In the spring session, lawmakers passed a package of laws to speed up public procurement. About this “Parliamentary newspaper” said Maxim Topilin, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy.
“The changes are aimed at the possible purchase of Russian goods, because nowadays it is quite problematic to rely on procurement from abroad in terms of timing and logistics. Therefore, in some cases, the Government has been authorized for the purpose of a special military operation, when this should happen, to instantly purchase one or another Russian-made product from a single supplier, ”said the deputy.
According to him, this approach does not violate the principles of competition because when purchasing from a single supplier, the Russian market is still examined and a manufacturer that meets the criteria is selected.
“In some cases, they have raised thresholds for the volume of purchases, mainly drugs and rehabilitation supplies, from a single supplier during the year. For these procedures to work,” Topilin added.
On August 24, it was reported that hospitals and polyclinics in Russia will be able to purchase medical devices and medical nutrition products for certain trade names, without taking into account the possible equivalent required for public procurement in the general order. transmitted “Moscow 24”.
Maria Fedyukovich, project manager of Aktion Goszakaz in mid-August reportedIt was stated that increasing the key interest rate by 350 basis points at a time to 12% per annum will lead to an increase in the financial burden of enterprises involved in public procurement.
Former Russian President Vladimir Putin signed law on accelerating public procurement