Public Procurement in Education: An Expert-Grup Look into One of the Most Corruption-Sensitive Areas

For repair works, the study found a group of 10 companies linked by common founders or a shared legal address that win a significant share of contracts. They simulated competition through fictitious bids and by refusing won contracts in favour of related firms, and several groups of related companies appeared to coordinate and divide the market.

In food services, market shares are clearly divided among almost exclusively public companies, which submit bids with simple errors so as to be disqualified. For food products, concentration is lower, but collusion was noted at DETS Buiucani, and invitations went to newly registered companies that later won contracts. The experts recommend a systematic approach at local and national level, modernising information systems, using risk-indicator analysis tools and reforming monitoring.