Article 12. The Principle of Unity and Integrity of the Public Procurement System

Public Procurement shall be based on the unity of goals, principles and approaches, the integrity and interconnection of all stages of the public procurement process and the interaction of all subjects of public procurement.

The unity and integrity of public procurement shall be ensured by:

a single and coherent legal framework governing public procurement and its uniform application;

the availability of a unified, coherent and integrated information system for public procurement, which ensures the collection, processing and analysis of all information on public procurement and providing access to it to all interested parties;

unification of documents on public procurement;

introduction of a unified national classifier of goods (works, services) standardized in harmony with international standards;

the availability of a unified infrastructure that ensures the organization of planning and implementation of public procurement, the conclusion and execution of public procurement contracts, monitoring and control, appealing and considering disputes and disagreements, increasing the level of professionalism and responsibility of public procurement entities.