Following the UN Development Programme (UNDP)'s 'integrity risk assessment' of Thailand's public procurement system, the country's government is creating a legislation to manage the risk of corruption in public procurement. Leaving "significant deficiencies" in other parts of Thailand, the assessment found proof of "weak integrity in public contracts" and a concentration of enhancements in public services in Bangkok and the central region.
Risks to integrity in the country's non-regulated public purchase process are "rife" due to the large volume of money at stake and the interface between the public and private sector, which is characterized by a high amount of transactions. According to the assessment, the regulatory framework for Thailand's public procurement is based on 1990s best practice and not a global legal model.
Chunhajit Sangmai, deputy director-general of state agency the Comptroller General's Department said it proposed the implementation of a "coherent, sound and modern public procurement law with a full set of secondary legislation, including guidance and documentation. We have set up a team of experts to draft and propose the new Public Procurement Act based on international legal models. The reform goal is to improve both integrity and value for money."
Risks to integrity in the country's non-regulated public purchase process are "rife" due to the large volume of money at stake and the interface between the public and private sector, which is characterized by a high amount of transactions. According to the assessment, the regulatory framework for Thailand's public procurement is based on 1990s best practice and not a global legal model.
Chunhajit Sangmai, deputy director-general of state agency the Comptroller General's Department said it proposed the implementation of a "coherent, sound and modern public procurement law with a full set of secondary legislation, including guidance and documentation. We have set up a team of experts to draft and propose the new Public Procurement Act based on international legal models. The reform goal is to improve both integrity and value for money."