What you will be able to do
- Identify which rules apply to each purchase under a financing agreement
- Prepare a procurement plan the financing partner can approve quickly
- Manage prior and post review without blocking the project
- Keep files ready for review missions and audits
Who it is for
- Procurement specialists in project coordination units
- Project coordinators and their deputies
- Ministry staff who supervise financed projects
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of national public procurement rules
Program
Two rule books, one project
- What the financing agreement says about procurement
- Where national rules and partner rules meet and differ
- Choosing the method for each purchase
Planning and approvals
- The procurement plan as a negotiation tool
- Prior review and no-objection requests that come back quickly
- Keeping the plan current through the project
Running the process
- Bidding documents and standard formats
- Evaluation and award under partner review
- Complaints and how they are handled
Ready for review
- The complete procurement file, item by item
- Post review missions: what reviewers look for
- Ineligible expenditure: how it happens and how to avoid it
How we work
- Exercises based on participants’ own procurement plans
- A simulated no-objection request and its review
- Checklists built during the session
