Procurement

The Joint Venture for Procurement is an international forum for procurement specialists representing multilateral institutions, bilateral development agencies and developing countries engaged in procurement reform. Its mandate is to fulfill the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and its commitments to: strengthen national procurement systems; support capacity development , and use of local country systems.

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2009 Regional Procurement Workshop in Cairo

27-Mar-2009

The OECD Joint Venture on Procurement along with the Egyptian Government, the World Bank, DFID and the UNDP held a Regional Procurement Workshop in Cairo on 30, 31 March - 1 April 2009. The Joint Venture seeks to raise awareness on OECD/DAC Procurement assessment methodology, discuss roles of stakeholders in procurement assessments including civil society, private sector and donors, and share experiences and learning during and after the workshop.

Procurement Compendium

04-Feb-2009

Compendium of Country Examples and Lessons Learned from Applying the Methodology for Assessment of National Procurement Systems

Volume I – Sharing Experiences

Assessment of Tanzania's Procurement System

04-Jun-2008

The main objective of the assessment was to test the methodology as a tool for assessing the quality of a country procurement system in terms of its effectiveness and efficiency which developing countries and development partners can use to assess quality and effectiveness of national procurement systems. The assessment was intended to provide the basis for formulating capacity development plans to improve the procurement system.

International Public Procurement Conference

from 28-Aug-2008 to 30-Aug-2008

The International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC) is a meeting place for public procurement professionals and academics from all over the world, in the area of public procurement. The third IPPC will take place in Amsterdam from 28 to 30 August 2008. The conference is shaped around papers submitted by international members of the academic world as well as the world of everyday public procurement practice. About 100 papers, with a wide diversity of topics, have been submitted.

Malawi Procurement Capacity Assessment

21-Apr-2008

In 2007, the Government of Malawi undertook a capacity assessment of the country's public procurement system using the OECD-DAC Methodology for Assessment of National Procurement Systems in combination with the UNDP Approach to Procurement Capacity Assessment.

Third Meeting of the JV on Procurement

from 05-May-2008 to 07-May-2008

The third meeting of the Joint Venture on Procurement took place in Arusha from 5 – 7 May, at the invitation of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank. This meeting brought together procurement professionals and interested development practioners from multilateral and bilateral development organisations and from partner countries around the world. The meeting took place in the context of implementing the procurement-related aspects of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. (español)

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Compendium

Country Examples and Lessons Learned from Applying the Methodology for Assessement of National Procurement Systems.

Vol. I - Sharing Experiences
Compendium des exemples pays et enseignements
Compendio de ejemplos y lecciones aprendidas

Reliable Procurement - It Adds Up

This factsheet provides answers to questions about the importance of procurement in development.

Why is procurement important?

PCDC Website

United Nations Procurement Capacity Development Centre

PCDC Website

Arusha Statement

To support the implementation of the Paris Declaration principles by building reliable public procurement systems.

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