Definition Public procurement

Ernest Osei, 2014

Public procurement, in one way or the other, can

be understood to be a process by which
governments and organizations acquire goods,
works and services using public funds.

World Bank Economic Report on Ghana, 2003

Implicitly, public procurement therefore has both

social and economic impact on the country.
Further studies from developing countries show
that huge amount of money is involved in
government procurement hence need for
accountability and transparency and the fact that
the money comes from the public.

World Bank, 1995

PwC Global Economic Crime Survey 2014

Procurement fraud is the second most frequently

reported form of global economic crime behind
asset misappropriation, according to a study.
The PwC Global Economic Crime Survey 2014
showed 29 per cent of organisations had
experienced procurement fraud, and it was most
common at the vendor selection stage, followed
by the bid process

Peter Eigen, Transparency International

Governments around the world spend about USD

4 trillion each year on the procurement of goods
and services, a minimum of USD 400 billion per
year is lost due to bribery.

Berita Harian, 2007

According to Malaysia former Prime Minister,

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the existing
procurement
process
and
awarding
of
government contracts is full of opportunities for
corruption.

(Arrowsmith, 2010).

Public procurement refers to the government

activity of purchasing the goods and services
which it needs to carry out its functions.

Odhiambo and Kamau (2003)

According to Odhiambo and Kamau (2003),

public procurement is broadly defined as the
purchasing, hiring or obtaining by any other
contractual means of goods, construction works
and services by the public sector.

Hommen and Rolfstam (2009)

Hommen and Rolfstam (2009) noted that public

procurement is the acquisition (through buying
or purchasing) of goods and services by
government or public organizations.