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El principio de integridad en la
contratación pública
Mecanismos para la prevención de los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra la
corrupción
Cizur Menor: Thomson-Reuters-Aranzadi (2014)
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1. Corruption in public procurement
Corruption as a problem in Spain: 60% (2014)
Direct cost of corruption in public procurement in the EU: 1.400-2.000 M € (2010)
Corruption increases costs in public procurement: 20/25%-50% (2008)
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2. Integrity in public procurement
Integrity refers to ensuring that public officials and employees act in accordance
with the law, without allowing other private interests, motivations or goals to
trump the general interest
Integrity goes beyond public ethics, resulting in a variety of mechanisms intended
both to enable and facilitate good administration and to prevent conflicts of interest
and corruption
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Public integrity
Transparency Good
Management Conflict of
interest Control and
Accountability
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Transparency aims to ensure that citizens can know what is happening in the
preparation and award of contracts
• active transparency
• passive transparency
• collaborative transparency
2.1. Transparency
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Good management of public procurement is facilitated by improving the organization
and procedure involved
E-procurement helps to guarantee the principles of public procurement
2.2. Good management
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Conflicts of interest refer to any situation in which the people involved in the procurement
procedure have, directly or indirectly, a financial, economic or other personal interest
that might be perceived to compromise their impartiality and independence
• obligations of information
• restrictions on certain activities
• disciplinary and criminal measures
• mechanisms to ensure both knowledge of and assistance for public officials and
employees
• codes of conduct in which they specify the standards of behaviour expected of
public employees.
2.3. Prevention of conflict of interest
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Control and accountability mechanisms intended to enable oversight and control of
compliance with the law and other established public procurement standards
• Procurement courts
• Anti-Fraud Offices
• Whistleblowers protection
2.4. Control and accountability mechanisms
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3. Integrity as a general principle of law
Integrity is a substantive concept that transcends the existing principles of public
procurement and constitutes a separate principle of public procurement in its own
right
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