Methods of applications’ evaluation to identify the winner of public purchases

<h1 style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">This paper is devoted to the research on the methods of applications&rsquo; evaluation to identify the winner of public purchases using data collected through in-depth interviews with five specialists in the sphere of municipal and public purchases and five local companies. Based on the interpretation of the data obtained, the main methods of applications&rsquo; evaluation to identify the winner of public purchases will be analyzed and presented to provide guidelines for understanding of the role and competitive opportunities of public purchases for the companies of the Russian Federation.&nbsp;</span></strong></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The first part of the proposed study describes the background of the research, formulates the problem, indicates the professional significance, determines the scope of the study and defines the key terms.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Nowadays lots of Russian companies face the problem of participating in public purchases and look for the ways they can compete with other companies trying to win. The arising interest in the process of public purchases and their processing is connected with the increasing role of government and non-government purchases in contemporary world which has forced the government of the Russian Federation to develop new methods and ways of applications&rsquo; evaluation to identify the winner of public purchases as well as it has forced many companies to look for public purchases which can offer a lot of competitive opportunities for companies&rsquo; presentation and efficiency and increase of sales using all the necessary strategies and techniques.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are many issues that are important for the methods of applications&rsquo; evaluation to identify the winner of public purchases, but it is necessary to mention that the most significant among them is the question dealing with the characteristics and techniques of identification of the winner of public purchases according to the legislation of the Russian Federation for effective and unbiased competition and the choice of the winning company by the responsible authorities looking for the company offering better criteria of the contract&rsquo;s price and so on.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Public purchases are considered to be a rapidly changing area that perhaps best expresses the development, society and purpose of the legal policies of the contemporary world. Due to the fact that public purchases are divided into government (Federal law #44), non-government (Federal law #223) and other kinds of purchases, it should be mentioned that it is the most difficult technology of purchases in comparison with public sale and quotation inquiries which needs an in-depth research and analysis. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Generally, the general purpose of this research is to study the methods of applications&rsquo; evaluation to identify the winner of public purchases.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The object of the research is the order used to evaluate applications for participation in the competitions.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The subject of the present paper is the regulations of the legislation of the Russian Federation adopted in 2013.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The objectives are:</p><ol><li style="text-align: justify;">To study literature on the issue and provide its critical review.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">To observe the federal laws of the Russian Federation in terms of public purchases.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">To conduct interviews with the specialists in the sphere of municipal and public purchases and local companies.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">To analyze the results obtained.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">To describe the main methods of applications&rsquo; evaluation to identify the winner of public purchases.</li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">After attaining the objectives stated above, it will be possible to compare and analyze the most effective and convenient methods of applications&rsquo; evaluation to identify the winner of public purchases.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The problem of evaluation of the companies&rsquo; applications&rsquo; aimed at identifying the winner of public purchases is considered to be one of the most significant and relevant in specialized literature. The study will provide profound knowledge and additional information on development of the field of research. The obtained results will encourage further research work in the field of applications&rsquo; evaluation in terms of public purchases. The problem of investigating public purchases of the Russian Federation is a matter of great interest for all those specialists dealing with the sphere of public purchases, especially for companies who look for public purchases contracts which can offer a lot of competitive opportunities for companies&rsquo; presentation and efficiency and increase of sales using all the necessary strategies and techniques. The results of the research may be used by the specialists in the field of municipal and public purchases for better understanding of potential companies&rsquo; motivation while applying for public purchases contracts.</p>