Procurement Risk:
Critical
Score:
9/100
Government Policy
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?
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This sub-indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Morocco has legislation covering procurement, which consists of the « Décret n° 2-13-656 modifiant…
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Morocco has no procurement legislation that maes reference to corruption risks.
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There are significant exceptions to the procurement law as applied to the defence sector.
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Q58
0/100
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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Defence and security procurements are exempt from most of the transparency requirements, either by not being included in the list of sectors concerned, or…
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No evidence pointing to the disclosure of the defence procurement cycle was found.
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There is no evidence that the defence procurement cycle is formalised at all and that there are publicly available policies or procedures for 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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No article was found on the websites and organisations that should be the main reference sources on the topic of procurement oversight mechanisms (1)(2)(3).…
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As procurement oversight mechanisms do not appear to exist, this sub-indicator is marked as non applicable.
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As procurement oversight mechanisms do not appear to exist, this sub-indicator is marked as non applicable.
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No evidence was found that defence purchases are made public by the Moroccan authorities. Only the budget law gives details about the purchases of…
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No evidence was found in the Moroccan press and from Moroccan official sources (legal and governmental) that data is released in an accessible format…
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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 Code of Public Procurement Contracts in its revised version exempts defence procurement contracts from a number of transparency requirements (1)(2). However, special requirements…
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Since there are no laws or procedures detailing how the government discriminates in its selection of suppliers and sub-contractors, this sub-indicator is marked Not…
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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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Procurement requirements are in theory formally derived from a national defence and security strategy. The strategy is likely to be weak, vague or insufficient…
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NGO sources failed to provide information about scrutiny over defense purchases (1)(2)(3). Official sources failed to provide information about scrutiny of actual purchases (4)(5).…
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As the answer to indicator Q63A explains, there is a vaguely defined national strategy. However, as answers to indicators 62 and 63B explain, there…
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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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The revised version of the Code of Public Procurement Contracts (2013) states that public procurement should be submitted to open competition (1)(2). However, the…
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The only oversight body in Morocco (National Audit Office) does not overview military spending (1)(2). Whilst the revised version of the Code of Public…
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Q65
13/100
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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The revised version of the Code of Public Procurement Contracts (2013)(1)(2) makes no mention of independent scrutiny and audit of tender boards, although tender…
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No evidence was found of an audit trail detailing individuals involved in setting tender specifications, supplier selection and tender award concerning contracts benefitting the…
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There is limited transparency of tender board procedures and it is unclear whether this extends to contracts benefiting the armed forces in theory and…
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There is no evidence that external verification of tender specifications takes place.
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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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In the general legislation, the 2013 version of the Code of Public Procurement Contracts provides the following in relation to collusion between bidders. Nothing…
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This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no legislation covering defence procurement that addresses colusion. Procurement officials have no authority to…
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This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no legislation covering defence procurement that addresses colusion. There is a complete failure to…
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No information regarding training for procurement officials has been found.
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Contract Delivery and In-Service Support
Q67
0/100
Are there mechanisms and procedures that ensure that contractors meet their obligations on reporting and delivery?
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No formal policies or procedures that outline how to monitor, assess and report upon a supplier’s service and or delivery obligations were found in…
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No evidence of transparency in the reporting and delivery obligations of contractors was found.
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No evidence was found that procurement offices conduct reporting and delivery obligations at all. In the absence of formal policies or procedures that outline…
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There are no formal policies or procedures that outline how to monitor, assess and report upon a supplier’s service and or delivery obligations, no…
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Q68
25/100
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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The 2013 version of the Code of Public Procurement Contracts states the following:(1) ⁃ Articles 45, 83 and 111: a call for tenders or…
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This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence. The lack of sufficient details about the formal complaint mechanisms…
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There has been no report of companies effectively complaining about perceived malpractices in procurement in the local or international press (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9). Both interviewees alleged…
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The 2013 version of the Code of Public Procurement Contracts makes a number of provisions concerning some acts of misconduct and their corresponding sanctions…
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As procurement officials have no authority to exclude companies or individuals implicated in bribery or corruption related offences, this sub-indicator has been marked Not…
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As procurement officials have no authority to exclude companies or individuals implicated in bribery or corruption related offences, this sub-indicator has been marked Not…
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Offset Contracts
Q70
25/100
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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No evidence was found that formal policies or procedures outlining the reporting and delivery obligations for offset contracts exist (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6). Neither the National Audit…
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No evidence was found that the government transparently discloses in full details about off-set contracts, be it through the National Audit Office, the defence…
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No evidence shows that procurement offices are conducting reporting and delivery obligations at all.
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No evidence shows that procurement offices are conducting reporting and delivery obligations at all.
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Agents / Brokers
Q73
63/100
How strongly does the government control the company’s use of agents and intermediaries in the procurement cycle?
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The 2013 version of the Code of Public Procurement Contracts provides a legal framework for the use of agents and intermediaries, allowing subcontracting under…
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No evidence of cases involving recent (less than 3 years) violations of policies and laws on the use of agents and subsequent sanctions was…
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Financing Package
Q74
NA/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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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 sub-indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Although previous evidence suggested that it was very common for defence decisions to be…
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This sub-indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Although previous evidence suggested that it was very common for defence decisions to be…
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This sub-indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. No evidence of legislative discussion and consultation was found. Previous sub-indicators of the Political…
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