Evidence register

Mechanisms and evidence

The register organises sources used to describe mechanisms and assumptions. It assigns no ProcuraCost calculation outcome to the institutions described.

Support and interpretation limits

Four official records appear first, followed by the empirical anchor for the transfer from competition to price.

california_modular_it_procurement
California Redefines State Technology Procurement
Official case
Claim supported by the source
The source describes breaking large systems into modules, the ability to change course and participation by smaller suppliers.
What the source does not support
It does not identify a causal cost or duration effect for a ProcuraCost scenario.
Jurisdiction or population
California state-government technology procurement
Constructs used in this record
modular contractingsupplier accesscontract adaptability
Publisher: California Department of Technology 3 August 2022
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oecd_rvul_problem_definition
Lessons learnt from the implementation of the pilot projects of strategic procurement: Public Procurement in Lithuania
Official case
Claim supported by the source
The RVUL example describes almost a year of work to define the problem and prepare a market consultation.
What the source does not support
It does not estimate a cost, saving or universal duration for discovery work.
Jurisdiction or population
An innovation-procurement pilot at Republican Vilnius University Hospital in Lithuania
Constructs used in this record
problem definitionmarket consultationrole effort
Publisher: OECD
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uzp_preliminary_market_consultation
Preliminary market consultation
Official case
Claim supported by the source
The source describes consultation as a way to learn about technical, economic and organisational solutions before a procedure.
What the source does not support
It does not report the effect of consultation on cost, duration or the outcome of a particular procedure.
Jurisdiction or population
Contracting authorities and suppliers within Polish public procurement law
Constructs used in this record
market consultationproblem definition
Publisher: Polish Public Procurement Office
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ec_innovation_procurement_guidance
Guidance on Innovation Procurement
Official case
Claim supported by the source
The guidance describes practical innovation-procurement tools, including market consultation and access to solutions available from the market.
What the source does not support
The guidance is not a legally binding interpretation and does not calibrate a ProcuraCost cost effect.
Jurisdiction or population
Public buyers and suppliers operating in the European Union
Constructs used in this record
innovation procurementmarket consultationcontract adaptability
Publisher: European Commission 21 June 2021
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szucs_discretion_price_2024
Discretion and favoritism in public procurement
Empirical anchor
Claim supported by the source
The study identifies a price channel of discretion in Hungarian procurement below the HUF 25 million threshold.
What the source does not support
It does not identify the effect of workflow design or transfer to every jurisdiction and threshold.
Jurisdiction or population
Hungarian public contracts below the invitational-procedure threshold
Constructs used in this record
price-competition transfer
Publisher: Journal of the European Economic Association
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