Index

Public Procurement Fundamentals

ISBN: 978-1-78754-608-0, eISBN: 978-1-78754-605-9

Publication date: 25 February 2018

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Khan, N. (2018), "Index", Public Procurement Fundamentals, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 123-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78754-605-920181010

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INDEX

Acceptance of contract
, 67–68

Access to information, transparency through
, 81–82

Advertisement, publication of
, 37

Advisory services
, 8

African Development Bank (AfDB)
, 58

support to public procurement
, 18

Albania
, 23

Amicable settlement
, 70–71

Anti-corruption measures
, 75

Arbitration
, 71

committee
, 60

Armenia
, 12

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
, 58

bidding documents
, 37

support to public procurement
, 18

Audit

external
, 10, 77–78

internal
, 10, 76–77

Austria

BBG
, 12

Award of contract
, 1, 41, 91

Bangladesh
, 85

BBG
, 12

Beneficiaries
, 25

Bhutan
, 23, 27

Bidders
, 24

Bidding
, 1, 34, 58

documents, preparation of
, 36–37

limited or restricted
, 101–102

open
, 100–101

Bids

complaint review mechanism
, 57–61

evaluation of
, 39–40, 114–115

preparation and submission of
, 38

receipt and opening of
, 38–39

Bilateral support to public procurement
, 18

Budget
, 9–10

entities. See Procuring entities

Capacity

building, approaches to
, 28

defined
, 25–26

issues
, 27

Centralized procurement
, 11–16

Chairman of the Public Procurement Council
, 60

Chamber of Accounts
, 78

CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight)
, 38

CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid)
, 38

Civil society
, 81

Closure of contract. See Termination of contract

Community-based procurement (CBP)
, 93–95

Community-driven development (CDD)
, 93, 94

Completion
, 33–34

Compliance
, 74

Consip
, 12

Consultant proposals, evaluation of
, 115–118

Consultant selection procedures

differences between procurement of goods and works and services
, 43–45

evaluation of proposals
, 50–53

method selection, choice of
, 46

quality and cost (two-stage process)
, 45

request for expression of interest (REI)
, 47–48

request for proposals
, 46–47

request for proposals, shortlisting and issue of
, 48–49

technical proposals, receipt and opening of
, 49–50

terms of reference
, 46

Consultant services
, 8, 31, 43–45, 104–113

least cost selection
, 33, 46, 50, 53, 109–112, 115, 116

quality and cost-based selection
, 33, 46, 50, 51, 53, 104–107, 115, 116

quality-based selection
, 33, 46, 50, 53, 107–109, 115

single (or sole) source selection
, 33, 46, 56, 112–113

Contract(s/ing)
, 1

administration
, 63

approval process
, 40–41

award
, 1, 41, 91

direct
, 33, 42

framework
, 12

management. See Contract management

negotiations
, 53–55

signature
, 41, 53–55

Contract management
, 63–72, 118–120

acceptance
, 67–68

contractor performance
, 66–67

disputes
, 70–71

inspection
, 67–68

measurement
, 67–68

organization
, 64

payments
, 68–70

roles and responsibilities
, 64–66

termination/closure
, 71–72

Contractor performance
, 66–67

Contractual disputes
, 70–71

Contractual payments
, 68–70

Cost, consultant selection procedures
, 45

Cost estimation
, 31

Courts of Accounts
, 78

Decentralized procurement
, 10–16

Delivery
, 33–34

Denmark

SKI
, 12

Department for International Development (DfID)
, 18

Direct contracting
, 33, 42

for goods and works
, 103–104

Economic benefits of public procurement
, 16–17

Economies of scale
, 12–13

Economy
, 5–6

Efficiency
, 6

increased
, 13

Electronic government procurement (e-GP)
, 86–89

Ethics
, 78–79

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
, 58

European Union (EU)
, 58, 60

framework agreements, definition of
, 91

External audit
, 10, 77–78

EXW (Ex-Works)
, 38

Fairness
, 6

Favoritism
, 15

Finland

Hansel
, 12

Fit for purpose
, 6

Fixed budget (FB)
, 115, 116

Fixed term consultant contract
, 47, 67

Framework agreements (FA)
, 90–92

defined
, 91

Framework contracts
, 12

Fraud and corruption (F&C)
, 74–75

General Services Administration (GSA)
, 12

Good governance
, 73

Goods
, 7, 31, 43–45, 100–104

bids evaluation for
, 114–115

direct contracting for
, 103–104

procurement process for
, 34

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
, 18

Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC)
, 92

Hansel
, 12

Hungary
, 12, 27, 60

Hybrid model
, 11, 12

IFIs
, 58–59

INCOTERMS
, 38

Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts
, 92

India
, 86

Individual consultants
, 46, 55–56

selection of
, 33

Information and communication technology (ICT)
, 86

Inspection
, 67–68

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
, 76

Institutional arrangement
, 3–4

Integrity
, 4, 6, 74

Intellectual services
, 8

Internal audit
, 10, 76–77

defined
, 76

risks in
, 76

International Chamber of Commerce
, 38

International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
, 77

International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
, 76

International Standards on Auditing
, 77

International support to public procurement
, 17–18

Invitation to quote (ITQ)
, 42, 102

Islamic Development Bank
