Vitaly V. Goncharov ^1* Andrey V. Cheshin ² Natalia A. Prodanova ³ Alexey V. Yumashev ⁴ Elena G. Petrenko ⁵ Sergey V. Potapenko ⁶

• ¹ Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
• ² Orenburg State University, Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russia
• ³ Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia
• ⁴ I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia
• ⁵ Kuban State Agricultural University, Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
• ⁶ Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Introduction. The relevance and scientific novelty of the work lies in the development and justification of a system of measures to resolve a set of identified and formalized problems that impede the implementation of public control of public procurement. Research results, discussion. Various points of view are considered regarding the possibility and limits of public control in the field of public procurement. The role and importance of public procurement in the system of objects of public control is substantiated. The analysis is carried out of the problems associated with the organization and conduct of public control measures in relation to public procurement, in particular, the lack of: consolidation of this institution of civil society in the Constitution of Russia; in the legislation on public control and legislation on procurement, references are made to the possibility of organizing and conducting public control activities; in scientific legal doctrine and legislation of specific forms, methods and types of public control measures in relation to public procurement; real powers of subjects of public control; in criminal and administrative legislation, norms of legal responsibility for counteracting the legitimate activities of subjects of public control when carrying out public control measures in relation to public procurement; subjects of public control have an organizational, technical, material and property base sufficient to exercise public control in relation to public procurement; use of foreign experience in monitoring civil society over public procurement. Conclusion. To resolve these problems, the authors developed and justified a system of measures, including: incorporation of the institution of public control into the Constitution of Russia; securing the possibility of its implementation in relation to public procurement in legislation; development and implementation, under the leadership of the country’s Public Chamber, of a system of specific forms, methods and types of public control measures in this area; assigning a system of real powers to subjects of public control; consolidation in legislation of a system of measures of responsibility for countering the legitimate activities of subjects of public control; strengthening the organizational, technical, material and technical base of public control; its optimization based on positive foreign experience.