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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
- Sources checked October 2026
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
How this tool works
- Built on
- World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Seventh Edition; World Bank Procurement Framework and Standard Procurement Documents; EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules
- Scoring
- Each answer scores from 0 (not in place) to 4 (fully in place). An area's score is the points earned as a share of the maximum for the questions you answered; the overall score is the average of the areas. Bands: Early stage 0–39%, Developing 40–69%, Ready 70–100%.
- Your data
- What you type stays in your browser unless you save it to a free account. We receive your name, email and summary only when you open your results.
- Sources checked
- October 2026 (checked every month)
- Team or organisation
- With a free account you can invite colleagues from each department to answer the same questions. You get a consolidated dashboard: scores by area and department, where colleagues disagree, priority gaps and an action plan. Anonymous mode hides names and groups departments with fewer than 3 responses.
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Programmes that build these skills
Upcoming programmes whose content matches the areas this tool measures. Your results show which fit your weakest areas.
ProgrammeProcurement under World Bank and ADB Rules for Project Teams in DubaiDubai · 4 Jan 2027Builds: Rules, versions and planningProgrammeInclusive Public Procurement: Engaging CSOs, SMEs, Women-Owned, and Local BusinessesSeville · 1 Feb 2027Builds: Rules, versions and planningProgrammeTraining on Green Public Procurement (GPP)Berlin · 1 Feb 2027Builds: Rules, versions and planningProgrammeStrategic Procurement Planning and Tender Evaluation Training in HanoiHanoi · 1 Feb 2027Builds: Value for money and evaluationProgrammee-Procurement and Digital Public Procurement Systems in TbilisiTbilisi · 15 Feb 2027Builds: E-procurement and transparencyProgrammeProcurement, Contract Management & Effective Negotiation TrainingSofia · 1 Feb 2027Builds: Contract management
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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). Current edition of the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: seventh edition, 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.
Sources checked: October 2026. We check the official sources every month.
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.