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Over-bureaucratisation in public procurement: purposes and results*
Juraj Nemec* 
Juraj Nemec
Affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Administration, Brno, Czech Republic; Matej Bel University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Finance and Accounting, Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic
 0000-0002-5881-7422
Correspondence
juraj.nemec@umb.sk
Matus Grega*
Matus Grega
Affiliation: Matej Bel University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Finance and Accounting, Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic
0000-0002-8976-6867
Marta Orviska*
Marta Orviska
Affiliation: Matej Bel University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Finance and Accounting, Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic
0000-0002-8968-8483
Review article | Year: 2020 | Pages: 251 - 263 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 2 Received: July 22, 2019 | Accepted: October 19, 2019 | Published online: June 1, 2020
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FIGURES & DATA
REFERENCES
CROSSMARK POLICY
METRICS
LICENCING
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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Non-weighted difference
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7.9
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8.8
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11.8
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15.0
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11.4
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Weighted difference (according to tender values)
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-2.1
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6.2
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11.4
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13.8
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12.1
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Time
Sector
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Ex-ante
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On-going
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Ex-post
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Public sector
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- Preparing
tender documentation
- Administering
tender preparation fees to involved external experts
- Legal expertise
costs
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- Administration
of running tender
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- Re-start
of cancelled procedure
- Costs
connected with contract amendments
- Costs of
cancellation or delay
- Costs
connected to control/remedy procedures
- Legal
costs
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Private sector
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- Preparing
bid costs to fulfil qualification criteria
- Guarantees
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- Communication
with tenderer
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- Costs
connected with contract amendments
- Costs
connected with delays and cancellation
- Legal
costs
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Country
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Contractors
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Country
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Suppliers
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Bulgaria
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68
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Malta
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34
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Cyprus
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44
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Slovakia
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30
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Slovakia
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38
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Greece
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25
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Malta
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12
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France
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10
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Luxemburg
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11
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Finland
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10
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Direct costs
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Micro
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Small
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Medium
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Large
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>2
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**
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3 – 5
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*
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**
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6 –
10
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*
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**
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10 –
15
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*
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***
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15 –
20
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<20
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Note: The number of * shows frequency of answers, *** means the most frequent response. Source: Nemec et al. (2016: 1753).
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Direct costs
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Micro
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Small
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Medium
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Large
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>2
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***
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*
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3 – 5
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**
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*
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6 –
10
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***
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**
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10 –
15
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*
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15 –
20
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<20
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Source: Nemec et al. (2016: 1753).
Source: Authors, data from www.uvo.gov.sk, 2016.
Source: Own calculations.
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Law number
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Validity date
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Normalised pages
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Main text
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Including annexes
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263/1993 Coll.
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1/1/1994
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14
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14
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263/1999 Coll.
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1/1/2000
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48
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58
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523/2003 Coll.
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1/1/2004
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89
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98
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25/2006 Coll.
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1/2/2006
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208
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229
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343/2015 Coll.
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3/12/2015
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259
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275
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Source: Authors, based on data from Tenders Electronic Daily.
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2018
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Lowest price
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MEAT
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2019
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Lowest price
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MEAT
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Works
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89
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11
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Works
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92
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8
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Supplies
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93
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7
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Supplies
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94
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6
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Services
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94
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6
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Services
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94
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6
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