Public procurement is a key pillar of strategic governance and service delivery for governments. Due to the volume of spending, governments have a fundamental responsibility to carry out public procurement efficiently and with high standards of conduct to ensure high quality of public service delivery and safeguard the public interest.

As public procurement accounts for a substantial portion of the taxpayers’ money (approximately 12% of GDP and 29% of government expenditure in OECD member countries), governments are expected to carry it out efficiently and with high standards of conduct in order to ensure high quality of service delivery and safeguard the public interest.