The Administration reported one ex gratia payment amounting to 40,000 that had been made to the father of a deceased UNMIK staff member who had lost her life while performing official duties during the financial period ended 30 June 2005.

Greater transparency has also been introduced into the procurement process to ensure that purchases are properly authorized and justified.

Procurement management

Procurement staff members generally have several years experience with a relatively high level of proficiency in the management of the day to day procurement activities.

See, e.g., in China, the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, articles 22 and 27 the Shenzhen City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 31 the Zhuhai City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 29 and the Hefei City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 25.

Purchasing Processing Unit

2. Procurement management

See the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 8 the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 6 and the Xuzhou City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 8.

Accordingly, IAPSO's reform experience and results (as well as those of other organizations that have streamlined their procurement services in recent years, such as UNPD) should be shared in detailed and systematic fashion with other organizations at future meetings of IAPWG.

Purchasing and Processing Unit

About 20 per cent of such procurement is performed by field based peacekeeping procurement units.

Rationalization of procurement practices

See, in China, the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding , article 19 and the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 22.

See, e.g., the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 17 and the Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding of Shunyi District of Beijing, article 15.

The Procurement Service instead proposed an amendment to the Procurement Manual that would deal with the issue.

The former Department for Development Support and Management Services (now part of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs), whose procurement operations are now integrated into the Procurement Division, procured 24 million in 1997, with 35 per cent of that amount from developing countries, up from 29 per cent in 1996.

The recommendations contained in the OIOS report (A 50 945, annex) concerning procurement handled by the Contracts and Procurement Service have been addressed by the transfer of procurement responsibilities to the Procurement Division of the Department of Management.

See, in China, the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 22 the Shunyi District of Beijing Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 20 and the Liuzhou City Rules of Implementation for Public Procurement through Online Procurement , article 22.

Procurement and contract management

The working group has developed harmonized regulations to govern procurement activities procurement rules are being developed for submission to and approval by responsible governing bodies.

The Procurement Services should investigate ways in which the procurement plan can be enhanced as a tool in the management of the entire procurement process.

See, e.g., the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding.

See the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 19 and the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 22.

8. Associate Procurement Officer (P 2).

(b) Purchase orders processed

There are no provisions for acquisitions.

See, e.g., the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding , article 6, and the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding , article 8.

E. Procurement, asset and administrative management

Scope of the review of procurement management

There is thus a semblance of coherence in IAPSO serving as secretariat to IAPWG.

Department of Development Support and Management Services procurement by the Contracts and Procurement Service A 50 945, annex

(a) Ensuring effective, efficient and economical administration of procurement and related services at ECA

The Board considered that the level of procurement activity, and the complex nature of some of the items being purchased, warranted specialist staff with relevant experience and training in purchasing techniques.

See, e.g., the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding , article 22.

See, e.g., the Public Procurement Law of Poland (article 80(2)) and, in China, the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 22.

(c) Where requisitions are prepared by procurement staff they should be approved by project managers prior to processing and this approval should be formally evidenced (para. 31)

Public procurement and management of public finances

Procurement and contract management for peacekeeping operations

IFPMM International Federation of Purchasing and Materials Management . VII

There are no provisions for acquisition of equipment.

See, e.g., the Working Procedure for Online Procurement Bidding (Office Equipment), article 6, under the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding.

The new Chief Procurement Officer has introduced suitable and adequate measures that ensure the timely processing of requisitions.

Taking this into account, the Advisory Committee recommends approval of posts for one Procurement Assistant (Field Service) three Procurement Assistants (national General Service staff) and two Procurement Assistants (United Nations Volunteers).

Develops and implements work plans and provides overall management of the Division.

Department of Management Procurement reform A 52 813, annex