This report was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV) under the leadership and oversight of Elsa Pilichowski, Director, János Bertók, Deputy Director of GOV, and Paulo Magina, Acting Head of GOV’s Infrastructure and Public Procurement (IPP) Division. It was co-ordinated and drafted by Masayuki Omote and Costanza Caputi, Policy Analysts in IPP, with the support of Erika Bozzay, Acting Deputy Head of IPP. Sanda Jugo, Sára Kende and Risa Terada also contributed to this report. Dovile Bogusyte provided editorial assistance.
The report was funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument, and implemented by the OECD, in co-operation with the Reform and Investment Task Force (SG Reform) of the European Commission. The OECD expresses its gratitude to the European Commission for their support for this project, particularly Mr. Kjartan Björnsson, Head of Unit, Governance and Public Administration, Ms Alexandra Papatheodorou and Ms. Aleksandra Marchewka Dias Chiapetta, Policy Officers and co-ordinators of the project in SG Reform.
This report would not have been possible without the support of the Ministry of Finance of Estonia. The team is particularly grateful to the Ministry staff for their assistance in collecting data and information, organising fact-finding missions for the OECD team in Tallinn, and providing feedback throughout the development of the report. The OECD particularly expresses its gratitude to Ms. Estella Põllu, Ms. Maarika Tork, Mr. Tarmo Porgand, Ms. Karin Sehver, and Ms. Karolis Nilus from the Ministry of Finance.
Engagement and consultation with key stakeholders were critical for the successful completion of this report. In particular, the OECD would like to thank the Ministry of Climate, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Social Affairs, and the State Shared Service Centre for their support during the development of the report. The team would also like to thank all contracting authorities, economic operators and other stakeholders who provided key insights into the Estonian public procurement system.