COVID Module Question 18

Did the government publish specific guidance on the use of emergency procurement procedures, if any?

Guidelines
This question asks whether the government published clear and specific guidance on the use of emergency procurement procedures.

The pandemic has forced governments to authorize emergency procurement procedures, intended to circumvent normal rules, in order to buy fast. These emergency procedures must remain transparent. Specific guidance on these procedures includes, but is not limited to:


 * The policy rationale for enacting emergency procurement procedures;
 * Clear criteria for determining which procurement processes can be included in emergency procedures; and
 * A system of tagging to enable tracking contracts and spending related to the emergency. Tagging all contracting processes and budget lines with "COVID-19" will ensure high-quality, open and complete data, to analyze and share information to predict and manage critical supply chains.

More information is available at https://www.open-contracting.org/what-is-open-contracting/covid19/.

Tick boxes: ''Please check the boxes of the items that appear in the relevant documentation. If none of the items are presented, please check ‘None of the Above’. In the comment box, please provide a detailed citation for each item selected below as described in the assessment directions as well as any additional details.''


 * ☐  Policy rationale for emergency procedures
 * ☐  Clear criteria for inclusion
 * ☐  Tagging of emergency procurement
 * ☐  Additional transparency requirements
 * ☐  Other (please specify)
 * ☐  None of the above

Should researchers only reference documents produced by the executive?
No. Researchers can use any documents produced by any public entity to answer the questions, at least to start with. We can then, when analyzing the results, decide whether these "count" or not. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a particular document, please bring it to the team.