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Access to public procurement (Bulgaria)

Indicator2022EU average
Single bidder34%37%
No calls for bids23%7%
Publication rate (value advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily, in % of GDP)5.8%5.84%
Cooperative procurement (proportion of procedures with more than one buyer)1%7%
Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid)87%56%
Decision speed (days)100  87  
SME contractors74%56%
SME bids72%66%
Procedures divided into lots35%30%
Missing calls for bids2%1%
Missing seller registration numbers0%46%
Missing buyer registration numbers0%39%

Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators except the publication rate. 

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