Education Procurement in Slovakia
Numbers
More information| Number of schools K-12 | Number of teachers K-12 | Number of students K-12 | Number of students per computer K-12 |
| 6.897[1] | 79.814[2] | 962.823[3] | 24] |
Sources:
[1] http://web.uips.sk/download/rs/Educational_system_in_Slovak_Republic.pdf
OLD data: System of Education and Training, school year 2003/2004
[2] Eurostat, Education and Training statistics (2018)
[3] Eurostat, Education and Training statistics (2017)
[4] www.compareyourcountry.org/pisa-digital (2012)
Legislation of Education
More information| https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/national-reforms-school-education-63_en
Strategy of the Digital Transformation of Slovakia 2030 https://www.vicepremier.gov.sk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brochure-SMALL.pdf Digital Coalition launched in Slovakia |
Education system is strongly decentralized as three levels of government are responsible for it:
- the central government,
- the regional and municipal authorities
- and the schools themselves.
Organisations
More information| Organization responsible for education | Role of the organization | Website |
| Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic |
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www.minedu.sk/ about-the-ministry |
| National Institute of Education | Responsible for the management of schools and educational activities of teachers from the professional and methodological point of view | www.statpedu.sk/en |
| State School Inspectorate | Overviews the quality of pedagogical management, education and material-technical conditions acting on
behalf of the state |
https://www.ssiba.sk/ default.aspx?text=g&id=35&lang=en |
| National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements | Manages assessments in the country and the participation of the country in international assessments | www.nucem.sk/en |
| National Institute of Vocational Education | Responsible for strategies and concepts of VET | https://siov.sk/ |
| Methodology and Pedagogy Centre | Provides educational activities for teachers and non-teaching staff of schools | https://mpc-edu.sk/en/home |
| Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information | A specialised scientific library | https://www.cvtisr.sk/ en.html?page_id=58 |
| Schools | Self-governing regions and municipalities are the founders of public schools. They have got a direct influence on the organisation of them. Pre-primary, primary
and lower secondary schools are managed by municipalities, while upper secondary schools are under the management of regional authorities. The majority of the decisions are taken still at the central level, however, the autonomy of schools in the development of the curriculum has been increased. The lower secondary schools make individually 59% of the decisions. Schools are the employers of teachers and non-teaching staff as well. In the school's management, the school leader is helped by the School Board and other advisory bodies, such as pedagogical board and subject committees. |
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| Source: OECD: Education Policy Outlook – Slovak Republic, 2015 European Commission / EACEA National Policies Platform / Eurydice / Slovakia Overview: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/slovakia_en |
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Funding of education
More information| Type of schools | Source of funds |
| Funding is allocated to school founders by the state, then these resources are allocated to the schools. There are founders operating several schools, and they have the freedom to reallocate a certain proportion among these schools. There is some exception being directly financed at the local level:
● kindergartens, ● language schools ● basic art schools. Funding that is allocated to the founders is determined on the basis of the student number and the type of school. Additional funding is provided for example for children with special needs, or for bilingual study. Schools receive dedicated resources for teaching assistants, contributions for the education of socially disadvantaged students and vouchers to finance the extra-curricular education of students. |
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| Source: OECD: Education Policy Outlook – Slovak Republic, 2015 European Commission / EACEA National Policies Platform / Eurydice / Slovakia Overview: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/slovakia_en |
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Public expenditure on education ISCED (2011) (million EUR)
More information| Year | Primary education | Lower secondary education | Upper secondary education | Total |
| 2013 | 595,8 | 667,6 | 627,2 | 1890,7 |
| 2014 | 613,3 | 694,6 | 652,3 | 1960,2 |
| 2015 | 701,6 | 687,1 | 704,4 | 2093,1 |
| 2016 | 704,2 | 696,6 | 640,6 | 2041,4 |
| Source: Eurostat (online data codes: educ_uoe_fine01) |
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Expenditure on educational institutions ISCED (2011) (Million EUR)
More information| Year | Expenditure | Primary education | Lower secondary education | Upper secondary education | Total |
| 2013 | Current expenditure | 624,7 | 684,1 | 621,8 | 1 930,6 |
| Capital expenditure | 16,9 | 19,9 | 19,1 | 55,9 | |
| Total | 641,6 | 704,0 | 640,9 | 1 986,5 | |
| Share of capital expenditure (%) | 2,6 | 2,8 | 3,0 | 2,8 | |
| 2014 | Current expenditure | 643,2 | 714,6 | 667,1 | 2 024,9 |
| Capital expenditure | 18,1 | 20,2 | 11,4 | 49,7 | |
| Total | 661,3 | 734,8 | 678,6 | 2 074,7 | |
| Share of capital expenditure (%) | 2,7 | 2,7 | 1,7 | 2,4 | |
| 2015
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Current expenditure | 719,2 | 717,1 | 690,6 | 2 126,9 |
| Capital expenditure | 32,4 | 22,8 | 38,1 | 93,3 | |
| Total | 751,7 | 739,9 | 728,7 | 2 220,3 | |
| Share of capital expenditure (%) | 4,3 | 3,1 | 5,2 | 4,2 | |
| 2016 | Current expenditure | 428,3 | 722,0 | 626,7 | 2 077,0 |
| Capital expenditure | 29,7 | 16,7 | 33,5 | 79,9 | |
| Total | 758,0 | 738,6 | 660,2 | 2 156,8 | |
| Share of capital expenditure (%) | 3,9 | 2,3 | 5,1 | 3,7 | |
| Source: Eurostat (online data code: educ_uoe_fini01) |
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Procurement Procedure
More informationPublic procurement system is highly centralized with one central administration institution.
Office for Public Procurement (UVO):
- exercises the legislative and regulatory authority
- drafts and monitors the implementation of the Public Procurement Act and other related legislation
- provides ex-ante review of public procurement documents
- performs oversight activities
- publishes statistical information and training and guidance for contracting authorities and suppliers
- manages the online portal
- acts as the first instance review body with the right to impose fines
Supreme Audit Office (NKU): external control body that reviews the public procurement processes in terms of compliance with the legislation and issues recommendations to the Office for Public Procurement.
Ministry of the Interior: central purchasing body is the for commonly available goods, services and works.
Antimonopoly Office: defends fair competition an independent body with responsibilities of investigating bid rigging and cartels.
Appeals should be reported to the contracting authority first then it can be brought before the Office for Public Procurement (acting as the first instance body). If the disagreement cannot be solved to the satisfaction of both parties, the second instance is exercised by the Council of the Office. Ultimately the appeal can be submitted to the Regional Appeal Courts and to the Supreme Court as the last recourse instance.
Source:
European Commission / EACEA National Policies Platform / Eurydice / Slovakia Overview:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/slovakia_en
Public procurement – Study on administrative capacity in the EU Slovakia Country Profile:
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/policy/how/improving-investment/public-procurement/study/country_profile/sk.pdf