Implementation of the strategic deployment stocks, including the functioning of the existing mechanisms and the award of contracts for procurement

Implementation of the strategic deployment stocks, including the functioning of the existing mechanisms and award of contracts for procurement

Takes note of the report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the strategic deployment stocks, including the functioning of existing mechanisms and the award of contracts for procurement 2

For example, some agencies included procurement through national execution.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the strategic deployment stocks, including the functioning of existing mechanisms and the award of contracts for procurement 2

Review of the implementation of procurement reform (A 52 813, annex)

Subsequent chapters are reserved for agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement FAR.

This state of affairs translates into a sort of identity crisis for IAPSO.

(g) Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the strategic deployment stocks, including the functioning of the existing mechanisms and the award of contracts for procurement (A 59 701)

The Board had noted that such splitting up of requisitions and procurement should be avoided in the interest of a more cost effective procurement operation.

IAPSO Inter Agency Procurement Services Office

(b) Inter Agency Procurement Services Office

The Inter Agency Procurement Working Group (IAPWG)

(1) (Subject to approval by (the enacting State designates an organ to issue the approval),) a procuring entity may engage in procurement by means of an electronic reverse auction in accordance with article 47 bis and ter, in the following circumstances

22. In response one delegation stressed the importance of knowing the full procurement picture, including local and implementing partner purchases.

Procurement opportunities

The cumulative subsidy policy will be remain available for buying agricultural machinery during the exhibition and farmers can get agricultural subsidies of up to 40 .

UNICEF finds that merging procurement services of various agencies into a single procurement facility is not feasible.

IAPWG Inter Agency Procurement Working Group

The head of the Procurement Division also renders advice to, and at times performs procurement services for, other United Nations offices, commissions, tribunals, agencies and subsidiary organs.

I performed a limited review of procurement, which indicated that there is generally a satisfactory level of compliance with the procurement rules, procedures and administrative instructions.

The Working Group noted the advantages of publishing information on forthcoming procurement opportunities, such as transparency in the procurement process through reducing cases of ad hoc and emergency procurements, and, consequently, less frequent recourse to less competitive methods of procurement.

(i) bis In procurement proceedings involving the use of a procurement method pursuant to article 19 bis, the fact that electronic reverse auction was held.

(i) Compatibility of rules and platforms would facilitate sharing of procurement proceedings and outsourcing within the system by enabling agencies to procure on behalf of others (ii) uniformity in the quality of products and (iii) enhanced compliance and easier statistical compilation

Some members of CEB are in favour of accelerating the implementation of IAWPG's training project, and that IAWPG and the Inter Agency Procurement Services Office (IAPSO) should join their efforts in the organization of training programmes on procurement for the benefit of the United Nations system as a whole, and in this process, draw upon best practices and the experiences of public and private sector procurement.

The members of CEB also emphasize that centralization, including through the lead agency approach, could result in a monopolistic market situation in which purchasing is channelled through a relatively small number of suppliers.

Distribution of procurement activities

The UNDG ITF procurement page on the website continues to provide detailed information on procurement opportunities and contract awards.

81. The Procurement Division is the focal point of the Organization for the acquisition of a broad range of goods and services required by peacekeeping operations and other field missions that cannot be procured locally in the respective mission areas.

In some cases, there is even the danger that procurement procedures might be subject to corruption.

Investigation into allegations of irregularities in the procurement for the extension of the cargo apron at Pristina airport

(a) Inter Agency Procurement Working Group

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Inter Agency Procurement Services Office

Requests the Secretary General, in order to improve the transparency and efficiency of procurement in peacekeeping operations, to ensure implementation of and compliance with the mechanisms aimed at facilitating the compilation by all missions of assessment of progress and final performance of vendors and its immediate transmission to the Procurement Service at Headquarters

UNDP Inter Agency Procurement Services Office (IAPSO) already has an advanced e procurement platform.

CEB members believe that the current modality of consortium buying and or the lead agency approach are capable of achieving the same results and benefits of a central procurement facility.

In this capacity he she will supervise the work and training of the procurement staff, undertake procurement planning, oversee the preparation and implementation of UNOMIG procurement policy and guidelines and the development of a procurement team at UNOMIG.

(ii) Inviting the Inter Agency Procurement Working Group to hold more meetings in developing countries

(ii) Inviting the Inter Agency Procurement Working Group to hold more meetings in developing countries

To that end, he may enter into arrangements with the United Nations or an executing agency or agencies to employ the procurement services thereof, in which case the relevant financial rules and procedures of the organization concerned shall apply.

The Procurement Service was of the view that the requirement to establish local vendor review committees may in certain cases place an additional burden on some missions where staffing capacity is problematic.

Having considered the reports of the Secretary General on the financing of the United Nations Logistics Base and the implementation of the strategic deployment stocks, including the functioning of the existing mechanisms and award of contracts for procurement, and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,

Procurement travel

The documents used by the Advisory Committee in its consideration of the financing of the Base, as well as with regard to the implementation of the strategic deployment stocks, including the functioning of the existing mechanisms and the awards of contracts for procurement, are listed at the end of the present report.