The purpose of this thesis is to introduce public procurement and corruption in the Republic of Slovenia in a simple way, accessible to the reader, to highlight the key factors and consequences of corruption, and connect corrupt behaviors with the most vulnerable procedures in public procurement, with the aim of making the problems of corrupt behaviors in public procurement procedures more accessible to the reader.
It introduces an analysis of corruption risks in public procurement procedures, which was carried out by the Commission for the prevention of corruption in 2020 and defined the scope of suspicion of corruption between 2014 and 2018 in the field of public ordering. It highlights specific public ordering procedures, where the suspicion of corruption occurred most often, and the assumed quantity of corruption in Slovenia in 2021. The methods used are descriptive, which explains the obtained data, and normative, which introduces procedures in the field of public procurement.
It was established that the suspicion of corruption most often occurs in registered orders, which are exceptional under the Public Procurement Act, and in simplified procedures, which are consequentially less transparent. Corruption in Slovenia has also increased in 2021 and has deviated away from several European countries.
It is important for each individual to report every suspicion of corruptive behavior, and for competent authorities to treat all reports correctly. The knowledge of the individual, handling the procedure, has a significant impact on the correct execution of the procedure, since they need to be familiar with the content of the law in detail, as well as the practical aspect, which they become familiar with through work.
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