ABCtech #121 25Jun18 Is Procurement Broken Survey Results – Section D Assessing Public Procurement Objectives

ABCtech #121 25Jun18 Is Procurement Broken? Survey Results – Section D. Assessing Public Procurement Objectives

Is Public Procurement in Alberta broken? You’ve spoken – both as contractors and administrators. Our May survey results are crystal clear: shortfalls in expectations and outcomes prevail. The systems may not be broken but they are clearly disappointing- particularly for small Alberta contractors.

$Billions are spent annually by governments – federal, provincial and municipal, engaging contractors in the supply of goods and services. Public procurement is a core government process, a source of huge economic opportunity and potential waste. We agree and hosted the May survey to learn your views of public procurement.

The survey results and recommendations are being released in four weekly installments:

Section A. (June 5th) Identified the respondents… READ NOW

Section B. (June 12th) Assessing Alberta’s Public Procurement Practices… READ NOW

Section C. (June 19^th) Assessing Alberta’s Public Procurement Objectives… READ NOW

Today we are releasing Section D. (June 26th) Recommendations and the Conclusion… READ NOW

Overview. The concluding Section D of the survey Report includes the respondent’s recommendations.  They are presented in clusters associated with the primary issues identified in the report’s sections on public procurement practices and objectives. With the exception of Disaster Recovery, both Administrators and Contractors agree that the objectives of public procurement are not being met and that there are serious flaws in public procurement practices.  These perspectives are quite consistent for all Contractors – regardless of their location, size, or level of government. While the system may not be broken – it clearly needs fixing.

Nine recommendations are presented in the interest of improving the attainment of public procurement objectives – increasing Value for Money and Transparency – reducing waste, focused on making a real commitment to innovation.  Also cited are a number of recommendations for resolving gaps in what is expected and received in public procurement practices.

The conclusion acknowledges the need to re-establish trust among the various stakeholders and rests on two principles: 1. Continuous improvement requiring independent oversight and 2. Listening and learning with stakeholders as advisors at all levels.  The special circumstances and extraordinary waste are cited in the development of health information systems.

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An Executive Summary and news release will follow on July 3rd concluding the Report.

While personal responses are confidential, the data is open and may be requested HERE for inspection and the conduct of associated analysis.

The survey will also be the subject of a panel discussion at the Supply Chain Management Association’s Conference in September – see HERE

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