The rise of simplified procurement in municipalities
The share of contracts signed without competition grows every year.
Tenders
Renovating kindergartens
The winning company's track record and the quality of the work.
Tenders with a single bidder
Why so many large tenders attract only one company.
School meal tenders and rising prices
The price of a single portion almost doubled in two years.
Buying street lighting
Identical lamps cost very different amounts from one tender to the next.
Cars bought from the reserve fund
A fund meant for emergencies paid for new official cars.
Road contracts that miss every deadline
Contractors run late and are rarely fined for it.
A waste management contract
The price went up while the area served went down.