Review – IMSS, Mexico)
- Managing for results: Implementing an organisational procurement strategy and evidence-based performance management in ISSSTE (extract of Public Procurement Review - ISSSTE, Mexico)
- Harnessing public procurement data in Colombia (extract of Public Procurement Review - Colombia)
OECD work on evaluation
- Government at a Glance
- Government at a Glance 2015
- Mapping of current initiatives on public procurement assessments to ensure consistency with current assessment methodologies (2015)
- Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS)
- Performance Measurement (SIGMA)
- Procurement – Key Performance Indicators
- Towards procurement performance indicators: Stocktaking report on procurement information collected in countries (2013 and 2014)