Whether ERA is an optional phase or a distinct method, a decision on the use of ERA in procurement proceedings is to be made at the procurement planning stage since it has to be reflected in the procurement notice (see below, para.

Such cooperation may include carrying out common procurement actions together, or the Tribunal entering into a contract in reliance on a procurement decision of a United Nations organization, or requesting a United Nations organization to carry out procurement activities on behalf of the Tribunal.

It is generally required that the decision on holding an ERA be made known to potential participants in the procurement notice.

Other delegations noted that the decision had been taken on the basis that allowing electronic reverse auctions as a phase in other procurement methods would undermine the principle of tendering that was the preferred procurement method under the Model Law.

12. Requests the Secretary General to further enhance transparency in the procurement decision making process through, inter alia, the establishment of an independent bid protest system outside of the reporting hierarchy of the Procurement Division of the Department of Management of the Secretariat in order to furnish vendors participating in tenders with a means of disputing procurement related decisions

Procurement

Procurement

Procurement

At UNDP, procurement staff also receives training on legal aspects of procurement.

Procurement management

Government procurement

Procurement planning

Procurement reform

Procurement report

Procurement opportunities

(6) As regards paragraph 3, and to guard against abuse, any decision to suspend an auction and the reasons therefor should be included in the record of the procurement proceedings.

However, the decision did not go far enough since WFP could probably well have absorbed all of UNHCR limited procurement activities, particularly as they both operate in the humanitarian sector.

Thirdly, it should considerably facilitate procurement reform and the pooling of procurement services.

For a fuller discussion of the requirement of the record of the procurement that is to be maintained under article 11 of the Model Law, and for each decision in the procurement process to be verified and traceable, see paragraphs 45 and 46 of A CN.9 WG.I WP.38.

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.

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

UNDP supports such a procurement policy and has incorporated it into the Procurement Manual.

The requirement for the record of the procurement proceedings to include all decisions taken in the proceedings should include details of how any decision to close the auction was arrived at.

In 1993, the Executive Board authorized the establishment of a reserve for procurement services at 2 million (E ICEF 1993 AB L.11 and E ICEF 1993 14, decision 1993 19).

The Procurement Goldmine

Public sector procurement

Overview of procurement

C. Procurement workshops

E. Procurement guidelines

Procurement and contracting

Procurement training initiative

Common procurement services

Electronic procurement methods

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

Unlike WFP where a separate food procurement unit and manual would seem justified by the highly specialized and even complex requirements of food procurement and delivery, specialized procurement units operating under different systems of accountability might not represent optimal use of procurement resources, particularly in cases of relatively low procurement volume.

In the meantime, the Procurement Service will organize a second round of the advanced field procurement training programme to upgrade skills of procurement staff in the field missions.

Most of the organizations currently use e procurement for displaying or posting procurement information on their web sites, including procurement guidelines, and for communicating with suppliers and clients.

(a) The Registrar is responsible for the procurement functions of the Tribunal, shall establish all its procurement systems and shall designate the officials responsible for performing procurement functions.

61 246. Procurement reform

57 279. Procurement reform

Procurement at international organizations

H. Procurement staff training

Record of procurement proceedings

Record of procurement proceedings

Subsequently renamed Procurement Service.