PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM: MODERN TOOLS OF INCREASING EFFICIENCY
The current system of public procurement in the Russian Federation has been formed relatively recently. Many topical issues - such as reduction of corruption risks, streamlining of the state order placement procedures, use of the government procurement mechanism for the growth of import substitution and consumption of environmentally friendly products - require further work in terms of legislation and in terms of providing conditions for their realization in practice. The modern economy has a large range of instruments that contribute to the effective solution of the problems faced. First of all it concerns the capacity of logistics, the development of cluster and network forms of integration and interoperability. The article discusses the mechanism of cluster structuring of the economy as an effective method of market actors cooperation and also considers its influence on economic policy in the field of public procurement. It has been revealed that under the conditions of public procurement, intercompany cooperation that extends beyond the good faith cooperation creates not only wins but also opportunities for abuse on the part of the participating economic agents. Some measures are proposed to promote processes ensuring smooth and cost-effective public consumption in view of the increasing role of the information component, which is becoming the basis of the public procurement system along with the legal framework. Implementation of the complete logistic procurement cycle in the electronic form through the use of e-commerce systems is seen as the main measure to increase efficiency of the public procurement system. The article provides recommendations on how to improve the operation of the electronic trading platform as the leading organizer of procurement procedures. The further development of e-commerce will allow for increasing the openness and transparency of business processes of public procurement participants. Thus, new ambitious challenges are set for the electronic trading platform and corporate procurement system, and solution of those is strategically important for the nature of the country's economy.