In this study, the current level and prospects of digitalisation and automation of key economic pro-cesses in public and corporate procurement were assessed, as well as their role in improving the effi-ciency of procurement results. The work involved a combination of general scientific methods, includ-ing statistical and comparative analysis, the study of expert prognoses, a systematic approach, the method of optimal decision-making and expert evaluations. A comprehensive analysis of the digitalisa-tion and automation of procurement in the Russian Federation was carried out considering the regula-tory legislation on procurement (in terms of regulatory requirements). An expert conformity-assessment of the current digitalisation level of procurement business processes with the actual de-mands of economic agents was carried out. The results showed that regulated procurement in the Russian Federation undergoes the initial stage of digital transformation. The electronisation and auto-mation of procurement business processes are highly irregular under the duality in the procurement legislation. In a number of areas, this results in higher transaction costs for economic agents. It was also revealed that inadequate regulatory practices in specific processes significantly slow down their digital transformation. In the IT sector of state procurement, it is necessary to expand the use of inno-vative technologies. The dependence of critical IT infrastructure on foreign software and equipment should be minimal.