Procurement Risk:

Very High

Score:

21/100

Government Policy

Collapse
Q57 0/100

Does the country have legislation covering defence and security procurement with clauses specific to corruption risks, and are any items exempt from these laws?

View Question
Legal framework Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The government introduced a new public procurement code (Code des Marchés Publics et des…
Explore
Corruption risks Score: 0 / 100
The legislation new public procurement code (Code des Marchés Publics et des Délégations de Service Public) directs procurement authorities to be aware of corruption…
Explore
Effectiveness Score: 0 / 100
The assessor found evidence that numerous military expenditures are not subject to legal procurement requirements and that violations of procurement processes are widespread within…
Explore
Q58 33/100

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?

View Question
Formal procedures Score: 50 / 100
Evidence suggests that formal procedures for public procurements exist but they are often not applied in practice, mainly due to Article 8 of the…
Explore
Transparency Score: 25 / 100
In law, the procurement cycle for the public sector is extensively disclosed (see Q58A). However, defence purchases are often exempt from these requirements, meaning…
Explore
Implementation Score: 25 / 100
Evidence suggests that formal procedures for public procurements exist but they are often not applied in practice, mainly due to Article 8 of the…
Explore
Q59 25/100

Are defence procurement oversight mechanisms in place and are these oversight mechanisms active and transparent?

View Question
Independence Score: 50 / 100
Auditing mechanisms are formalised and operational, but their levels of activity and ability to do their job are heavily compromised by the military and…
Explore
Effectiveness Score: 0 / 100
Auditing mechanisms are effective when they are active, but their levels of activity are infrequent largely because of the military and the government. The…
Explore
Transparency Score: 25 / 100
Auditing bodies can disclose information when they are active and permitted, but their levels of activity are infrequent largely because of the military and…
Explore
Q60 25/100

Are potential defence purchases made public?

View Question
Policies Score: 50 / 100
The LOPM, which passed into law in February 2015, provides for USD 2.3 billion of investment in the armed forces until 2019. The document…
Explore
Notice of planned purchases Score: 0 / 100
There is no information made publicly available by the government on forward purchase plans. In February 2016, Airbus announced it had received an order…
Explore
Q61 0/100

Are actual defence purchases made public?

View Question
Comprehensiveness Score: 0 / 100
As a general rule, the government does not disclose information relating to large defence purchases. In fact, most of the limited information revealed about…
Explore
Accessible data Score: 0 / 100
As a general rule, the government does not disclose information relating to large defence purchases. In fact, most of the limited information revealed about…
Explore

Capability Gap and Requirements Definition

Expand
Q62 13/100

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?

View Question
Formal policies Score: 0 / 100
Most defence-related purchases are exempt from standard procurement regulations which severely undermines the efficacy of the existing legislation with regard to the military. Article…
Explore
Consistent implementation Score: 25 / 100
Since article 8 of the code enables defence-related purchases to circumvent the regular procurement standards, military acquisitions are rarely subject to such robust requirements.1…
Explore
Q63 17/100

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?

View Question
Procurement requirements Score: 0 / 100
The MDAC’s major recent purchases have largely been in accordance with the strategic needs outlined in the LOPM. However, the LOPM is not a…
Explore
Scrutiny Score: 50 / 100
There is clear evidence that audits of defence purchases do occur, but only on a sporadic basis. In April 2018, opposition party Parena claimed…
Explore
Purchases Score: 0 / 100
The LOPM outlines the major purchases that need to be made but requirements are not clearly identified. The LOPM does not go into specific…
Explore

Tender Solicitation, Assessment and Contract Award

Expand
Q64 25/100

Is defence procurement generally conducted as open competition or is there a significant element of single-sourcing (that is, without competition)?

View Question
Open competition Score: 25 / 100
There is conflicting evidence about the MDAC’s use of open tender contracts, but it appears clear that most recent major purchases have not been…
Explore
Scrutiny of single/restricted competition procedures Score: 25 / 100
Oversight bodies are occasionally able to audit single-source contracts, but this appears to only occur retrospectively rather than helping to prevent abuses and errors…
Explore
Q65 25/100

Are tender boards subject to regulations and codes of conduct and are their decisions subject to independent audit to ensure due process and fairness?

View Question
Conflicts of interest Score: 50 / 100
Officials with a role in designing tender specification, or in tender board decisions, are subject to regulations or codes of conduct that are designed…
Explore
Audit Trail Score: 0 / 100
An assessment of the quality of audit trails gathered by the ARMDS reveals numerous gaps in most cases, making it very difficult for oversight…
Explore
Transparency Score: 0 / 100
Officials with a role in designing tender specification, or in tender board decisions, are generally subject to clear and transparent regulations or codes of…
Explore
Scrutiny Score: 50 / 100
In 2016, the ARMDS found that it was wholly unable to audit the Ministry of Defence’s finances for 2014 because of the lack of…
Explore
Q66 50/100

Does the country have legislation in place to discourage and punish collusion between bidders for defence and security contracts?

