Public procurement is a term used to designate the procurement of goods and services by state bodies, local government units and public institutions. According to the current Croatian Law on Public Procurement, the principles of the public procurement procedure that must be respected by the contracting authorities are the principle of free movement of goods, the principle of freedom of establishment, the principle of freedom to provide services, including the principle of competition, the principle of equal treatment, the principle of prohibiting discrimination, principle of proportionality and the principle of transparency. In accordance with European standards, there is a State Commission for Control of Public Procurement Procedures in Croatia, which in administrative proceedings resolves appeals related to the procedures for concluding public procurement contracts, framework agreements and tenders to which the Public Procurement Act applies