The Government has approved a roadmap for the introduction of centralized procurement practices
The Government continues to work on improving the mechanism of public procurement. An order has been signed approving the roadmap for the introduction of centralized procurement practices, when a specialized organization representing the interests of several government agencies at once – buyers of goods, works or services - acts as a state customer to ensure the activities of government agencies.
Such centralization allows state bodies to get rid of some of the administrative procedures during tenders, as well as reduce the cost of purchased goods or services due to a large volume of purchases.
According to the approved document, by December 1, 2024, the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Antimonopoly Service should identify the first group of 10 federal ministries and departments subordinate to the Government, which, starting in 2026, will carry out centralized purchases with the help of one or more authorized federal state institutions. In addition, by the beginning of December this year, a list of standard goods, works and services for which centralized purchases will be carried out should be approved. To date, centralized purchases are carried out only in relation to office paper and stationery for four federal executive authorities – the Federal Assay Chamber, the Federal Property Management Agency, the Federal Forestry Agency and the Federal Fisheries Agency and their territorial bodies. They began in 2020 as part of an appropriate experiment and will be continued indefinitely.
By December 1, 2025, a second group should be identified, including 10 more federal structures, which, starting in 2027, will also become participants in centralized procurement.
The third group, which will include all ministries and departments that did not fall into the first two groups, should be determined by December 1, 2026. It is assumed that they will start working in the centralized procurement mode from 2028.
The signed order is part of the work to achieve the goals of the state program "Public Finance Management and Regulation of Financial markets".
Order No. 2551-r dated September 17, 2024
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