View Question
Legal framework Score: 25 / 100
The public procurement code (Code des Marchés Publics et des Délégations de Service Public) clearly outlaws collusion between bidders, but doesn’t extend to contracting…
Explore
Sanctions Score: 50 / 100
The public procurement code (Code des Marchés Publics et des Délégations de Service Public) provides sanctions for acts of collusion between candidates or holders…
Explore
Enforcement Score: 25 / 100
Even though investigations are theoretically possible, evidence suggests that there have not been any since 2013. Cases of possible collusion in defence contracts are…
Explore
Training Score: 100 / 100
There is also evidence that officials responsible for overseeing the handling of public contracts undergo annual training to help them regulate public tendering processes…
Explore

Contract Delivery and In-Service Support

Expand
Q67 19/100

Are there mechanisms and procedures that ensure that contractors meet their obligations on reporting and delivery?

View Question
Reporting policies & procedures Score: 50 / 100
There are formal policies and procedures through the Code des Marchés Publics et des Délégations de Service Public but there is no evidence that…
Explore
Transparency Score: 25 / 100
There is virtually no transparency for defence contracts with regard to contractual requirements. Indeed, state auditors often do not even know about defence purchases…
Explore
Monitoring Score: 0 / 100
There is evidence that Mali’s authority for regulating public sector contracts and spending (ARMDS) does report on the failures of companies to adhere to…
Explore
Enforcement Score: 0 / 100
The assessor has not found any evidence to show whether breaches of defence contracts are acted upon. In June 2015, Mali signed a contract…
Explore
Q68 83/100

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?

View Question
Complaints mechanisms Score: 100 / 100
Complaints mechanisms exist through the Règlement des Différends (CRD).¹ Complaints must be submitted within two days of the decision being notified to the relevant…
Explore
Effectiveness and Accessibility Score: 100 / 100
The procurement code outlines the mechanisms for complaints under the Règlement des Différends (CRD).¹ Furthermore, Mali’s online portal for public contracts contains a mechanism…
Explore
Retaliation Score: 50 / 100
The assessor found no evidence to indicate whether companies are reluctant to use these mechanisms for fear of unfavourable treatment in future. However, there…
Explore
Q69 33/100

What sanctions are used to punish the corrupt activities of a supplier?

View Question
Sanctions Score: 50 / 100
The public procurement code (Code des Marchés Publics et des Délégations de Service Public) clearly outlaws corruption and provides robust penalties for companies found…
Explore
Undue influence Score: 25 / 100
Cases of possible corruption in defence contracts are seldom investigated and there have been no signs that the authorities are willing or capable of…
Explore
Application of sanctions Score: 25 / 100
Cases of possible corruption in defence contracts are seldom investigated and there have been no signs that the authorities are willing or capable of…
Explore

Offset Contracts

Expand
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?

View Question
Legal framework Score: 0 / 100
The assessor found no evidence that Malian law contains any provision for the use of offset agreements.¹ ² The Procurement Code makes no reference…
Explore
Due diligence Score: 0 / 100
The assessor found no evidence that Malian law contains any provision for the use of offset agreements.¹ ² The Procurement Code makes no reference…
Explore
Q71 0/100

How does the government monitor offset contracts?

View Question
Policies & procedures Score: 0 / 100
The assessor found no evidence that Malian law contains any provision for the use of offset agreements.¹ ² The Procurement Code makes no reference…
Explore
Transparency Score: 0 / 100
The assessor found no evidence that Mali has any polices or procedures specifically for the use of offset agreements.¹ ²
Explore
Monitoring Score: 0 / 100
The assessor found no evidence that Mali has any polices or procedures specifically for the use of offset agreements.¹ ²
Explore
Enforcement Score: 0 / 100
The assessor found no evidence that Mali has any polices or procedures specifically for the use of offset agreements.¹ ²
Explore
Q72 0/100

What level of competition are offset contracts subject to?

View Question
Score: 0 / 100
The assessor found no evidence that Malian law contains any provision for the use of offset agreements.¹ ² The Procurement Code makes no reference…
Explore

Agents / Brokers

Expand
Q73 25/100

How strongly does the government control the company’s use of agents and intermediaries in the procurement cycle?

View Question
Policies Score: 50 / 100
The public procurement code (Code des Marchés Publics et des Délégations de Service Public) regulates the use of agents or intermediaries in procurement processes,…
Explore
Enforcement Score: 0 / 100
Cases of possible corruption involving intermediaries in defence contracts are seldom investigated and there have been no signs that the authorities are willing to…
Explore

Financing Package

Expand
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?

View Question
Score: 0 / 100
The government generally does not disclose financial information relating to large defence purchases even after purchases have been made, let alone in advance. Major…
Explore

Seller Influence

Expand
Q75 NS/100

How common is it for defence acquisition decisions to be based on political influence by selling nations?

View Question
Prevalence: selling nations Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. France has traditionally been Mali’s foremost security and military partner. For decades it has…
Explore
Justification Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. During the past five years, Mali has largely purchased equipment in accordance with the…
Explore
Prevalence: domestic pressures Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. During the past five years, Mali has largely purchased equipment in accordance with the…
Explore