, 58

Italy

Consip
, 12

Least cost selection (LCS)
, 33, 46, 50, 53, 109–112, 115, 116

Limited tendering. See Restricted tendering

London Court of Arbitration
, 71

Lump sum consultant contract. See Fixed term consultant contract

Management

capacity
, 3–4

contract
, 1, 63–72, 118–120

public finance
, 8–10, 30

Market economies

growing emerging, changing world and
, 85–86

Market practices
, 4

Methodology for Assessing Procurement systems (MAPS)
, 28n1

Ministry of Finance (MOF)
, 10, 92

Mitigation

anti-corruption measures
, 75

ethics
, 78–79

external audit
, 77–78

internal audit
, 76–77

Parliamentary Budget Committee, role in public procurement
, 75–76

sanctions for violations
, 79–80

watchdogs
, 80–81

Multiple Award Schedules (MAS)
, 92

National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
, 91

National level procurement
, 10–11

Needs identification
, 31

Non-intellectual services
, 8

Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
, 12

Open bidding
, 100–101

Open tendering
, 32, 100–101

bidding/tender documents, preparation of
, 36–37

bid preparation and submission
, 38

contract approval process
, 40–41

contract award and signature
, 41

evaluation of
, 39–40

receipt and opening of bids
, 38–39

technical specifications, preparation of
, 35–36

tender notices (advertisement), publication of
, 37

Organization
, 21–22

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
, 28n1

Packaging
, 32

Parliamentary Budget Committee

role in public procurement
, 75–76

Performance monitoring
, 82–83

Pillars of public procurement
, 3–5

Political economy of procurement
, 16

Postqualification
, 40, 115

Preparation of procurement plan
, 97–100

Prequalification
, 35

Procurement agency (PA)
, 21–22, 28

Procurement cycle
, 29

cost estimation
, 31

method selection
, 32–33

needs identification
, 31

packaging
, 32

scheduling and delivery/completion
, 33–34

Procuring entities
, 23–24, 25, 30, 32, 37, 48, 64

Product standardization
, 13–15

Profession’s Code of Ethics
, 76

Public finance management (PFM)
, 8–9, 30

cycle
, 9–10

Public–private partnership (PPP)
, 89–90

Public procurement

basis of
, 19–20

bilateral support to
, 18

categories of
, 7–8

defined
, 1

economic and social benefits of
, 16–17

international support to
, 17–18

at national and sub-national levels
, 10–11

pillars of
, 3–5

planning
, 29–31

plan preparation
, 97–100

political economy of
, 16

process, for foods and works
, 34

risks
, 73–74, 76

tools
, 85–95

universal principles of
, 5–8

Quality, consultant selection procedures
, 45

Quality and cost-based selection (QCBS)
, 33, 46, 50, 51, 53, 104–107, 115, 116

Quality-based selection (QBS)
, 33, 46, 50, 53, 107–109, 115

Reporting
, 83

Request for expression of interest (REI)
, 47–48

Request for proposal (RFP)
, 46–47, 51, 52, 54, 105, 106, 108–111, 117, 118

components of
, 47

shortlisting and issue of
, 48–49

Request for quotations
, 33, 102–103

written
, 42

Restricted bidding
, 101–102

Restricted tendering
, 32, 41, 101–102

Right to information
, 81–82

Risks
, 73–74

internal audit
, 76

Royal Government of Bhutan
, 90

Sanctions for violations
, 79–80

Scheduling
, 33–34

Shopping
, 91

request for
, 42, 102–103

Shortlisted firms, for consultant services
, 24

Signature
, 41, 53–55

Single (or sole) source selection (SSS)
, 33, 46, 56, 112–113

SKI
, 12

Slovakia
, 27

Social benefits of public procurement
, 16–17

Stakeholders
, 15–16

State-owned enterprises (SOEs)
, 23

Strategic procurement
, 14

Sub-national level procurement
, 10–11

Supreme Audit Institution (SAI)
, 78

Sustainable procurement
, 89–90

Swedish Court of Arbitration
, 71

Technical proposals
, 8, 57

bids evaluation for
, 114–115

evaluation of
, 50–53

receipt and opening of
, 49–50

Tendering
, 1

competitive
, 91

limited or restricted
, 32, 41, 101–102

open of unlimited
, 32, 35–41, 100–101

Termination of contract
, 71–72

Terms of reference (TORs)
, 46

Time-based consultant contract
, 47

Tools of public procurement
, 85–95

electronic government procurement
, 86–89

Transparency
, 4, 6, 74

through access to information
, 81–82

Treasury
, 68

United Kingdom (U.K.)

Department for International Development (DfID)
, 18

Office of Government Commerce
, 12

United Nations Commission on International Trade and Law (UNCITRAL)
, 18, 19, 71, 91

United States of America

framework agreements
, 92

General Services Administration
, 12

Universal principles of procurement
, 5–8

Universal procurement methods

consultant services
, 104–113

goods and works
, 100–104

Unlimited tendering. See Open tendering

USAID
, 18

Value for money
, 5, 74

Violations, sanctions for
, 79–80

Watchdogs
, 80–81

Winner
, 24

Works
, 7, 31, 43–45, 100–104

bids evaluation for
, 114–115

direct contracting for
, 103–104

procurement process for
, 34

World Bank (WB)
, 58

bidding documents
, 37

framework agreements
, 91

open competitive bidding
, 44

Policy on “Procurement in IPF (Investment Project Financing) and Other Operational Procurement Matters”
, 5–6

“Program for Results”
, 17–18

support to public procurement
, 17

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
, 18

Written quotations (shopping), request for
, 42