
At the initiative of the Department of Internal State Audit for the city of Astana, a working meeting was held with the heads and specialists responsible for public procurement in the subordinate organizations of the Astana City Education Department.
Representatives of the Department explained the latest changes in the Rules for conducting desk control, as well as presented new directions and tools of the Department’s activities.
During the meeting, the Department’s representatives also emphasized the expansion of the coverage of desk control of procurements and the most frequent violations committed by contracting authorities.
Separately, the participants were explained the procedure for responding to the Department’s notifications, the deadlines for their fulfillment, and the financial response measures applied in case of non-compliance by contracting authorities with notifications within the framework of desk control of public procurement procedures.
Continuing and promoting the concept of open dialogue, the Department’s representatives provided detailed answers to questions posed by representatives of educational institutions and the Education Department, analyzing specific examples.
At the conclusion of the meeting, it was noted that the Department will continue enhanced control over procurements for the needs of government bodies and organizations, ensuring regular meetings to clarify new developments in the public procurement process.