7th OECD Regional Policy Network Meeting on Sustainable Infrastructure - Ms. Erika Bozzay, Senior Policy Advisor, Infrastructure and Public Procurement Division, Public Governance Directorate, OECD

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Infrastructure Procurement
7th OECD Regional Policy Network Meeting on Sustainable Infrastructure
Erika Bozzay
Senior Policy Advisor
Infrastructure and Public Procurement
Erika.BOZZAY@oecd.org

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Why is effective and efficient procurement important?
Public procurement strategies influence the strategic choices around infrastructure
development, aiming to maximise the value generated for society.
 Procurement processes should be directed towards generating economic, environmental and
social benefits.
 Given public authorities’ role as major consumers with sizeable purchasing power (on average
12% of GDP in OECD countries), public procurement can be an important lever for
incentivising innovation, the adoption of new technologies and the transition towards
sustainable infrastructure systems.
 In accommodating these policy goals, procurement processes should also safeguard
transparency and objectivity.

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Pillar on infrastructure procurement

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Most OECD countries use a combination of financial and qualitative
criteria to identify proposals offering the best value for money
Source: 2020 OECD Survey on the Governance of Infrastructure

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OECD countries could do more to measure the results of public
infrastructure procurement processes with respect to green objectives
Source: 2022 OECD Survey on the Governance of Infrastructure