Published: 15 February 2015
Purpose. Identifi cation, as a result of analyzing legal regulations and researching, of the most promising areas of regulatory prevention of corruption in public procurement, as well as development of possible ways of implementation of the identifi ed directions into the fi eld of public procurement in Ukraine. Methods. In this research scientifi c and special methods have been used: a comparative-legal – to study the legal norms of public procurement regulation; structural-logical – to identify the perspective trends of regulatory prevention of corruption in public procurement; a historicity method – to study the legal regulation development process of procurement from a participant, as well as to examine the implementation of criminal liability for crimes in the fi eld of public procurement; logical-legal – provided an opportunity to make suggestions concerning the improvement of legal prevention of corruption in the fi eld of public procurement. Results and scope: The identifi ed measures to prevent corruption in public procurement in Ukraine can be applied to improve mechanisms for combating corruption in public procurement not only in Ukraine but in other countries. Also, the considered directions of corruption prevention in public procurement can be used for further research in this fi eld. Scientifi c novelty. Legal acts and research in the fi eld of public procurement regulation are analyzed, perspective trends of regulatory corruption prevention in public procurement are identifi ed, ways of implementation of the identifi ed directions in the fi eld of public procurement in Ukraine are provided.