Procurement Risk:
Critical
Score:
1.6/100
Government Policy
Q57
NS/100
Does the country have legislation covering defence and security procurement with clauses specific to corruption risks, and are any items exempt from these laws?
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There is no procurement law applied to the defence sector. The civilian sector, however,…
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As outlined in 57A, there is no legal framework for procurement in the defence sector, and therefore this indicator has been marked ‘Not Applicable’…
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As outlined in 57A, there is no legal framework for procurement in the defence sector, and therefore this indicator has been marked ‘Not Applicable’…
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Q58
8/100
Is the defence procurement cycle process, from assessment of needs, through contract implementation and sign-off, all the way to asset disposal, disclosed to the public?
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There is some formalisation of the defence procurement cycle, in that some internal guidelines exist. For strategic procurement however, there is no defined mechanism.…
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The defence procurement cycle is not disclosed and not available to the public at all. It is considered a confidential and matter of national…
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Although there are procedures for the procurement cycle that can be considered formal processes for logistics procurement, they are not implemented most of the…
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Q59
0/100
Are defence procurement oversight mechanisms in place and are these oversight mechanisms active and transparent?
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There is no internal or external oversight mechanism over procurement. There is, however, a committee (Procurement Oversight Committee) that is activated once a year…
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As outlined in 59A, there is no oversight over defence procurement and, as such, this indicator has been marked ‘Not Applicable’ [1, 2].
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As outlined in 59A, there is no oversight over defence procurement and, as such, this indicator has been marked ‘Not Applicable’ [1, 2].
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According to sources, there is no white paper or strategic paper on strategic purchases. Forward planning is usually less than a year in advance…
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Based on internet research and from interviews, no information on forward planning for strategic purchases is made public. Sometimes, foreign news outlets announce the…
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Based on sources, there is no publicly available data or information on the actual purchase of the defence forces. Although the external sources (such…
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According to interviewees, data on defence procurement and spending is confidential and a matter of national security. It is not publicly available, and if…
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Capability Gap and Requirements Definition
Q62
0/100
What procedures and standards are companies required to have – such as compliance programmes and business conduct programmes – in order to be able to bid for work for the Ministry of Defence or armed forces?
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The Civilian and General Procurement Law does not apply to the defence sector [1]. Therefore there are no laws or procedures that regulate how…
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As outlined in 62A, there are no policies which regulate how the government selects companies or contractors. As such, this indicator has been marked…
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Q63
0/100
Are procurement requirements derived from a national defence and security strategy, and are procurement decisions well-audited? Are defence purchases based on clearly identified and quantified requirements?
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No defence strategy exists, and therefore, procurement, is not derived from a defence strategy. There is no process of defining the requirements and procurement…
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According to our sources, there is no scrutiny, internal or external over procurement [1, 2, 3]. The Supreme Defence Council does not play a…
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As there is no national defence strategy, the purchases are by default made outside a strategy [1, 2, 3].
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Tender Solicitation, Assessment and Contract Award
Q64
0/100
Is defence procurement generally conducted as open competition or is there a significant element of single-sourcing (that is, without competition)?
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There is a very small part of the procurement done through open competition: less than 5% and it is not published online. Indeed, the…
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Oversight bodies, including Shura Council committees, have no power to scrutinize single-sources procurements. As most procurement (especially strategic) is signed by the king’s office,…
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Q65
0/100
Are tender boards subject to regulations and codes of conduct and are their decisions subject to independent audit to ensure due process and fairness?
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Personnel who are in charge of tender boards design and regulations are mostly the same for all procurements within the Ministry of Defence (MoD).…
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According to interviewees, there is no auditing or an oversight mechanism in place to ensure suppliers, design of the tender or the specification of…
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As outlined in 65A and 65B, and according to our sources, tender boards are not transparent and do have a potential risk of corruption…
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There is no external body to scrutinize the tender boards or an external mechanism to ensure transparency or specifications of a tender board [1,…
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Q66
0/100
Does the country have legislation in place to discourage and punish collusion between bidders for defence and security contracts?
