Public procurement statistics

The basis for the collection of procurement statistics is laid down in Article 52 of the Public Procurement Act or. Article 67 of the Law on Public Procurement in the Sectors and in the Articles 50 and 51 of the Ordinance on Public Procurement and in the Articles 45 and 46 of the Ordinance on Public Procurement in the Field of Sectors.

The contracting-entities submit to the government the award notices on the award of procurement procedures carried out in the previous year.
The contract statistics shall record the following data on the basis of the award notices submitted:
(a) the estimated total value of all public contracts awarded;
(b) the number and total value of public contracts awarded, broken down by:

• contract value (above 30,000 francs);
• the type of procedure used, whereby in the case of the negotiated procedure, the data shall also be broken down according to the case groups referred to in Art. 24 of the Public Procurement Regulation and shall include the number and value of contracts awarded to the successful tenderers, allocated according to nationality of an EEA Member State or a third country;
• a unified classification system in works, supplies and services contracts;
• the nationality of the contractors (broken down by nationals from the EEA, Switzerland, the other WTO countries and the rest of the world);
• Name of the contractor;
• Involvement of SMEs.

c) the number and total value of contracts awarded on the basis of the exemption under Article 5 of the Law on  Public Procurement or. according to Articles 8 to 18 of the Law on Public Procurement in the Field of Sectors were not awarded in accordance with the laws and the regulations.

Contract awards in the area of international-thresholds will be reported by the government to the EFTA Surveillance Authority by 18. April 2019 and every three years thereafter, or to the WTO Committee on Government Procurement by October 31 of each year. The statistical statement to the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall include the estimated total value of all contracts and contests below the thresholds falling within the scope of the Act and the Regulation, subject to random estimation to determine this value.