PRIORITIES FOR THE FORMATION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN THE FIELD OF MINE ACTION

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to specify the priorities for forming the legal framework governing public procurement in the field of mine action. It is clarified that the rules for public procurement are integrated into the mechanism for using funds allocated in the state budget for humanitarian demining aimed at restoring agricultural production. The prospects for applying non-price evaluation criteria for tender proposals during the procurement of services for demining agricultural land plots are outlined. The paper argues that increasing the weight of qualitative criteria in public procurement is fully consistent with the strategic vision for the development of the mine action sector, based on the integration of environmental goals and objectives and the minimization of environmental impacts resulting from demining activities. The preconditions for further specialization of legal regulation of public procurement in the context of the state’s goals and objectives in the field of mine action are identified. The need to amend the Law of Ukraine «On Mine Action in Ukraine» by introducing a set of special provisions governing the public procurement of demining services is substantiated. The experience of the Republic of Croatia is analyzed, and its consideration may contribute to resolving this issue in Ukraine. The paper notes that another possible manifestation of the specialization of legal regulation is the development of methodological recommendations regarding the specific features of public procurement in the field of demining. The importance of public procurement for implementing the Operational Plan of Measures for 2024–2026 under the National Mine Action Strategy until 2033 is emphasized, particularly with regard to localizing the production of equipment for humanitarian demining.