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There is no legal framework that covers defence and addresses collusion between bidders themselves or bidders and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) [1, 2].…
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As outlined in 66A, there is no legal framework that covers collusion in the procurment process [1, 2]. This indicator has therefore been marked…
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As outlined in 66A, there is no legal framework that covers collusion in the procurment process [1, 2]. This indicator has therefore been marked…
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There is no training provided to address collusion in the procurement process. Sources confirmed that no training has been provided in the last five…
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Contract Delivery and In-Service Support
Q67
13/100
Are there mechanisms and procedures that ensure that contractors meet their obligations on reporting and delivery?
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There are formal documents and internal regulations to monitor, assess and report on the supplier’s services and delivery obligations. However, these regulations are not…
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Following a search of the websites of the Parliament, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Ministry of Finance, the government and other media sources,…
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Procurement officers do not conduct any reporting as suppliers provide items directly to units or stocks. Procurement units do not receive the goods and…
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There are no known cases where suppliers and contractors have been punished, especially with strategic contracts regarding weapons, ranks or items of value more…
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Q68
0/100
Are there mechanisms in place to allow companies to complain about perceived malpractice in procurement, and are companies protected from discrimination when they use these mechanisms?
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There is no legal framework or a defined and clear mechanism that provides companies with the right to complain about malpractices and corrupt activities…
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As outlined in 68A, there is no legal framework that provides a platform or mechanism for companies to complain [1, 2]. This indicator has…
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As outlined in 68A, there is no legal framework that provides a platform or mechanism for companies to complain [1, 2]. This indicator has…
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Procurement officials and committees have no authority to sanction any supplier or individual who may have committed corrupt activities. Sanctions are based on the…
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As outlined in 69A, procurement officials have no authority to sanction suppliers or individuals implicit in corrupt activities. This indicator has therefore been marked…
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As outlined in 69A, procurement officials have no authority to sanction suppliers or individuals implicit in corrupt activities. This indicator has therefore been marked…
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Offset Contracts
Q70
0/100
When negotiating offset contracts, does the government specifically address corruption risk by imposing anti-corruption due diligence on contractors and third parties?
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There is no legal framework that regulates offset contracts. Most of these contracts are made by the king’s office or his deputy, which makes…
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Offset contracts are made through the commander in chief office or the MoD special procurement mechanism, so there is no oversight or due diligence…
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There are no policies or procedures concerning offset contracts. The absence of such policies has affected the way such contracts are being conducted. Each…
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All details about Ministry of Defence (MoD) procurement, including offset or non-offset contracts, are considered confidential. Therefore, there is no data available for the…
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As most of the offset contracts for strategic weapons and based on political allies and political pressure form exporting nations, there is no reporting…
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Although most offset contracts are large and politically-motivated, in rare cases, some actions may be taken as a result of a lack of quality…
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Most of the acquisitions of Bahrain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Bahrain Defence Force weapons are through offset contracts. They are not justified…
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Agents / Brokers
Q73
0/100
How strongly does the government control the company’s use of agents and intermediaries in the procurement cycle?
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There is no legal framework that prohibits or controls the use of agents and intermediate agents in the procurement cycle. Indeed, many acquisitions are…
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As outlined in 73A, there is no legal framework that prohibits or controls the use of agents and intermediaries in the procurement cycle [1,…
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Financing Package
Q74
0/100
Are the principal aspects of the financing package surrounding major arms deals, (such as payment timelines, interest rates, commercial loans or export credit agreements) made publicly available prior to the signing of contracts?
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The financing packages for arms deals are not available, and when they are strategic procurements, communication from the Bahrain Defence Force and the Ministry…
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Seller Influence
Q75
NS/100
How common is it for defence acquisition decisions to be based on political influence by selling nations?
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The vast majority of acquisition decisions, especially strategic procurements, are made under the influence…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Although the country is small and it does not need much weaponry, there has…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There are no domestic pressures that are grand in scale, but there could be…
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