政府采购是指国家或法定委员会的政府部门和组织购置获取货物或者服务。

　　财政部负责政府采购政策框架的制定，它决定政府机关如何在政府采购（GP）框架内进行采购活动。

　　新加坡作为实际贸易组织（WTO）政府采购协议（GPA）和其他几个自由贸易协定的成员，我们的政府采购框架要求与国际水准、国际义务相协调。它建立在公正、透明和物有所值（VFM，直译：货值等价）的原则基础上。

　　（a）透明

　　我们坚持开放、透明的政府采购体系。政府采购需求、招投标的评审程序和标准等都在政府电子商务港（GeBIZ）上公开发布。

　　（b）开放和公平竞争

　　开放和竞争的环境估计供应商提供最好的（产品和服务），给予供应商平等的竞争机会和公平比赛的入口。

　　我们不歧视也不倾向任何供应商，我们公平对待所有供应商，向他们提供相同的信息以便他们准备竞标。

　　（c）物有所值

　　新加坡政府从那些最能满足其需求、能提供最好的服务的资源进行采购。物有所值来自所有者总成本基础上所得和成本的最佳平衡，因此，物有所值并不必然意味着投标人或某行业必须给出最低出价。

　　组织结构

　　总审计员公署（AGO）根据政府各部门与财政部达成的协议定期进行审计，审计内容包括公共资金的合理账目、公共资源的合理使用等，以加强公共责任。

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　　Government Procurement is the acquisition of goods and services by Ministries, Departments, Organs of State and Statutory Boards.

　　The Ministry of Finance （MOF） is responsible for the Government Procurement （GP） policy framework, which governs how Government agencies conduct their procurement within the GP framework.

　　As Singapore is a party to the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Government Procurement and several Free Trade Agreements, our GP framework is required to be aligned with international standards and obligations. It is based on the principles of fairness, transparency and value-for-money （VFM）。

　　（a） Transparency

　　We maintain an open and transparent procurement system. The government's procurement requirements, procedures and evaluation criteria for quotations and tenders are published openly on the Government Electronic Business （GeBIZ） portal.

　　（b） Open and Fair Competition

　　An open and competitive environment encourages suppliers to give their best offers. Suppliers are given equitable opportunities and access to compete on a level playing field.

　　We do not discriminate in favour of or against any supplier. We treat suppliers fairly and all suppliers are given the same information for them to prepare their bids.

　　（c） Value for Money

　　The Singapore Government procures from sources that can best meet its requirements and which offer the best value. Value for money is derived from the optimal balance of benefits and costs on the basis of total cost of ownership. As such, value for money does not necessarily mean that a tender or quotation must be awarded to the lowest bidder.

　　Organisational Structure

　　The Auditor-General’s Office （AGO） carries out regular audits on government agencies’ compliance with MOF’s policies and rules. These audits cover the proper accounting of public moneys and use of public resources, so as to enhance public accountability.