Procurement in World Bank Investment Project Financing - Review of Results After Five Years of Implementation of the Procurement Framework - FY17 to FY21 - April 20, 2022

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A five-year results review assesses how the World Bank’s Investment Project Financing (IPF) procurement framework was implemented from FY17 to FY21. The review evaluates changes in institutional roles, decision-making, and work practices, including independent testing, skills assessment, and IT system enhancements. It examines methodology, key findings on borrower capacity building, value for money improvements, project procurement strategy, and streamlined prior review to manage fiduciary risk. It also covers contract management, rejection of abnormally low bids, FCV and COVID-19 supply market impacts, and multiple procurement initiatives including beneficial ownership, mandatory direct payment, SEA-SH measures, cybersecurity, and e-government procurement.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages65

Reading Time2 h 44 min

Executive Summary

Introduction

Changing institutional roles and decision-making

Shifting culture, changing behaviors and implementing new work practices

Independent testing, skills assessment and certification of Bank staff

IT system enhancements

Methodology and Dataset

Findings

Building Borrower procurement capacity

Improving value for money

Project procurement strategy for development

Streamlining prior review to manage fiduciary risk more effectively

Strengthened contract management

Improving procurement outcomes by rejecting abnormally low bids

Improved procurement outcomes in FCV situations

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply markets

Enhancements and Initiatives

Beneficial ownership

Mandatory direct payment

SEA-SH prevention and response, and contractor disqualification

Cascading the Environmental and Social Framework to contractors

Bank-facilitated procurement

Industry engagement program

Cybersecurity

Application of disruptive technologies to public procurement

Electronic government procurement

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized PROCUREMENT IN WORLD BANK INVESTMENT PROJECT FINANCING REVIEW OF RESULTS AFTER FIVE YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK FY17 TO FY21 The Vision: “Procurement in IPF operations supports Borrowers to achieve value for money with integrity in delivering sustainable development” April 20, 2022 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AFR Africa Region ALB Abnormally Low Bid APA Alternative Procurement Arrangements ASA Advisory Services and Analytics BFP Bank-Facilitated Procurement COVAX COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 DPF Development Policy Financing EAP East Asia Pacific Region ECA Europe and Central Asia Region EFI Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions E-GP Electronic Government Procurement ESF Environmental and Social Framework FCV Fragile Conflict Violence GBV Gender-Based Violence GPP Green Public Procurement HEIS Hands-on Expanded Implementation Support IDA International Development Association IEP Industry Engagement Program INT Integrity Vice Presidency IPF Investment Project Financing ISR Implementation Status and Results IT Information Technology KPI Key Performance Indicator LCC Life Cycle Costing LCR Latin America and Caribbean Region M/Mi Million MAPS Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems MDB Multilateral Development Bank MDPP Mandatory Direct Payment Pilot MNA Middle East North Africa Region N/A Not Applicable NGO Non-Governmental Organization OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OPCS Operations Policy and Country Services OPRC Operations Procurement Review Committee PFM Public Financial Management PforR PPE PPM PPR PPSD P-RAMS RfB RfP SAR SEA-SH SME SPD SPP STEP UN UNDB UNICEF UNOPS USD VfM WHO Program for Results Personal Protective Equipment Procurement Practice Manager Post Procurement Review Project Procurement Strategy for Development Procurement Risk Assessment and Management System Request for Bids Request for Proposals South Asia Region Sexual Exploitation and Abuse-Sexual Harassment Small and Medium Enterprises Standard Procurement Document Sustainable Public Procurement Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement United Nations United Nations Development Business United Nations Children’s Fund United Nations Office for Project Services United States Dollars Value for Money World Health Organization CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .........................................................................................................................................1 I. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................................7 A. CHANGING INSTITUTIONAL ROLES AND DECISION-MAKING .........................................................................9 B. SHIFTING CULTURE, CHANGING BEHAVIORS AND IMPLEMENTING NEW WORK PRACTICES ........................9 C. INDEPENDENT TESTING, SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF BANK STAFF ................................ 11 D. IT SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS........................................................................................................................ 11 II. METHODOLOGY AND DATASET..................................................................................................................13 III. FINDINGS ...........................................................................................................................................................16 A. BUILDING BORROWER PROCUREMENT CAPACITY ...................................................................................... 16 B. IMPROVING VALUE FOR MONEY .................................................................................................................21 C. PROJECT PROCUR

FAQs

What period does the procurement framework results review cover?

The review covers five years of implementation of the procurement framework, from FY17 to FY21.

Which procurement performance areas are evaluated in the findings?

The findings assess borrower procurement capacity, value for money, project procurement strategy, prior review practices to manage fiduciary risk, contract management, and procurement outcomes related to abnormally low bids, FCV situations, and COVID-19 supply markets.

What key enhancements and initiatives are highlighted beyond core findings?

The document highlights initiatives such as beneficial ownership, mandatory direct payment, SEA-SH prevention and response with contractor disqualification, cascading the Environmental and Social Framework to contractors, bank-facilitated procurement, industry engagement, cybersecurity, disruptive technologies for public procurement, and electronic government procurement.

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