Representatives of the Republic Commission for  Protection of Rights in Public Procurement Procedures, Irena Grujić and Maja Govedarica, participated in a study visit to Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, held since September 22 till September 25, 2026, within the scope of the project “More Efficient Public Procurement and Sustainable Supply Chains for Improved Competitiveness”, organized by the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED).

The purpose of the study visit was to familiarize with the institutional framework and functioning of the public procurement system in the Kingdom of Spain, as well as to exchange experience and good practices in the fields of centralization of public procurement, protection of  competition, regulatory oversight and legal protection in public procurement procedures

During the visit, meetings were held with representatives of several important Spanish institutions, including the General Directorate for the Rationalization and Centralization of Public Procurement at the Ministry of Finance, the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), the Independent Office for the Regulation and Supervision of Public Procurement (OIReScon), as well as with representatives of the High National Court, the Administrative Court and the Supreme Court of Spain.

Sessions dedicated to the protection of rights in public procurement procedures, the role of courts in control of the legality of public procurement procedures, judicial practice in this field, as well as issues of regulation and supervision of the public procurement system were of particular importance for the Republic Commission. Issues of management of state property, use of centralized public procurement and framework agreements, protection of competition and application of sustainability criteria and green public procurement were also discussed.

This study visit made possible getting a direct  familisarition with institutional and practical solutions in the public procurement system of the Kingdom of Spain, including the exchange of experience on current challenges and opportunities for improving efficiency, transparency and legality of actions in this field.