Jaime Rodriguez-Arana Munoz

Professionalization of public service is one of the most important prerequisites for policy continuity and, more importantly, for strengthening democracy. One of the areas that requires special attention to the professionalization of employees is the field of public procurement. Procurement activities carried out by various government agencies consist in offering citizens, with the support of private companies, the best goods, infrastructure and public services. Firstly, because such activities usually cannot be carried out directly by the state apparatus itself in proper conditions. Secondly, because in this way society is involved in the function of serving common interests that are not exclusive to the state apparatus and do not concern it alone. For this reason, procurement professionalization should be carried out not only by government agencies, but also, to a greater extent, by those who manage private companies, especially procurement departments.