A multi-criteria approach to bid selection in public procurement

  • Katarina Plećić Faculty of Health, Legal and Business studies, Singidunum University
  • Mališa Žižović Faculty of Technical Sciences Čačak, University of Kragujevac
  • Marko Marković Faculty of Health, Legal and Business studies, Singidunum University
  • Filip Đoković Faculty of Health, Legal and Business studies, Singidunum University
Keywords: Multi-criteria analysis, Public Procurement, Procurement,

Abstract


Business forms such as the goods and services sales to state-owned enterprises, due to its secure billing, are extremely attractive for private businesses and as such are susceptible to possible misuse. When there is the possibility of corruption, regardless of whether it takes place, not only the protection of the procurers’ rights must be discussed, but also the protection of all parties involved in public procurement processes. The aim of this paper is to give a possible multi-criteria methodology for selecting the optimal of the submitted bids within the public procurement tender. According to the Public Procurement Law in Serbia, the procurement contracting authority is required to define the criteria for the winning tender with valued weights. The contribution of this paper lies within the new methodology which enables procurator to use transparent, unique and, by Public Procurement Law, correct way of choosing the best one from bids submitted within public procurement tender.

 

Author Biographies

Katarina Plećić, Faculty of Health, Legal and Business studies, Singidunum University

Asisstant Professor at Tourism and hospitality department at Faculty of Health, Legal and Business Studies at Singidunum University, Serbia. PhD student in Management and business field and Masters degrees in the field of Tourism management. She is also engaged in public relations, digital marketing, digital photography and web design. Her scientific and research interests lie within modern information technologies and business simulations.

Marko Marković, Faculty of Health, Legal and Business studies, Singidunum University
Marko Marković is an Assistant Professor at Faculty of Health, Legal and Business Studies, Singidunum University, Serbia. He holds a PhD in Computer science and Masters degree in Business informatics field. His professional interest focus on software development, artificial intelligence and statistical analysis.
Filip Đoković, Faculty of Health, Legal and Business studies, Singidunum University
Assistant Professor at Faculty of Health, Legal and Business Studies, Singidunum University.

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Published
2018/04/10
Section
Original Scientific Paper