How to improve your detection rate with one simple technique.

Where do we start looking?

1. Non-compliance in operational procedures
2. Risks in procurement route taken
3. Limitations of expertise and capability

Let me explain where corruption within the bidding process may happen.

and consider ways in which you can detect it.

Simple insider manipulation methods to help one contractor win.

Manipulation of time.

• The advertising period has been deliberately shortened
• Bid submission timescales shortened 

Manipulation of amounts.

• The scoring matrix has been amended or addition criteria added
• The tender scoring has been conducted incorrectly 

So, start looking for the patterns.

Here’s a case example.

As part of a client review, we looked at bidding patterns.

In one tender selection, we identified

• Misuse of restricted tender procedures to limit supplier bids
• Short bid response timescales of 5 days in a significant contract requirement
• Additional criteria were added that were of no relevance to the requirement 

This approach meant that there would only ever be one winner.

So, take action today!

Start looking for contract awards where only one bid response was received.

Then go back into your procurement data to look for:

• Who was involved in the procurement activity
• Short advertising period and bid response timescales
• Specifically created bid scoring or unusually inflated scoring

This will give you a strong indication of an insider threat

and It will allow you to go back into other contract awards to identify 

individuals involvement in the decision making and 

determine whether corruption was involved.

Do you consistently assess your bidding process for an insider threat?