{"id":21785,"date":"2022-04-21T22:12:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T03:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=21785"},"modified":"2022-04-20T19:46:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:46:17","slug":"new-phase-of-procurement-reform-in-the-eastern-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/new-phase-of-procurement-reform-in-the-eastern-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"New phase of procurement reform in the Eastern Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A new phase of the Caribbean Development Bank\u2019s (CDB\u2019s) public procurement reform programme has started in the Eastern Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>The CDB, which is helping countries in the Eastern Caribbean to increase efficiency and effectiveness in government procurement, has transitioned to its second stage, which includes finalising legal reforms and establishing electronic systems. This second stage was kicked off this week with a workshop involving 47 participants held recently in the Virgin Islands, a release from the bank states.<\/p>\n<p>The second phase of the procurement reform, estimated to last until mid-2024, will also involve the completion of the outstanding legal and regulatory reforms, the formation of dedicated procurement institutions in the countries, the development of standard procurement documents and support for the introduction of electronic procurement to provide for greater transparency and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetter expenditure management provides a foundation for building stronger and more inclusive economies. This can be achieved through robust public procurement that provides transparency and accountability by promoting civil society participation, stimulating private-sector growth and investment, and encouraging wider improvements in governance,\u201d said CDB Head of Procurement, Douglas Fraser.<\/p>\n<h2>Few countries had dedicated procurement frameworks<\/h2>\n<p>Before the procurement reform started in 2018, CDB-financed assessments showed that few countries had dedicated procurement legal or regulatory frameworks. In addition, existing systems relied on outdated financial and administration Acts.<\/p>\n<p>The CDB noted that often appropriate institutional structures were not in place to undertake and oversee procurement and almost none of the public servants were dedicated to procurement, whilst those involved in procurement lacked suitable qualifications. It was also noted that typically, public procurement can account for more than 10-15% of a country\u2019s gross domestic product.<\/p>\n<p>However, the amount can be considerably higher for Small Island Developing States such as those in the Caribbean, where US$8-11 billion is spent every year on public procurement. Consequently, there is significant need for CDB to support its Borrowing Member Countries\u2019 development objectives in this area.<\/p>\n<h2>Reform taking place in OECS<\/h2>\n<p>In the past four years with support from the CDB, legal and regulatory reform took place in Antigua and Barbuda and the Virgin Islands, and is at an advanced stage in Anguilla, Dominica, Montserrat and St Kitts and Nevis. Across the member countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), chief procurement officers and other senior procurement officials were appointed, often in newly-created posts.<\/p>\n<p>Some 20 senior officials from across Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent received Diplomas in Procurement and Supply, accredited by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply through the Caribbean Procurement Training Programme, after long-term study.<\/p>\n<p>The CDB also actively advocated for all of the OECS countries to join and participate in the Inter-American Government Procurement Network to share technical knowledge and best practice, with the result that for the first time all the OECS procurement leads had a venue to meet and build technical relationships.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/our.today\/new-phase-of-procurement-reform-in-the-eastern-caribbean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>image: pexels-mike<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A new phase of the Caribbean Development Bank\u2019s (CDB\u2019s) public procurement reform programme has started in the Eastern Caribbean. The CDB, which is helping countries in the Eastern Caribbean&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1091,"featured_media":21786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[250],"tags":[121,182,146,71],"class_list":["post-21785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles","tag-caribbean","tag-caribbean-development-bank","tag-procedures","tag-procurement"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-mike-1174136-scaled-e1650501945623.jpg?fit=1024%2C769&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-5Fn","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2693,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/oecs-stakeholders-meet-in-barbados-to-discuss-public-procurement-reform\/","url_meta":{"origin":21785,"position":0},"title":"OECS stakeholders meet in Barbados to discuss public procurement reform","author":"Michele Marius","date":"August 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Reforming the public procurement process within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) could allow governments to better manage the use of scarce public funds. 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