The y-axis shows the value taken by the index compared with that for the EU 27, which is set equal to 100. The indicator for each country is constructed as the simple average of the provincial indicators.
6000  4500  5000  3500  Millions of euros  Number of tenders  Figure 6 – Number of tenders and amounts by type of contracting authority in Italy  4000 3000 2000  2500 1500 500  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2013  Year in which tender was awarded  2014  2015  2016  2017  Year in which tender was awarded  Low-quality contracting authorities  Low-quality contracting authorities  High-quality contracting authorities  High-quality contracting authorities  Source: A. Baltrunaite, C. Giorgiantonio, S. Mocetti and T. Orlando, ‘Discretion and Supplier Selection in Public Procurement’, Banca d’Italia, Temi di Discussione (Working Papers), 1178, 2018.