Enhancing transparency through the use of standardised procurement templates
McEvoy, Emma
(2012)
Enhancing transparency through the use of standardised procurement templates.
In: International Public Procurement Conference 2012, 17-19 Aug 2012, Seattle, USA.
In light of severe economic deterioration and dramatically reduced public financial budgets, a standardised suite of public procurement templates were introduced in Ireland to achieve administrative savings and to streamline procurement processes. This paper aims to provide a commentary on the ability or lack thereof to enhance transparency at each stage of a procurement procedure.