Care2Share - 1st Procurement Conference

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Care2Share - 1st Procurement Conference
Topic Understanding the current Public
Procurement Environment in Uganda Field Public
Practitioners Perspective.

• Facilitator Geoffrey N. Kakira .
• The Director/Senior Procurement Specialist
• Care2Share (U) Ltd.
• Email gkakira_at_gkprocurement.com

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Presentation Outline

• Part 1
• Introduction
• Highlights on the Public Procurement environment
  in the late 1990s- before the procurement
  reforms.
• Key Achievements in procurement in Uganda.
• Part 2- Current public procurement issues and
  challenges, Way forward Conclusion

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Care2share Procurement services

• Care2share (U) Ltd is a private consultancy firm
  registered in Uganda mainly offering Care2share
  Procurement Services that are unique. We rely and
  network with consultants who are highly
  qualified with wide experience, capable of
  providing quality services to international
  standards.
• Range of Procurement Services offered fall into 3
  categories
• Procurement capacity building and advisory
  services.
• Procurement consultancy and agency services.
• Management consultancy services.
• Targeted clients Procurement stakeholders.
• For details refer to website. www.gkprocurement.co
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Procurement stakeholders- These influence and
are affected by the procurement world
operations and environment.

• Private sector

• Public sector

• 1.Procurement Policy makers, Legislators,
  Judiciary and Police.
• 2. Procurement Regulators (PPDA) and Development
  partners/Agencies.
• 3. Govt entities/depts
• 4. Accounting Officers and Contracts Committee
  members, Procurement Specialist and Officers
• 5. Procurement Lecturers and Researchers

• Procurement Specialists, Trainers, Auditors,
  Investigators and Consultants.
• Contractors, Consultants and Suppliers of goods,
  works and services
• Non-governmental organizations
• Organisations/Individuals with interest in
  public private procurement performance

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Care2share approach to work

• The approach to work used by Care2share is
  detailed on the next slide

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Care2share Principles and Values

• Work and actions at Care2share are guided by
  core principles and values of
• Professionalism
• Truthfulness
• Honesty
• Team work
• Confidentiality

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Main objectives of the care2share procurement
conferences.

• To share experiences and best procurement
  practices- help each other and others.
• To initiate the formation of a private sector led
  Procurement Network (PN) of key stakeholders-
  increase sharing of good ideas and opportunities
  willingly for the good of the network members and
  all other stakeholders.
• To identify and start focused procurement group
  fellowships- encourage and strengthen each other
  to strive for best procurement practice,
  excellence and ethical behaviour.

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Public Procurement environment in the 1990s
(1)

• The Government Task Force of May 1998 on Public
  Procurement Reforms found out the following
  weaknesses in the procurement environment in
  Uganda.
• (Ref. Public procurement reforms Issues and
  Challenges the case of Uganda www.wto.org/english
  /tratop_e/gproc_e/wkshop.../ugandacase3_e.doc)
• A- Summary of Findings on Trade Practices
  include
• Participation in public procurement by the
  private sector was minimal.
• Low capacity of local providers to participate
  in high value open tenders
• Local providers did not have the financial
  capacity to raise credit.
• The procurement procedures were considered
  irrational and cumbersome.
• Public procurement process could not move
  without a push according to the private sector
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• The private sector, were willing to embrace
  clear, easy-to-follow procurement guidelines.
• Over invoicing attributed to inside dealings.
• Long time lags and procurement delays. 
• Malpractices including bribery that affected
  public sector procurement.

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Public Procurement environment in the 1990s (2)

• B-Under Financial Frame work, the Task force of
  1998 found out that
• The high interest rate was a hindrance for
  national providers to access credit
• The 10 requirement for bid bond was considered
  too high and prohibitive for bidders.

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Public Procurement environment in the 1990s (3)

• C-The Institutional Framework as at 1998 had
  weaknesses that included
• Outdated procurement regulations and procedures.
• Inconsistency of responsibility for procurement
  among various government institutions.
• Inadequate procurement knowledge and expertise at
  policy and operational levels.
• Bureaucratic delays and lack of institutional
  co-ordination
• Malpractices and unethical behaviour.
• The national procurement system lacked standard
  documents.
• Lack objectivity, accountability and transparency
  in procurement decisions.
• Unreliability of government as business partner
• High incidence of corruption and high
  expenditure.
• NB. To what extent have the weaknesses identified
  in the 1990s been addressed today, 2012?

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Major Achievements in procurement

• Procurement Law PPDA Act 2003 as amended in 2011
  and Procurement Regulator PPDA
• There are procurement professionals in almost
  all Central Local government entities
• Training of key stakeholders, Continuous
  procurement audits investigations.
• Improved adherence to procurement procedures and
  good procurement practice
• Govt entities have procurement plans
• A public procurement measurement system
• There is a procurement professional body- IPPU