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Procurement of Goods and Services by the General Secretariats

General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Home Affairs, General Secretariat of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Finance, General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Justice and Police

Key facts

This audit assessed whether the procurement of goods and services in the general secretariats was carried out in a legally and commercially sound manner. On the basis of the audits conducted, the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) noted that the procurement law requirements in the Public Procurement Act (PPA) and the Public Procurement Ordinance were only partly complied with by the general secretariats audited.

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