Public Procurement Audit System "COSO": Establish an internal audit system for public procurement that meets international COSO specifications. (TNKEF0028)

Commitment ID

TNKEF0028

Commitment Title

Public Procurement Audit System "COSO": Establish an internal audit system for public procurement that meets international COSO specifications, which are based on the matrices set by the International Internal Audit Guide.

Problem

Public procurement is among the most common mechanisms for the disposal of public funds. Municipalities strive to give great legitimacy to the implementation of their contracts, whether by using the TUNEPS system or the online public procurement unit. This remains punctuated by procedural and reporting errors that have been and are still subject to deficiencies and subsequent control, the most important of which is the Court of Auditors of the Tunisian Republic.

Status quo

The abundance of legal texts, the lack of training, framework, competent and necessary human resources to avoid many procedural or executive errors, which result in a waste of public funds, either in the implementation or monitoring of different stages of public procurement. This is the most complicated issue due to the absence of a clear practical line/director guide setting the deadlines and methods for controlling the markets.

Action

The public procurement audit system is focused on an international mechanism that ensures self-control over the implementation of the use of public funds. It also provides a set of indicators and data that help to make the appropriate decision. This will allow tracking all stages of public procurement execution, documents, deadlines, amounts and other data that would impose real-time monitoring of all these stages.

How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?

Provide a control system that helps in decision-making in the execution of public contracts and monitoring the disposition of public funds, in addition to changing management behaviors by committing to accurately implement a set of legal rules, knowing in advance that they are subject to immediate internal controls, transparent and monitoring at all stages of implementation.

What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?

The various reforms proposed during public consultations as part of commitments reflecting the priorities of the citizens of the municipality of Kef within the framework of the axes and principles of open government:
- Strengthening transparency, the right of access to information and the opening of public data,
- Strengthening local governance.

Primary Policy Area

Audits & Controls, Public Procurement

Primary Sector

Public Services (general), Other/NA

What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?