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Building Partnerships for Fighting Bid rigging

Join us on June 16th, 2010, at the Savannah Hotel for a seminar on building partnerships to fight bid-rigging in public procurement. Learn how procurement agencies and the Fair Trading Commission can work together effectively. Understand the role of procurement agencies in maintaining records and detecting bid-rigging patterns. Discover how the Fair Trading Commission investigates suspected cases and educates procurement officials. Gain insights from successful partnership programs in other jurisdictions like Canada, Ireland, and Chile. Let's collaborate to combat bid-rigging together!

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Building Partnerships for Fighting Bid rigging

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  1. Fair Trading Commission Building Partnerships for Fighting Bid rigging Public Procurement Seminar Wednesday 16th June 2010 Savannah Hotel

  2. Working Together • The Commission and Procurement agencies should work together as the way forward • Each agency has a role to play • Incorporate partnerships with other procurement agencies

  3. The Role of the Procurement Agency • Maintain procurement records – record information pertaining to characteristics of past tenders (e.g., the product purchased, each participant’s bid, the identity of the winner etc.) • Review tender history periodically, especially in susceptible industries, look for patterns • Be aware of bid-rigging patterns and warning signs • Keep bid documents, correspondence, envelopes • Do not alert the business or discuss with suspected participants • May result in the destruction of evidence • In some cases the conduct may be completely coincidental and quite rational

  4. The Role of the Procurement Agency (continued) • Identify specific contacts in your organisation • Some jurisdictions conduct interviews with 1)vendors who no longer offer supply and 2) Unsuccessful vendors • Think about whether to proceed with tender • Contact the Competition Authority

  5. The Role of the Commission • Availability and Accessibility – • The commission will always seek to make itself available for any queries, tips • Investigate • The Fair Trading Commission is the agency responsible for investigating suspected cases of bid rigging • Section 13 and Section 35 of the Fair Competition Act CAP326C • Under these sections the Commission could launch an investigation regarding bid-rigging • Educate procurement officials • Make them more aware and enable them to easily detect signs of bid-rigging • Sharing literature and also through training

  6. The success of building partnerships • Other jurisdictions have implemented this partnership programme • Canada – trained over 3000 procurement officials • Ireland – Irish Competition Authority Road Show and booklet • Chile – Interagency Taskforce for Fighting Bid rigging • Finland – Public Sector Partnership • U.S – Public Outreach Programme • All jurisdictions have reported significant increases in tips about bid rigging, bid rigging inquiries and investigations • The US has also reported fewer criminal prosecutions regarding bid rigging

  7. LET US WORK TOGETHER AND Build Partnerships for Fighting Bid rigging Public Procurement Seminar June 16th 2010 Fair Trading Commission Good Hope, Green Hill, St. Michaelinfo@ftc.gov.bb 246-424-0260

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