Consultancy services for the public sector

The public sector constantly faces many challenges, driven by both evolution and transformation at European Union level, but also by various internal, specific factors. One of the areas most affected is public procurement, which is frequently subject to legislative changes.

KPMG in Romania and Moldova supports the activity of the public sector in the field of public procurement and awarding of concession contracts through the Public Procurement Center of Excellence, whose services include the following:

• Strategic planning and guidance in conducting public procurement procedures and awarding concession contracts;
• Specialized assistance in the preparation of public procurement/concessions documentation and other related documents;
• Tender evaluation assistance (part of the Evaluation Committee) as outsourced expert on behalf of the contracting authority/entity;
• Opinions on the interpretation and implementation of national and EU legislation in the field of public procurement and the awarding of concession contracts;
• Opinions on the interpretation and implementation of national and EU legislation in relation to the delegation of public utilities services;
• Drafting, review, negotiation, implementation and monitoring of public procurement contracts/ framework agreements;
• General advice on the procurement process, including on-the-spot assistance and support at any stage of the process;
• Specialized assistance in relation to appeals and litigation in the field of public procurement;
• Investigation/Review of completed public procurement procedures aimed at identifying possible non-conformities;
• Audit of award procedures organized/financed by public authorities and other funding bodies (e.g. Government Ministries, World Bank, EBRD, etc.);
• Contract management;
• Mediation in relations with the relevant authorities;
• Consultancy in drafting and implementation of operational procedures, at contracting authority/entity level, in relation to activity in the field of public procurement;
• Management consulting services for the contracting authority/entity’s activity in the field of public procurement:
  • Analysis of existing practices at contracting authority/entity level and provision of recommendations for improvement;
  • Analysis and mapping of the procurement process at contracting authority/entity level and provision of recommendations for its improvement, using process improvement tools enabled by the Lean Six Sigma methodology;
  • Analysis and mapping of the document flow at contracting authority/entity level and provision of recommendations for its improvement, using process improvement tools enabled by the Lean Six Sigma methodology;
  • Assistance in setting up a public procurement department or reorganizing the existing one.
• Management consulting services for regulatory/control authorities:
  • Assistance in the implementation of the control process or analysis of the existing control process and provision of improvement recommendations using process improvement tools enabled by the Lean Six Sigma methodology;
  • Analysis of legislative provisions and drafting recommendations for improvement;
  • Analysis and mapping of processes deriving from the application of the legislation and provision of recommendations for legislative amendments, leading to the improvement of the respective processes, using process improvement tools enabled by the Lean Six Sigma methodology;
  • Project management etc.