Professionalization of Public Procurement in South Asia

1. SIXTH SOUTH ASIA REGION PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONFERENCETHIMPHU, BHUTAN PROFESSIONALIZATION OF PROCUREMENT FOR BETTER OUTCOME JAMYANG DEMA PROCUREMENT OFFICER GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION

2. Outline • Reform initiatives for professionalization • Institutional partner in Professionalization • Professionalization and Capacity Building • Procurement Cadre • Institutional Arrangement • Challenges • Way forward

3. “ People should be treated as asset not commodity”

4. Reform Initiatives for Professionalization • Institutional Capacity Building Project for Procurement (ICBPP) • Introduction of a procurement cadre in the civil service • Terms of Reference for Procurement Officers • Training/sensitization program for Committee members and relevant officials

5. Outcomes of ICBPP • Procurement Qualification and competency framework developed • Procurement module developed and delivered in PGDFM course for pre-service candidates by RIM • Certificate in Procurement Compliance developed and recognized as CIPS Level 3 equivalent • Royal Institute of Management (RIM) established as CIPS Exam center • 4 officials fast tracked to MCIPS qualification ( RIM, RUB, GPPMD)

6. Institution partner in Professionalization • Royal Institute of Management (RIM) was one of the stakeholders in the ICBPP Project • Delivery of Certificate in Procurement Compliance Training • Delivery of Procurement module in PGDFM course • CIPS Exam Centre

7. Professionalization and Capacity Building CIPS Qualification for Procurement Officers: Total MCIPS- 6 officials

8. Professionalization and Capacity Building • In country training on Certificate in Procurement Compliance • short term Training for procurement officers in public procurement • CIPS program • Scholarship for long term (Master in Supply Chain Management, Procurement) • Scholarship for short term training • Sensitization program for the Procurement Officers • Induction program for new Procurement Officers

9. Professionalization and Capacity Building • Royal Government of Bhutan • World Bank • Asian Development Bank • Government of India • Free Tuition Support from William.J.TippingDirector, Professional Procurement and Contract Services Ltd, United Kingdom

10. The 2019 “MCIPS” cohort

11. Procurement Cadre • Introduced Procurement cadre in 2006 • ToRfor Procurement officers broadened in 2016 • ToR includes among other things, market research, requirement of CIPS or other procurement qualifications at various position levels in the procurement cadre • Procurement officers selected through RCSC exam and after one year PFDFM course in RIM which includes a unit exclusively focused on RGoB Procurement • Before joining office, new Procurement Officers are given a month’s induction course on RGoB procurement by the GPPMD • Competency framework being drafted

12. Institutional Arrangement • GPPMD( erstwhile PPPD ) was established with support from World Bank and ADB in 2008 • MoF identified as a parent organization for the procurement cadre in 2010 • at least one designated procurement officer placed in all Ministries and Districts • Independent Review Body to address Procurement Grievances

13. Challenges • Lack of funding support • Sustainability of CIPS program and long term training • Retention of staffs

14. Way Forward • Continuation of CIPS Qualification • CIPS Level 4 Program planned in November, 2019 • Institutionalization of Procurement sensitization program for the Procurement Officers

15. “ Happy bees make more honey”

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