Участие исправительных учреждений в закупках, проводимых конкурентными способами, как инструмент поиска заказов для привлечения осужденных к труду

Abstract

The article analyzes the application of the current norms of the Russian Federation’s legislation on procurement in the sphere of participation of correctional institutions in competitive methods of determining the supplier. The article focuses on the provisions of domestic legislation, scientific literature related to research issues, as well as statistical data. The purpose of this study is to identify the problematic aspects of the penitentiary institutions’ activities that determine the level of possibility and effectiveness of participation in procurement, as well as to justify the ambiguous nature of the benefits provided. The methodological basis of the research was formed by the analysis, induction, system-structural, formal-logical and statistical methods. As a result of the work carried out, the procedure for the participation of correctional institutions in competitive methods of determining suppliers was studied, the effectiveness of this type of activity was analyzed. It has been established that the potential of the mechanism of searching for orders through participation in competitive procedures is not fully implemented in practice. The conclusions drawn and the proposed solutions can become the basis for making changes and additions to the norms of the current legislation with the aim of broader participation of correctional institutions as suppliers of products in procurement conducted by competitive methods. Key words: penitentiary system, labor of convicts, ordering, procurement, competitive methods of determining a supplier.