Ever since 2007, when Romania became a full member of the European Union, public regulations and internal
procedures are being continually changed to transpose the EU Directives effectively. However, employee resistance to change
and limited resources are a few of the challenges always hard to face. Public procurement is a permanent topic of discussion,
mainly due to significant adverse reports on managing the federal funds, several cases of public procurement fraud, or
suspicions of corruption. Both strategic and operational risks can be identified and adequately mitigated, therefore developing a
risk management model for public tenders may become one step forward in achieving value for money
