Malawi : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 3. Executive Summary

The Malawi Country Procurement Assessment Report is a joint undertaking between the Malawi Government and the World Bank to analyze the country procurement system and recommend appropriate actions to improve the efficiency, economy and transparency...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR)
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4098936/malawi-country-procurement-assessment-report-vol-3-3-executive-summary
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spelling okr-10986-156452021-04-23T14:03:17Z Malawi : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 3. Executive Summary World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ADVERTISEMENTS AUDITING AUDITS BIDDING BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL MEDICAL STORES CIF CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY COMPLAINTS CONTRACT MONITORING CONTRACTING OUT CONTRACTORS CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISCLOSURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL AUDITS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOOD GOVERNANCE HEALTH CARE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INVESTIGATIVE BODIES JUDICIAL REVIEW LAWS LOCAL COMMUNITIES PA PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT POLICIES PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROCUREMENT RULES PURCHASING QUALITY CONTROL SANCTIONS SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SERVICE DELIVERY TRANSPARENCY PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY LEGAL FRAMEWORK TRADE PRACTICES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROCUREMENT POLICIES PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS PROCUREMENT ROLE OF BORROWER PROCUREMENT PLANNING AUDITING ANTICORRUPTION MANDATES ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES RISK ASSESSMENT GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS DECENTRALIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION BIDDING DOCUMENT CONTENT DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES OVERSIGHT OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS ETHICS CODES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS RECORDING & REGISTRATION RECORDS MANAGEMENT LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING NEEDS ENFORCEMENT The Malawi Country Procurement Assessment Report is a joint undertaking between the Malawi Government and the World Bank to analyze the country procurement system and recommend appropriate actions to improve the efficiency, economy and transparency of the system. This report is divided into (a) an Executive Summary, (b) Main Report on Findings and Recommendations, and (c) Annexes. Since the preparation of the diagnostic study on Malawi's public procurement system in 1996, the Government has made good progress with establishing new - and relatively good - legal framework for procurement reform. But there has not yet been much reform (institutional, practical and oversight). In 2003, the Malawi Parliament passed a new procurement law, the Public Procurement Act of 2003, which became effective in August of that year. The new Procurement Act requires procurement regulations to provide, among things, thresholds for the use of the various procurement methods, bid and bid evaluation procedures and contract management. The analysis of the CPAR is carried out against the five basic pillars of a sound public procurement system, including: (i) a functioning legal, regulatory and institutional framework, (ii) use of modernized procurement procedures and practices; (iii) procurement proficiency of Government staff; (iv) independence of audits and recourse for complaints; and (v) inclusion of anti-corruption measures in the procurement law and application of effective sanctions. In addition, the CPAR analyses the performance of the private sector in public procurement and the procurement performance of Bank financed projects. The analysis has led to the recommendations made below, summarized in the Action Plan, to strengthen each pillar over time. Weaknesses in current procurement performance are identified as substantial delays in the procurement process, insufficient capacity, and inadequacies in procurement organization, documents and management. The continued reliance on the Interim Guidelines, which include a number of practices that are considered incompatible with internationally acceptable procurement standards, are also partially to blame for this. 2013-09-05T14:12:35Z 2013-09-05T14:12:35Z 2004-05-24 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4098936/malawi-country-procurement-assessment-report-vol-3-3-executive-summary http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15645 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR) Economic & Sector Work Africa Malawi
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ADVERTISEMENTS
AUDITING
AUDITS
BIDDING
BUDGETARY RESOURCES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL MEDICAL STORES
CIF
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMPLAINTS
CONTRACT MONITORING
CONTRACTING OUT
CONTRACTORS
CORRUPTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DISCLOSURE
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL AUDITS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
HEALTH CARE
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INVESTIGATIVE BODIES
JUDICIAL REVIEW
LAWS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
PA
PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT POLICIES
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT RULES
PURCHASING
QUALITY CONTROL
SANCTIONS
SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
SERVICE DELIVERY
TRANSPARENCY PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
TRADE PRACTICES
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT POLICIES
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
PROCUREMENT ROLE OF BORROWER
PROCUREMENT PLANNING
AUDITING
ANTICORRUPTION MANDATES
ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES
ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES
RISK ASSESSMENT
GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS
TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS
DECENTRALIZATION
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
BIDDING DOCUMENT CONTENT
DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES
OVERSIGHT OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS
ETHICS CODES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CIVIL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS
RECORDING & REGISTRATION
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING NEEDS
ENFORCEMENT
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ADVERTISEMENTS
AUDITING
AUDITS
BIDDING
BUDGETARY RESOURCES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL MEDICAL STORES
CIF
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMPLAINTS
CONTRACT MONITORING
CONTRACTING OUT
CONTRACTORS
CORRUPTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DISCLOSURE
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL AUDITS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
HEALTH CARE
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INVESTIGATIVE BODIES
JUDICIAL REVIEW
LAWS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
PA
PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT POLICIES
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT RULES
PURCHASING
QUALITY CONTROL
SANCTIONS
SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
SERVICE DELIVERY
TRANSPARENCY PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
TRADE PRACTICES
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT POLICIES
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
PROCUREMENT ROLE OF BORROWER
PROCUREMENT PLANNING
AUDITING
ANTICORRUPTION MANDATES
ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES
ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES
RISK ASSESSMENT
GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS
TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS
DECENTRALIZATION
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
BIDDING DOCUMENT CONTENT
DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES
OVERSIGHT OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS
ETHICS CODES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CIVIL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS
RECORDING & REGISTRATION
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING NEEDS
ENFORCEMENT
World Bank
Malawi : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 3. Executive Summary
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description The Malawi Country Procurement Assessment Report is a joint undertaking between the Malawi Government and the World Bank to analyze the country procurement system and recommend appropriate actions to improve the efficiency, economy and transparency of the system. This report is divided into (a) an Executive Summary, (b) Main Report on Findings and Recommendations, and (c) Annexes. Since the preparation of the diagnostic study on Malawi's public procurement system in 1996, the Government has made good progress with establishing new - and relatively good - legal framework for procurement reform. But there has not yet been much reform (institutional, practical and oversight). In 2003, the Malawi Parliament passed a new procurement law, the Public Procurement Act of 2003, which became effective in August of that year. The new Procurement Act requires procurement regulations to provide, among things, thresholds for the use of the various procurement methods, bid and bid evaluation procedures and contract management. The analysis of the CPAR is carried out against the five basic pillars of a sound public procurement system, including: (i) a functioning legal, regulatory and institutional framework, (ii) use of modernized procurement procedures and practices; (iii) procurement proficiency of Government staff; (iv) independence of audits and recourse for complaints; and (v) inclusion of anti-corruption measures in the procurement law and application of effective sanctions. In addition, the CPAR analyses the performance of the private sector in public procurement and the procurement performance of Bank financed projects. The analysis has led to the recommendations made below, summarized in the Action Plan, to strengthen each pillar over time. Weaknesses in current procurement performance are identified as substantial delays in the procurement process, insufficient capacity, and inadequacies in procurement organization, documents and management. The continued reliance on the Interim Guidelines, which include a number of practices that are considered incompatible with internationally acceptable procurement standards, are also partially to blame for this.
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author World Bank
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title Malawi : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 3. Executive Summary
title_short Malawi : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 3. Executive Summary
title_full Malawi : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 3. Executive Summary
title_fullStr Malawi : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 3. Executive Summary
title_full_unstemmed Malawi : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Volume 3. Executive Summary
title_sort malawi : country procurement assessment report, volume 3. executive summary
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4098936/malawi-country-procurement-assessment-report-vol-3-3-executive-summary
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15645
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