Efficiency and transparency of public procurement procedures for public contracting authority

Javna nabava neminovno je važna za gospodarstvo Republike Hrvatske, ali je jednako tako prilično osjetljive prirode s obzirom na to da se provedbom javne nabave troše proračunska sredstva. Iz tog je razloga nužno da se poštuju načela javne nabave s naglaskom na transparentnost i učinkovitost postupaka javne nabave. Stoga se od javnih naručitelja s pravom očekuje da u nabavi dobara, usluga ili radova nastoje ostvariti najbolju kvalitetu i vrijednost uz što je moguće manji utrošak proračunskih sredstava. U provedbi postupaka javne nabave obveznici javne nabave - javni naručitelji dužni su pridržavati se načela javne nabave te svih zakona i podzakonskih propisa kako bi za nabavu roba, radova i usluga dobili najbolju kvalitetu i vrijednost uz zadovoljenje racionalnog i ekonomičnog načina trošenja proračunskih sredstava. Iz toga razloga postupci javne nabave koje su obvezni provoditi javni naručitelji moraju biti transparentni i učinkoviti. Da bi bili takvi nužno je da budu formalno - pravno potanko uređeni. S tim u vezi, ovime se radom nastoji utvrditi doprinosi li opsežan zakonodavno-pravni okvir javne nabave ostvarenju ključnih ciljeva javne nabave, tj. ostvarenju tržišnog natjecanja, transparentnosti i učinkovitosti postupka te suzbijanju koruptivnih radnji.Public procurement is unavoidably important for the economy of the Republic of Croatia, but it is also rather sensitive, considering that the implementation of public procurement consumes state budget funds. For this reason, it is necessary to respect the principles of public procurement with an emphasis on the transparency and efficiency of public procurement procedures. Therefore, public contracting authorities are rightly expected to strive to achieve the best quality and value in the procurement of goods, services, or works with the least possible expenditure of budget funds. In the implementation of public procurement procedures, public contracting authorities are obliged to comply with the principles of public procurement and all laws and by-laws to obtain the best quality and value for the procurement of goods, works, and services while satisfying the most economical way of spending state budget funds. For this reason, public procurement procedures that must be carried out by public contracting authorities must be transparent and efficient. For them to be like that, it is necessary that they be formally and legally regulated in detail. In regards to that, this paper seeks to determine whether the extensive legislative and legal framework of public procurement contributes to the achievement of the key objectives of public procurement, i.e. the achievement of market competition, transparency and efficiency of the procedure, and the suppression of corrupt practices