Abstrakt
The paper analyzes evaluation criteria in public procurements. It examines a data set of public procurements for construction that were awarded in Czech Republic in 2013.
Evaluation criteria for public contracts was applied to a set of 5065 public contracts. Two methods of evaluating bids can be used for the evaluation of public contracts: single-criterion (the lowest bid price) and Multi-criterion (economically advantageous tender).
The paper analyzes the use criterion of the lowest tender price and criteria economically advantageous tender with regard to the frequency of their use, their average weight, the price differential (final price of tenders) and the type of procurement procedure used. The predominant evaluation criterion is the lowest price and respective bid price.
The criteria of the quality and functionality of public contracts was found to be infrequently used.