On 4–5 November 2025, the Council of Europe and the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA) of Tunisia convened 23 cellules de gouvernance from across Tunisia in a workshop aimed at sharing actionable tools and princples in strengthening transparency and oversight in public procurement through digital solutions.

The two‑day programme combined expert presentations with practical group work to analyse potential corruption risks throughout the procurement cycle, and to explore ways to manage them. Participants examined scenarios of procurement processes, identified warning signs of corruption, and discussed how mechanisms such as audits, integrity pacts, and whistleblower protections can be applied in practice to ensure that public procurement remains transparent, accountable, and efficient. Special attention was given to the use of e‑procurement systems, contract monitoring platforms, and open data standards as instruments to reinforce transparency and efficiency. The participation of TUNEPS (Tunisia’s national electronic public procurement system) and Tunisia’s Higher Authority of Public Procurement (HAICOP) provided an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of the digital tools available and how these can be applied within their institutions to modernise, monitor, and safeguard integrity in public contracting.

Discussions underlined that secure and transparent procurement procedures are essential to reducing corruption risks and ensuring value for public money. They also highlighted the need to enhance interoperability of systems, facilitate access to e‑procurement for smaller businesses and all public administrations, and leverage data from procurement processes to assess trends and detect potential risks. By engaging governance units in operational exercises and digital approaches, the workshop contributed to building stronger safeguards in Tunisia’s procurement system and to consolidating a culture of integrity across public institutions.

This activity took was part of the joint EU–Council of Europe project Improving Economic Governance for Anti‑corruption in Tunisia (AGELA), co‑funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe. The project seeks to advance transparency, accountability, and good governance in Tunisia.