12. The Secretary General should like to observe that, in 1995, the Procurement Division had abolished its old supplier roster and was in the process of requesting purged suppliers to reapply and simultaneously inviting new applicants to apply, as recommended by the High level Group of Experts on Procurement.

Individual items within this item type are identified by unique bar code labels (tag numbers) and the field assets control system provides the specific information associated with each individual item (e.g. engine number, chassis number, procurement information (requisition number, purchase order number, vendor), maintenance history, physical location, current assigned user, etc.).

The Global Marketplace allows vendors to submit an application for registration to a single site, thus eliminating the necessity of multiple applications.

The mission assets module provides the link to the procurement system and includes procurement information such as requisition and purchase order numbers, original purchase price and the length of serviceable life.

the name, seat and identification number of the applicant who carries out the sale, the name, seat and identification number of the applicant who buys firearms and ammunition, the address of the place where firearms and ammunition are to be dispatched or delivered, the type and number of transported weapons.

Pursuant to the firearms and ammunition act, the applicant a natural person or a legal person may apply in writing for an exemption from the prohibition to acquire and possess a category A firearm.

7. Requests the Secretary General to ensure that all departments and offices at Headquarters and in the field develop, in cooperation with the Procurement Division, annual procurement plans, which should be made publicly available

There are no provisions for acquisitions.

Vendor review committees

17. Reiterates its concern about the use of suppliers recommended by requisitioners and, noting that this practice undermines the principle of segregation of responsibilities between requesting and procurement entities, requests the Secretary General to discontinue the practice

17. Reiterates its concern about the use of suppliers recommended by requisitioners and, noting that this practice undermines the principle of segregation of responsibilities between requesting and procurement entities, requests the Secretary General to discontinue the practice

1. The present addendum reports on subsequent developments in procurement since the issuance of document A 53 271.

Assesses the adequacy, efficiency and effectiveness of the roster and determines adherence by the Procurement Division to procurement rules when evaluating applicants and using the roster.

There are no provisions for acquisition of equipment.

(a) Analyse and evaluate various requests from requisitioning offices for procurement action

Identification of an Organization wide application for procurement

These include better procurement planning by requisitioning units, streamlining the procurement process in the Procurement Division and by the Headquarters Committee on Contracts and making necessary changes to the procurement framework, including regulations, rules and refinements in the Procurement Manual.

Systems contracts are feasible when there is advance procurement planning and the cooperation of the requisitioning offices is given at all phases of procurement.

If a smaller number than anticipated is received, and if no effective competition can be expected, a procuring entity has to withdraw the ERA.

These principles and stages are summarized in IAPSO's Common Guidelines for Procurement by Organizations in the United Nations system .

There are no provisions for construction services or acquisitions.

Upon receipt of the application documents, the procurement centre will examine and decide, within the period of time set by law, whether to grant membership to the suppliers (see articles 7 9 of the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding and article 11 of the Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding of Shunyi District of Beijing).

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.

3. The audit team found that, in several instances, the Mission s Procurement Section had interfered in the requisitioning process, resulting in splitting of requisitions and badly delaying the processing of requisitions.

All Chief Procurement Officers to have the right of direct access to the Director, Procurement Division, on professional matters

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29. A new procurement manual is in preparation to reflect this recommendation and other procurement reform procedures.

o In several instances, the Mission s Procurement Section interfered in the requisitioning process, resulting in splitting of requisitions and lengthy delays in processing.

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

If more applications are received than a procuring entity had determined, it has to select the best applicants in accordance with the selection criteria (which are to be objective and non discriminating, published in advance, and must take into account the special requirements of the object of the auction).

The Committee was informed that the underlying problem was, in part, poor procurement planning in the requisitioning units, particularly in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

The police department immediately sends the application to the Ministry of the Interior.

(d) Request for brand names at ECLAC trade and brand names were specified in the requisitions, contrary to the provisions of the Procurement Manual (21 cases)

45. The Procurement Division (formerly the Purchase and Transportation Service) at Headquarters indicated that local procurement was not its responsibility and that it maintained data only for cases received from the requisitioning offices.

(xii) Procurement services posting of procurement plans and upcoming procurement opportunities on the Division's website preparation and issuance of tenders presentation of cases to the Headquarters Committee on Contracts, including review of procurement procedures being proposed and conducted by offices away from Headquarters and peacekeeping and other field missions award of purchase orders and contracts and negotiation and execution of contracts for the procurement of goods and services

Given the fact that there has been a considerable decrease in procurement activities in the United Nations caused by the decrease in volume and by increased delegation of authority, and that, as can be seen from the table in paragraph 7 of the report of the Secretary General, the overall number of cases presented to Headquarters has dramatically declined, the Committee reiterates its position as indicated in document A 52 7 Add.3.

Cyprus v. Turkey, judgement of the European Court of Human Rights of 10 May, 2001, application no.

21. Reiterates its decision that all procurement related functions should be performed only by United Nations staff, and requests the Secretary General to phase out gratis personnel from the Procurement Division expeditiously, and no later than 31 July 1998 quot

A team of nine procurement officers evaluates the applications, and applicants who do not meet the standard in the initial evaluation are submitted to the Supplier Review Committee for further views.

In this respect, a Declaration of Independence to be signed by all staff members working in the procurement process has been prepared and an administrative issuance on rules governing the conduct of staff engaged in procurement activities is being finalized for adoption by the Secretary General.

18. The procedures for need assessment and requisitioning for bulk items should be reviewed in light of the unplanned procurement of Lysol for a field office which resulted in wasteful expenditure of 3.04 million.

The Committee recommends that, in all cases, the reasons for seeking exception from competitive bidding should be adequately documented in writing by the requisitioning unit at the time of requesting such exception.

The need to expand training for procurement staff has been reiterated in successive General Assembly resolutions on procurement reform since 1996.

29. The Board found that, in practice, procurement plans were rarely prepared.

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