Public Procurement in Chișinău's Education System: Evaluation and Monitoring Report
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The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” has produced an evaluation and monitoring report on public procurement in the education system of Chișinău municipality for 2012–2016. It examines food products and services and repair works in municipal schools and kindergartens, assessing corruption risks and distortions of competition at every procurement stage.
In repair works, the study identified a group of 10 interlinked companies, with common founders or a shared legal address, winning a significant share of contracts. They simulated competition through fictitious bids and by refusing won contracts in favour of related firms. Coordination between several groups of related companies pointed to a clear market split and a major collusion risk.
In food services, market shares were divided among the main players, almost exclusively public companies, which submitted bids with deliberate simple errors to be disqualified. In food products, concentration is lower, but collusion elements appeared in procurement by DETS Buiucani, and invitations went to newly registered companies that later won contracts. The experts recommend a systemic approach at local and national levels, modernising information systems, risk-indicator analysis and reformed monitoring.
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