The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has proposed eight measures to overhaul the country's public procurement system before spending begins under the 2027 fiscal year budget, warning that corruption can still occur despite improvements to electronic bidding.
The proposals were released on Monday as the House of Representatives considered the 2027 Budget Bill, which sets total expenditure at 3.788 trillion baht.
The ACT said its recommendations were prompted by findings that 97.8% of government procurement contracts were awarded through the specific-method procurement process, with those contracts accounting for 40.9% of the total procurement budget.
