Last year in Azerbaijan, significant discrepancies emerged between contract prices and the previously calculated estimated prices in public procurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to FED.az<\/strong>, this was stated in information from the Chamber of Accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, in 1,545 procurements, the final protocol price was 20\u201330% lower than the estimated price. The total value of these contracts amounted to 533.6 million manats, with a difference of 172.1 million manats. In 1,133 procurements, the difference ranged between 30\u201340%. Here, the contract value was 221.4 million manats, while the discrepancy was 111.3 million manats. In 755 procurements, a 40\u201350% difference was observed. In these contracts worth 64.2 million manats, the discrepancy amounted to 50.8 million manats. Finally, in 796 procurement contracts, the price difference exceeded 50%. Although the total value of these contracts was only 42.6 million manats, the discrepancy reached 83.4 million manats, which is almost double the estimated value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year, 2,259 procurements were canceled in Azerbaijan, accounting for 23% of all tender-based procurements. The estimated value of these canceled procurements was 750 million manats, equal to 14.4% of the estimated value of procurements that were completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 2024 procurement report also noted that in some cases, procurements planned under the 2025 state budget were included, raising questions about the accuracy of reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n