Joint Procurement Activities

1. Joint Procurement Activities 2011 -UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Renewed focus/commitment to joint procurement • Leverage joint volume to lower purchase costs • Reduce administrative costs and avoid duplication • Gain efficiencies and strengthen procurement practices Presented by: Dominic Grace, Director Procurement Support Office, UNDP Eric Dupont, Chief Procurement Services Branch, UNFPA September 12, 2013

2. Joint Procurement Initiatives: Completed

3. Joint Procurement Harmonization Initiatives: Completed

4. Joint Procurement Initiatives: Current

5. Joint Procurement Activities 2011 -UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Renewed focus/commitment to joint procurement • Leverage joint volume to lower purchase costs • Reduce administrative costs and avoid duplication • Gain efficiencies and strengthen procurement practices Presented by: Dominic Grace, Director Procurement Support Office, UNDP Eric Dupont, Chief Procurement Services Branch, UNFPA September 12, 2013

6. Harmonization Working Group – HLCM PN • Background: • Procurement-related activities specified in action plan of QCPR • …and addressed in HLCM strategic plan and result framework • HLCM working group on harmonization aligned with priorities and outputs of QCPR action plan • Phase 1 now completed. Phase 2 will start very soon

7. Harmonization Working Group – HLCM PN • Phase 1 - Deliverables: • Revised Guidelines for Common UN Procurement at the Country Level including an extended set of practical tools • Field support missions to countries to assess country outcomes and identify best practices • Extensive training material on UN cooperation • Worked with UN organisations to include UN cooperation material in training courses • Facilitated UNSSC training on common UN procurement, delivering training to over 120 UN staff

8. Harmonization Working Group – HLCM PN • Phase 1 - Deliverables (continued): • Standardized table of contents for UN procurement manuals • Developed a Common UN Glossary of procurement-related Terms • Comparative review of procurement review committees • Piloted implementation of a new way of presenting the UN Procurement Practitioner‘s Handbook andGuidelines for Common UN Procurement at the Country Level(website, iPhone & Android App, E-Book) • List of priority actions that, if implemented by UN agencies, would enable collaborative procurement

9. Harmonization Working Group – HLCM PN(baseline – end 2011) Include 2 slides on status of implementation 1. UN Cooperation; 2. Secondary Review; 3. LTAs; 4. Restrictions; 5. Procurement Services; 6. Integration of ‘guidelines´; 7. Communication on ‘Guidelines’; 8. Table of contents

10. Harmonization Working Group – HLCM PN( Sept 2012) 1. UN Cooperation; 2. Secondary Review; 3. LTAs; 4. Restrictions; 5. Procurement Services; 6. Integration of ‘guidelines´; 7. Communication on ‘Guidelines’; 8. Table of contents

11. Harmonization Working Group – HLCM PN(Sept 2013) 1. UN Cooperation; 2. Secondary Review; 3. LTAs; 4. Restrictions; 5. Procurement Services; 6. Integration of ‘guidelines´; 7. Communication on ‘Guidelines’; 8. Table of contents

12. Harmonization Working Group – HLCM PN • Phase 2 plan: • Scale-up roll out of the country guidelines • Assess countries that have been trained to use these guidelines • Train additional countries for the use of the guidelines • Assess feasibility of harmonising standard procurement documents