BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 13. Azerbaijan's
Chamber of Accounts has reported that around 30% of public
procurement contracts were not fully executed last year, said the
Chairman, Vugar Gulmammadov, during a session of the Parliamentary
Committee on Economic Policy, Industry and Entrepreneurship,
Trend
reports.
According to him, analysis of procurement timelines in 2025
shows that purchases remained unevenly distributed across quarters,
with a noticeable concentration in the final quarters, particularly
the 3rd and 4th.
He noted that although some improvement was observed compared to
2024, the majority of procurement activity, around 60%, including
31.2% in the fourth quarter, was still carried out in the second
half of the year. Gulmammadov added that more than 900 of the over
1,400 organizations conducting competitive public procurement,
roughly 64%, began procurement activities only from the second
quarter.
He further stated that around 130 organizations made their first
procurement in the 6th month of the year, while more than 70
organizations initiated procurement only in the 9th month.
"Preliminary analysis of data entered into the relevant
information system shows that approximately 30% of contracts in the
reporting year were not fully fulfilled," Gulmammadov
highlighted.
He also stressed that while several reforms have been
implemented in recent years to improve transparency and strengthen
administration in public procurement, and despite partial progress
in establishing procurement practices and increasing the share of
electronic procurement, existing challenges remain.
“However, audit results show that digitalization alone does not
fully resolve the issues. The activity of procuring institutions
must also contribute to addressing existing problems,” the chairman
added.
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