Strengthening the structure and co-ordination of the Peruvian public procurement system

This chapter analyses the organisational structure of public procurement in Peru and the reforms undertaken in 2016. It will discuss how these reforms are set to move the procurement agenda towards greater efficiency and value for money. It further assesses the mechanisms used by the Government Procurement Supervising Agency (Organismo Supervisor de las Contrataciones del Estado, or OSCE) and Perú Compras (PC) to coordinate the high number of procurement entities and ensure communication with and among these entities at the national and sub-national level. Finally, the chapter looks at the pros and cons of the core change in the Peruvian procurement structure, and presents an argument for further reorganisation of key platforms within the system.