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Donor Procurement Rules Readiness Assessment (WB 2025, EBRD 2026, EU PRAG 2025)
Donor procurement rules changed again. The World Bank issued the seventh edition of its Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers in September 2025 with new two-envelope bidding documents, EBRD's new Procurement Policies and Rules apply from 1 September 2026, and the European Commission introduced PRAG 2025 in January 2025. This assessment checks value for money, rated criteria, sustainability, SEA/SH, e-procurement, contract management and integrity, so you know what to update in your procedures and templates. This is a real readiness tool: each question is drawn from the current official texts listed under "Based on", and Risalat's guideline monitor re-checks those sources every two weeks so the questions follow new editions.
- Assessment
- 12 min
- Free
- Saved in your browser
Who it is for
- Procurement officers and specialists in PIUs and agencies
- Heads of procurement and tender committees
- Contractors, suppliers and consultants bidding on donor contracts
- Auditors and oversight bodies
- EU grant beneficiaries buying under PRAG
What you get
- A readiness score across six procurement areas
- The rule changes your team should know about
- Updates needed in your manuals, templates and evaluation practice
- Practical steps for each weak area
- Programmes that build the missing skills
Programmes that build these skills
Upcoming Risalat programmes matched to the areas this tool measures. Your results show which ones fit your weakest areas.
Questions
Which World Bank Procurement Regulations apply to my project?
The edition named in your project's legal agreement. A project signed under an earlier edition keeps it unless the agreement is amended, so files can follow different editions.
What is new in EBRD's 2026 rules?
EBRD's Procurement Policies and Rules apply from 1 September 2026 and replace the 2022 version. They give more weight to quality and sustainability, for example rated criteria of at least half the score on large public contracts above set thresholds, and require early market engagement for big contracts. Operations approved earlier stay under the 2022 rules unless the client and the Bank agree otherwise.
What is the SEA/SH disqualification mechanism?
Under the World Bank Regulations, a firm that fails its contractual sexual exploitation and abuse or sexual harassment obligations can be disqualified from Bank-financed contracts for two years. Some bidding documents are issued with and some without this mechanism.
Does PRAG apply to EU grant beneficiaries?
PRAG governs procurement and grants in EU external actions. Grant beneficiaries usually follow the procurement rules in Annex IV of their grant contract, which is based on PRAG.
Based on
- World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Seventh Edition World Bank, September 2025.
- World Bank Procurement Framework and Standard Procurement Documents Policy, Directive, Procedure (July 2026), Regulations and SPDs, including new two-envelope Works documents (September 2025).
- EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules EBRD, effective 1 September 2026, replacing the 15 May 2022 version.
- EC PRAG 2025: an overview of the main changes European Commission, PRAG 2025 introduced 20 January 2025.
- World Bank Contract Management Practice guidance World Bank, June 2024.
This is a self-assessment and training tool, not an official procurement review. The edition that applies to your project is the one named in your legal or financing agreement; always check the lender's current documents.