A little about gov tenders in Ukraine
This item explains the characteristics of tender gov, tendering functional tenders gov, gives practical tips to enhance efficiency in state procurement.
The legacy of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited a developed energy sector, chemical industry, metallurgy, mechanical engineering. Ukraine is a major transit country for Russian gas to European markets. Separately in the country produces about 20bil m3 of gas and started the expansion of the richest store of gas of the Black Sea shelf. Ukraine is an exporter of electrical energy has 15 atomic power units, thermal and hydroelectric power. Ukraine builds present-day plane. The produce of metallurgical plants is competitive in the global market.
Regardless of the privatization, the leading companies remain in national ownership (NNEGC ,,Energoatom’’, NJSC ,,Naftogas of Ukraine’’, NPC Ukrenergo” and etc). They, together with other state-owned enterprises are one of the biggest consumers of produces and services in Ukraine. State companies announced more than 50-60 thousand tenders annually. The annual volume of public procurement is more than 15bil of Euros.
Taking into account the holding of Euro 2012 in Ukraine there is a growth market of gov procurement relating to the construction of infrastructure for the European football championship (stadiums, hotels, roads, electrical substations, etc.)
In order to avoid of abuse in the market of government tenders, to creation of competitive environment and to prevent corruption, the national administration has introduced legislative mechanisms of regulation of state tendering process. Over the past five years, legislation and, accordingly, the rules in gov tenders have changed several times. The existing law of public procurement contains a provision on equal participation in procurement process, both domestic and foreign manufacturers, creating a competitive environment and providing efficient use of public funds.
Without looking at the specified equality of participants and the transparency of procurement procedures, the Ukrainian realities are different from other world norms and overseas providers rather difficult to independently enter in to the market of gov tenders. Not the least significance in this is the complexity and bureaucracy of the Ukrainian system of national tenders. Often the potential supplier frightened the need for a vast variety of different inquiry and permitting documents (tax, bankruptcy, law enforcement, department of statistics and etc).
And given the historical differences in the classification, on which Ukrainian customers refer to the works they needed of the European rules, foreign companies own almost impossible to start work in government procurement.
The requisition creates offer. For a quick and efficient start of work on gov procurements, there are specialized companies that provide services to the entrance on national procurement market, one of the best service for example – all about useful government tender – Tender.of.ua. Such companies take on the functions of the tender consultants and management, the selection of tender which meets your interests, the analysis already carried out earlier tenders, transfer of procurement document, communicate with tender service for potential customers, the full support of the process of gov procurement, assistance in obtaining necessary documents, preparation of tender offers and other up before the conclusion of the tender contract.
Among the many companies represented at the market of procurement consulting services, it is preferable to choose the company whose staff has practical experience in tender services of large state-owned and directly knows the arrangements of their work.