Question 1:
(a) Illustrate out the term “Procurement ethics”.
(b) Propose five measures for promoting ethical behaviour among procurement practitioners so as to prevent corrupt practices in the public procurement.
Question 2:
(a) Restricted Procedure is one of the contract award procedures chiefly employed by European countries. Illustrate out the Restricted Procedure under the proposed EU Procurement Directives.
(b) Suggest five (5) reasons for which most developing countries haven’t joined the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA).
Question 3:
(a) Compare and contrast the major objectives of procurement systems of private sector organizations with the public sector organizations.
(b) Write down five reasons for public procurement to be highly regulated.
Question 4:
There are many countries that have procurement policies specifically for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Discuss and illustrate out how the Mauritian public procurement system aims at promoting SMEs.