The Prozorro system has transformed the state procurement process into a transparent, competitive system, devoid of the most toxic features of possible - corruptions. Today, for a productive existence in this market, it is necessary to be able to trace and analyze all the processes that take place there. And it does not matter who you are - another company, an executor of orders or an organizer of purchases.

The Analytical module Transparent is an instrument that can not only help predict future competitors' moves and assess the level of customer confidence, but also better represent economic trends in the country as a whole. We decided to review data for this spring (namely 50% of each month) to find facts that might interest you.

Summer holiday in the spring

Although the economy of any country has its own peculiarities, there are some patterns that are followed practically everywhere. For example, the decline of some economic indicators in July and August due to mass vacations. However, in Ukraine, as a tribute to the Soviet past, this recession can be traced much earlier - at the end of spring, in May.

Based on ProZorro's analytics, in 2017, job performance began to decline significantly since March, and reached a minimum level in early May. However, in 2018, although the number of public holidays in the country did not change, the number of procurement organizers suddenly increased, rather than diminished, as could be expected. Between March and May this year, this figure increased by 5.5%, while in 2017 it decreased by 15%. However, the number of bidder in 2018 still decreased by 20%.

Unpredictable disproportion

Under uncertain circumstances, state organizations and local authorities suddenly departed from the usual holiday rate in May and worked on finding projects to attract budget funds. However, the entrepreneurs could not notice in time the unusual activity for the month, because they decided to choose the usual celebration of May holidays. And everything would be fine, but because of the very low level of competition, the number of final purchases not only did not increase, but also fell by 20%. Of course, this eventually led to a shift in demand and supply in the public procurement system.

Market participants could get significant profits if they did not forget to monitor the market even while resting, and the organizers of the bids - to develop a clear plan for the beginning and end of procurement, to adhere to it and not put off all tasks at the last moment.

Differences in structure

The peculiarities inherent in the entire Trans-Procurement system in April-May also entail changes in the entire procurement structure. In general, there is a decrease in the number of tenders and, accordingly, the implementation of services. And here it is difficult to change something, given the lack of the usual number of potential bidders and the fact that the provision of services involves certain risks. For the beginning of spring, the focus is on transport issues, and for the middle and the end - on the provision of insurance and financial services.

Prozorro's analytics system allows us to track the correlation between the number of announced tenders and their participants, taking into account the season, public holidays, economic features of a particular part of the year, and other prerequisites. We understand how important it is to track changes in the market for organizers and participants, regardless of what exactly caused these changes.