Outsourcing procurement in the public sector.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Syquia, Jose Luis, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Asian Development Bank, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government purchasing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (58 p.)

Place of Publication:

Mandaluyong, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication explores the option of outsourcing the procurement function to specialized agencies. Through selected case studies, it discusses the various benefits and issues surrounding two major approaches, namely a market-based system and a centralized procurement agency model. In analyzing these approaches, the report also looks at the broader issue of linkage with development impacts, particularly on the potential of procurement agents to improve project outcomes and overall development effectiveness. Finally, it discusses some basic considerations in successfully developing and implementing the legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks for a procurement agent system.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Introduction""; ""I. General Role of Procurement Agents in the Public Sector""; ""II. Procurement Agents and Official Development Assistance""; ""A. Using Procurement Agents in Projects Financed by Official Development Assistance""; ""B. Using Procurement Agents in ADB-Financed Projects: Policy and Related Issues""; ""III. The Regulated Market-Based System in the People�s Republic of China""; ""A. Legal and Institutional Frameworks""

""B. Accreditation of Procurement Agents in the People�s Republic of China""""C. Analysis: Advantages and Challenges of the People�s Republic of China Model""; ""IV. The Centralized Procurement Agency Model""; ""A. Case Studies""; ""V. Conclusion: Basic Considerations for the Future""; ""A. Developing the Legal, Regulatory, and Institutional Frameworks""; ""B. Outsourcing Procurement at the Project and Agency Levels""; ""Appendixes""; ""1 Case Studies on the Two Roles of Procurement Agents""; ""2 The Success Story of Consip, Italy""; ""Tables""

""1 Procurement Agent Service Fees Set by the National Development and Reform Commission (as of 2010) (%)""""2 Certified Procurement Agents in the People�s Republic of China, 2010""; ""3 Advantages and Disadvantage of the Centralized and Decentralized Procurement Models""; ""4 Differences between Highest and Lowest Prices for Similar Goods in the United Kingdom""; ""Figures""; ""1 Target Time Taken for Single-Stage-One-Envelope International Competitive Bidding""

""2 Actual Average Time Taken for Bid Evaluation by Executing Agencies for Single-Stage-One-Envelope International Competitive Bidding""""3 Total Value of Public Procurement in the Republic of Korea and the Percentage of Public Procurement Service Pass-Through, 2011""; ""4 Reduction of the Procurement Budget in the Public Procurement Service through Price Analysis ( million)""; ""5 Price Comparison Samples: Private Market Prices versus Multiple Award Schedule Contract Prices""

""6 Price Comparison Samples for Common Use Items: Private Market Prices versus the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management Prices (%)""""7 Planned Responsibilities for the New Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management Corporate Entity""; ""8 Decision Process for Make or Buy, Adapted to Public Procurement""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

92-9254-174-9

OCLC:

922978449