Organization chart of the Procurement Division

Each organization has its own procurement manual.

Identification of an Organization wide application for procurement

Such harmonized regulations will provide a platform for joint procurement, outsourcing of procurement requirements from one organization to another, or use of decisions of one organization by another.

The objective should read To ensure efficient, effective and diversified procurement opportunities and high quality procurement services for the Organization.

It would seem that IAPSO is at present the only organization in the procurement system to have successfully automated its entire procurement process.

At present, the most universal procurement specific international instrument, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), does not address ERAs.

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.

The United Nations Inter Agency Procurement Working Group and the International Training Centre have launched an Organization wide procurement certification project to ensure that all United Nations procurement practitioners are professionally certified in their respective disciplines.

Only three organizations reported that procurement was performed in 2002 on their behalf by another sister organization.

Procurement refers to the acquisition of goods and services by any individual or organization (public, private, international, etc.).

For calendar year 1997, the Organization spent approximately 6.2 million against a total procurement value of 328 million.

Table 2 suggests that the organization of the procurement function within the United Nations system is far from optimal.

The executive heads of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), ITU and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) should bring their separate specialized procurement units under a single system of accountability for procurement operations, in particular in the case of relatively low procurement volumes (para.

The Inspector however understands that substantive legal aspects of procurement are best handled by the legal counsel of the organization concerned, which would therefore call for improved coordination between the office of legal counsel and procurement units earlier in the procurement process, before contracts are concluded.

That significant growth in expenditures was, however, not accompanied by efficiency measures in the system wide organization and operation of procurement services, with the exception of procurement reforms at United Nations Headquarters in the 1990s.

(d) Identify an Organization wide application for procurement, which would be used at Headquarters, offices away from Headquarters and peacekeeping missions

apos (b) The ongoing work in the World Trade Organization to improve transparency, openness and due process in government procurement procedures

The executive heads of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) should bring their separate specialized procurement units under a single system of accountability for procurement operations, in particular in the case of relatively low procurement volumes (para.

Moreover, each organization has its own legislative body, mandate and priorities and utilizes its own ERP system in meeting its procurement needs.

The Procurement Division was reorganized, procurement staff received training, the delegation of procurement authority has been adjusted and new procurement guidelines were finalized.

The Procurement Division was reorganized, procurement staff received training, the delegation of procurement authority has been adjusted and new procurement guidelines were finalized.

(iii) when the proposed procurement contract is the result of cooperation with an organization of the United Nations system, pursuant to rule 110.16

30. Action should be expedited on the recommendation to ensure early implementation and to improve competitiveness in the procurement system of the Organization.

95. The view was expressed that it would be useful to refer to the World Trade Organization apos s Agreement on Government Procurement.

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This demarcation of responsibilities is critical in ensuring that the ultimate procurement decisions are made by a senior programme manager who is independent of the various requisitioning departments and who can provide an Organization wide perspective on United Nations procurement needs.

Procurement management

Government procurement

Procurement planning

Procurement reform

Procurement report

Procurement opportunities

E. Procurement

Procurement staffing

Procurement planning

Procurement training

4. Procurement

Public procurement

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Procurement Section

Procurement travel