Assessing National Procurement Systems in Developing Countries Building a Cleaner World: Tools and G

1
Assessing National Procurement Systems in
Developing CountriesBuilding a Cleaner World
Tools and Good Practices for Fostering a Culture
of Integrity Paris4 5 May, 2009

• Sara Fyson, Policy Advisor Development
  Co-operation Directorate

2
Presentation Overview

• Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Are we
  meeting the targets?
• OECD/DAC Tool to Assess National Procurement
  Systems
• Capacity Assessment and Strategy Formulation in
  Malawi
• Accra Agenda for Action and beyond

3
Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

• Paris High Level Forum 2005
• 56 commitments including strengthening national
  procurement systems
• Using mutually agreed standards, develop
  sustainable reforms, and monitor implementation
  (28)
• Donors uing country procurement systems (15)
• 12 indicators to measure progress (2005-2010)
• Strengthened national procurement systems
  (Indicator 2)
• Use of Country Systems (Indicator 5)

4
Are we meeting the Targets?

• QUALITY OF COUNTRY PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS
• Target 33 partner countries improve their score
  to strengthen procurement systems
• Score categories 2007
• Very Strong A 0
• B 41
• C 53
• Low D 6
• USE OF COUNTRY SYSTEMS

2005 2007 Target
80
43
39
5
Assessing National Procurement Systems first
step to meeting the targets

• Procurement assessment methodology developed and
  approved for field testing in 2006 by the Joint
  Venture on Procurement
• The common harmonised tool measures quality and
  performance of a public procurement system
• Designed for use as a self-assessment tool that
  engages national stakeholders
• 22 countries volunteered (incl. Mongolia,
  Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia,
  Vietnam, the Philippines and Lao PDR)
• Long term goal
• Support to improved public sector performance via
  effective, reliable national procurement systems
  that meet internationally accepted standards.
• Give confidence to Donors to use Country
  Procurement Systems

6
Capacity Assessment and Strategy Formulation in
Malawi

• Government of Malawi requested a procurement
  assessment to review existing levels of capacity
  in the procurement system
• Assessment conducted using OECD-DAC methodology
• Lessons learned included
• Assess not only strengths and weaknesses but root
  causes
• Ensure active participation of procurement
  authority
• Co-ordinate strategies beyond the control of the
  procurement authority
• Acknowledge that capacity is a process of change
  and identify national drivers of change

7
Accra Agenda for Action Deepening the Aid
Effectiveness Commitments

• Arusha Statement
• Accra Agenda for Action
• 70 ministers, 1700 participants at Accra
• Commitments include
• Partners will identify areas to strengthen
  national, sub-national, sectoral and thematic
  (procurement)
• Donor support will be demand driven and promote
  local and regional resources
• For countries in fragile situations,
  demand-driven, coordinated support for core state
  functions earlier and for longer
• Donors agree to use country systems as first
  option
• Donors agree to channel 50 of govt assistance
  through country systems

8
Joint Venture on Procurement Future Tasks

• Equal partnership between donors and partner
  countries
• Continued roll-out of self-assessment tool
• Share lessons across regions on using
  self-assessment tool
• Broaden partnership with OECD members and other
  stakeholders including the private sector
• Focus on Common objective MDG 8 an open, fair
  global financial and trading system

9
Thank You!

• For more information and contacts, please visit
• www.oecd.org/dac/effectiveness/procurement
• sara.fyson_at_oecd.org