2023-05-09 04:20:08
For years, bpost has awarded contracts worth several million euros to consultants, without launching the call for tenders required by law, reveal Litter et The time mardi.
For certain strategic missions, bpost regularly calls on consulting firms, preferably McKinsey, and this for a long time. While public procurement legislation requires bpost to launch a call for tenders for this type of service, the postal company has regularly entrusted these tasks over the counter, justifying itself by their urgent nature and the need for expertise specific.
According to several sources, the Court of Auditors has constantly questioned this practice. “Since 2018, we have been trying to rectify the situation and set up a call for tenders process“, response la porte-parole de bpost, Veerle Van Mierlo.
“But this launch, given the amounts, must go through the board of directors. The purchasing department has drafted a document for the board on several occasions since 2018, but it was ultimately never submitted to them.“
At the beginning of last year, bpost finally launched a new system providing for limited market consultation. The postal company concluded framework contracts with several consultancies by means of a negotiated procedure, without prior publication.
“It is allowed, subject to a reasoned decision, which was signed by the former CEO (Dirk Tirez, editor’s note)“, explique Veerle Van Mierlo.
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