Deterministic Application of Process-centric Law to the System-centric Requirements of Procurement Procedures

David L. Wickens
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South Africa's public procurement system is accorded constitutional status, establishing fundamental requirements for the operation of the system. The application of these constitutional system requirements and their interpretation in the judicial adjudication of procurement cases have highlighted the tension between the administrative, or process-centric, legal requirements and the system-centric nature of procurement procedures. The importance of a deterministic approach for procurement decision-making can be considered from two angles – the certainty of the procurer in the conformity of its own conduct and external certainty to diminish the risk of unnecessary challenge. This article revisits the foundational rationale for system-based procurement procedures and associated decision-making for its potential for finding a deterministic approach to balancing the legal requirements, both system- and process-based. These principles are tested against a selection of adjudicated outcomes to formulate practical recommendations for practitioners aimed at deterministic decision-making in the procurement process.
过程中心法在采购程序系统中心要求中的确定性应用
南非的公共采购制度被赋予宪法地位,确立了该制度运行的基本要求。这些宪法制度要求的适用及其在采购案件司法裁决中的解释突出了行政或以程序为中心的法律要求与采购程序的以制度为中心的性质之间的紧张关系。对采购决策采取确定性办法的重要性可以从两个角度来考虑- -采购方对其自身行为的一致性的确定性和减少不必要挑战风险的外部确定性。本文回顾了基于系统的采购程序和相关决策的基本原理,因为它有可能找到一种确定性的方法来平衡基于系统和基于过程的法律要求。这些原则是针对选定的裁决结果进行测试,以制定针对采购过程中确定性决策的从业人员的实用建议。
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