Table 1
Country performance rankings by indicators
| Indicators / Country | One bidder | No calls for bid | P.rate | Cop.Proc. | Award Criteria | D.speed | Missing values | Missing calls for bids | Missing reg.n. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Iceland | n/a | ||||||||
| Norway | n/a |
[i] Source: European Commission (2017)
Table 2
Public procurement transparency indicators
| No. | Indicator | Weighting | Principle (Slovenian legislation) | Result for Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Performance level | ||||
| 1. | One Tenderer (proportion of contracts awarded where there was just one tenderer) | 3 | competition | Unsatisfactory | |
| 2. | No Calls for Tenders (proportion of procurement procedures that were negotiated with a company without a call for tenders) | 3 | transparency | 2015: 19% 2016: 15% | Unsatisfactory |
| 3. | Publication Rate (proportion of public procurement advertised to businesses) | 3 | 2015: 5.6% 2016: n/a | Average | |
| 4. | Cooperative Procurement (proportion of procurement procedures with more than one public buyer) | 1 | economy, effectiveness and efficiency | Unsatisfactory | |
| 5. | Award Criteria (proportion of procedures which were awarded only on the basis of lowest price) | 1 | proportionality, economy, effectiveness and efficiency | Satisfactory | |
| 6. | Decision Speed (time between the deadline for receiving offers and the award of the contract) | 1 | economy, effectiveness and efficiency | Satisfactory | |
| 7. | Missing Value (proportion of contracts awarded without sufficient information about the value) | 1/3 | transparency | 2015: 4% 2016: 19% | Satisfactory |
| 8. | Missing Calls for Tenders (proportion of contract awards for which a call for tenders took place, but it is not clear what the name of the call was or what the conditions were) | 1/3 | 2015: 4% 2016: 19% | Unsatisfactory | |
| 9. | Missing Registration Number (proportion of procedures where the registration number was not included) | 1/3 | 2015: 100% 2016: 27% | Unsatisfactory | |
[i] Source: European Commission (2017)
Figure 1
Development of public procurement legislation in Slovenia
Source: authors based on legislation
Table 3
Violations of the principle of transparency, 2008–2015
| Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total requests | 244 | 365 | 401 | 537 | 505 | 523 | 353 | 330 |
| Requests denied | 130 | 205 | 219 | 280 | 288 | 329 | 227 | 200 |
| Requests granted | 114 | 160 | 182 | 257 | 217 | 184 | 126 | 130 |
| Number of violations of the principle of transparency | 12 | 24 | 21 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 26 |
| % (Number of violations/Requests granted) | 10.53 | 15.00 | 11.54 | 15.18 | 11.98 | 12.50 | 23.81 | 20.00 |
[i] Source: authors based on own analysis
Figure 2
Trend of violations of the principle of transparency
Source: authors based on own analysis
Figure 3
Proportions of cases of misapplication of the elements of the principle of transparency throughout the period under consideration
Source: authors based on own analysis
Table 4
Violations of the principle of transparency at the municipal level
| Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | period 2008–2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests granted | 62 | 45 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 44 | 19 | 21 | 253 |
| No. of violations | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 43 |
| % | 8.06 | 13.33 | 10.81 | 21.05 | 14.29 | 9.09 | 26.32 | 19.05 | 17.00 |
[i] Source: authors based on own analysis
Table 5
Violations of the principle of transparency at the state level
| Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | period 2008–2015 |
| Requests granted | 39 | 59 | 31 | 49 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 37 | 308 |
| No. of violations | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 33 |
| % | 2.56 | 8.47 | 12.90 | 18 | 11.54 | 6.82 | 13.04 | 13.51 | 10.71 |
[i] Source: authors based on own analysis
Figure 4
Proportion of violations of the principle of transparency at the state and municipal levels by year
Source: authors based on own analysis
Table 6
Summary of regression model
| Model Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | R | R Square | Adjusted R Square | Std. Error of the Estimate |
| 1 | 0.594a | 0.353 | 0.245 | 0.05538 |
Table 7
Anova
Table 8
Coefficients
| Model | Unstandardized | Coefficients | Standardized Coefficients | t | Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Std. Error | Beta | |||
| (Constant) | −30.946 | 17.190 | / | −1.800 | 0.122 |
| year | 0.015 | 0.009 | 0.594 | 1.809 | 0.120 |
[i] Source: authors based on own SPS program analysis
[ii] Note: Dependent Variable: proportions of violations at the municipal level
Table 9
Regression model
| Model Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | R | R Square | Adjusted R Square | Std. Error of the Estimate |
| 0.449a | 0.201 | 0.068 | 0.04667 | |
Table 10
Anova state level
Table 11
Coefficients state level
| Coefficientsa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| / | / | ||||
| B | Std. Error | Beta | |||
| (Constant) | −17.709 | 14.485 | / | −1.223 | 0.267 |
| year | 0.009 | 0.007 | 0.449 | 1.230 | 0.265 |
Table 12
Pearson correlation test
| Correlations | Municipal level | State level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mun. level | Pearson Correlation | 1 | 0.731* |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | / | 0.025 | |
| N | 9 | 9 | |
| State level | Pearson Correlation | 0.731* | 1 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.025 | / | |
| N | 9 | 9 | |
[i] Source: authors based on own SPS program analysis
[ii] Remark: Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).