Мокренко Анна Владимировна

This article is aimed at defining the system and mechanism for managing public purchases of the Russian Federation. Also, in the article the models of organization of the procurement management system existing in the world at present are considered: centralized, decentralized, mixed. The positive and negative sides of all models are revealed. The current system of public procurement of the Russian Federation (the Federal contract system) is classified as a mixed model of the organization of a procurement management system. The main elements of the public procurement management system of the Russian Federation are identified, including planning, placement, execution, control and legal framework (detailed regulation of procurement activities).