In the field of public procurement, accuracy and compliance with rules are not mere formalities — they form the foundation of fair competition. However, practice shows that some customers and procurement organizers still make mistakes that end up costing both time and public funds.
The Department of internal state audit for the Ulytau region continuously carries out desk monitoring to ensure compliance with the legislation on public procurement. It is during this monitoring that the most common and recurring violations are detected — those that tend to repeat from one tender to another.
One of the problematic topics remains the determination of the dumping price when conducting purchases through a tender According to the Rules of Public Procurement if a participant offers a price significantly lower than the average market price the customer is obliged to identify a sign of dumping and apply appropriate mechanisms to prevent unjustified cost reduction
Howeverin practicethis rule is often ignored For example the State Institution "Department of Education of Ulytau district" during four purchases for the ongoing repair of school buildings made an incorrect indication of the dumping price As a result, the department sent notifications about the cancellation of these procedures Similar violations were found in the State Institution "Department of State Assets and Procurement of Zhanaarkinsky district" during purchases for the current repair of buildings and structures
It is also not uncommon to make mistakes when purchasing technical supervision services for average repair of highways where the requirements for determining dumping are also not always met
The consequences of such violations are tangible: procedure cancellations, delays in project timelines, and repeated tenders. Moreover, attempts by suppliers to offer anti-dumping prices that do not comply with the law undermine public trust in the procurement system as a whole.
According to the department's specialists when such facts are identifiedprocurement organizers are notified about the elimination of violations which allows them to quickly adjust the process and prevent further mistakes
"Our task is not just to fix violations but to achieve systemic changes so that each purchase is carried out honestly transparently and in strict accordance with the law" — emphasized representatives of the Ulytau Region Department of Internal State Audit.
Efforts to prevent violations of legislation in the field of public procurement will continue After all, we are talking not only about the figures in the tender tables but also about the trust of citizens in how budget funds are spent