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Approach in Action

Procurement Systems and Reform

Faster, fairer procurement: assessment, rules, e-procurement, skills and contract performance.

The problem we solve

Procurement delays and weak contract management are among the most common reasons projects and public services under-deliver. Reform works when it is based on an assessment of the whole system, not only the rules, and when people, data and systems change together.

Our method, phase by phase

1

System assessment

  • Assess the legal framework, institutions, operations and integrity
  • Analyse procurement data: timelines, competition, prices
  • Review a sample of procurement files
Deliverable: Assessment report with indicators
2

Reform design

  • Prioritise reforms by impact and feasibility
  • Draft rules, standard documents and manuals where needed
  • Design e-procurement and data requirements
Deliverable: Reform action plan and drafts
3

Professionalisation

  • Competency framework for procurement roles
  • Certification-oriented training and evaluation committee training
  • Coaching on live procurements
Deliverable: Trained and certified staff
4

Systems and transparency

  • Support e-procurement roll-out
  • Publish plans, awards and contract data
  • Set up red-flag monitoring
Deliverable: Working systems and published data
5

Contract performance

  • Contract management procedures and indicators
  • Supplier performance records
  • Review of results and lessons
Deliverable: Contract management toolkit and review

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The same instruments we use with clients. Try them with your own organisation; your answers stay in your browser until you ask for the result.

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What you receive

  • An assessment of the procurement system
  • A prioritised reform plan
  • Standard documents and manuals
  • Trained and certified procurement staff
  • Contract performance indicators and red-flag monitoring

How we keep quality

  • Methods and tools agreed with you at inception, then applied openly
  • Every finding linked to its evidence
  • Senior review of every deliverable before it reaches you
  • Knowledge transfer: your team keeps the tools and routines

Reference frameworks: MAPS: Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems

Programmes that build this capacity

1 Feb 2027 · CanberraStrategic Procurement and Contract Negotiation Training in CanberraDetails →1 Feb 2027 · SofiaProcurement, Contract Management & Effective Negotiation TrainingDetails →4 Jan 2027 · DubaiProcurement under World Bank and ADB Rules for Project Teams in DubaiDetails →25 Jan 2027 · DubaiContract Management for Donor-Funded Works Training in DubaiDetails →25 Jan 2027 · NairobiRoad Maintenance Financing & Contract Oversight Training in NairobiDetails →25 Jan 2027 · ViennaContract & Project Risk Management & Compliance TrainingDetails →

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