Article 20. Procurement Commission

Procurement Commission shall be a collegiate body formed by the state customer for the organization and conduct of procurement procedures, the regulation for which requires the formation of such a body.

The main purpose of the work of the procurement commission shall be an objective assessment and streamlining the proposals of the participants in the procurement procedures according to the degree of correspondence with the order, and the selection of the winner (winners) through competitive methods of public procurement.

The procurement commission shall be an acting body under the state customer, formed and disbanded by the relevant decisions of the state customer.

The procurement commission shall consist of an odd number of members, the composition and number of its members depend on the type of procurement procedure and may change in accordance with the legislation and taking into account the characteristics of the goods (works, services) being purchased.

Members of the procurement committee must be objective and not personally interested in choosing the winner of the procurement procedure.

The work of the procurement commission shall be managed by the chairperson, who shall convene and conduct meetings of the procurement commission, announce votes and decisions taken by the procurement commission, and also sign the minutes of the meetings of the procurement commission. In the absence of the chairperson of the procurement commission, their functions shall be performed by the deputy.

The operational activities of the procurement commission shall be organized by its executive secretary without the right to vote.

Each member of the procurement committee may vote “for”, “against” or abstain from voting. The chairperson of the procurement commission shall have no right to abstain from voting.

Meetings of the procurement commission shall be held in person in the presence of members of the procurement commission. Face-to-face meetings may be held in the format of videoconferences (teleconferences, etc.).

The procurement commission shall have the right to vote remotely using information and communication technology tools when conducting the selection of the best proposals in the form of a tender and two-stage public procurements in electronic form.

Based on the subject of public procurement, the procurement commission may involve experts, as well as specialists from other interested ministries, departments and a higher organization of the state customer, to carry out its activities.