The Control of Public Procurement as a Priority of Economic Development from the Standpoint of the State

Relevance of the topic of this article is grounded on the need to form an effective system of control of public procurement as a priority of economic development from the standpoint of the State. The article is aimed at studying the status of control of public procurement and finding directions for its improvement. The qualitative and efficient financial control in the sphere of public procurement should play a priority role in ensuring the formation of a transparent system of expenditure of public financial resources. The article considers the powers of the State bodies on the implementation of regulation and control in the sphere of public procurement, as well as analyzes the process of spending funds by procedures and without applying the public procurement procedures. The most common improprieties and violations in the implementation of public procurement in Ukraine were researched. Formation of methodological, organizational and methodical bases of control of public procurement is connected with consideration of structure of the procurement mechanism which includes the current monitoring of needs and determination of expediency of public procurement, planning, regulation, and implementation.