Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey

Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented circumstances and challenges in many dimensions, without clear ex ante directions and guidance on the best strategies for coping with the emergency, including in public procurement. As a result, especiall...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
ACCOUNTABILITY
TRANSPARENCY
EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565021618898683492/Opportunities-and-Challenges-for-Public-Procurement-in-the-First-Months-of-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-Results-From-an-Experts-Survey
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spelling okr-10986-354722021-04-23T14:02:22Z Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey World Bank PUBLIC PROCUREMENT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented circumstances and challenges in many dimensions, without clear ex ante directions and guidance on the best strategies for coping with the emergency, including in public procurement. As a result, especially in the first months of the pandemic, governments responded to the COVID-19 crisis in myriad ways. To rationalize and take stock of these diverse experiences and challenges, the World Bank’s Procurement and Standards Global Unit and Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) unit conducted an International Survey of Procurement Specialists and Experts to document the legal and administrative framework for national emergency public procurement in the first months after the global COVID-19 outbreak. The survey was implemented between May and August 2020 and received 136 contributions covering 103 countries. The authors find that (a) some countries relied more heavily on high-risk procedures than on the procedures considered critical for effective and efficient emergency procurement; (b) lack of clarity on procurement needs and lack of coordination were significant bottlenecks experienced by most surveyed countries; (c) transparency and accountability standards deteriorated for COVID-19-related procurement relative to standard procurement; and (d) e-procurement, lessons from previous emergencies, and the quality of institutions are factors that enable national procurement systems to respond in a timely and effective manner to emergencies such as the COVID-19 crisis. Using these results, authors provide policy recommendations to guide countries to prepare and adapt their national procurement systems to respond to critical emergencies such as the COVID-19 crisis. 2021-04-20T21:20:49Z 2021-04-20T21:20:49Z 2021-04-19 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565021618898683492/Opportunities-and-Challenges-for-Public-Procurement-in-the-First-Months-of-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-Results-From-an-Experts-Survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35472 English Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study
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topic PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
ACCOUNTABILITY
TRANSPARENCY
EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT
spellingShingle PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
ACCOUNTABILITY
TRANSPARENCY
EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT
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Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey
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description The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented circumstances and challenges in many dimensions, without clear ex ante directions and guidance on the best strategies for coping with the emergency, including in public procurement. As a result, especially in the first months of the pandemic, governments responded to the COVID-19 crisis in myriad ways. To rationalize and take stock of these diverse experiences and challenges, the World Bank’s Procurement and Standards Global Unit and Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) unit conducted an International Survey of Procurement Specialists and Experts to document the legal and administrative framework for national emergency public procurement in the first months after the global COVID-19 outbreak. The survey was implemented between May and August 2020 and received 136 contributions covering 103 countries. The authors find that (a) some countries relied more heavily on high-risk procedures than on the procedures considered critical for effective and efficient emergency procurement; (b) lack of clarity on procurement needs and lack of coordination were significant bottlenecks experienced by most surveyed countries; (c) transparency and accountability standards deteriorated for COVID-19-related procurement relative to standard procurement; and (d) e-procurement, lessons from previous emergencies, and the quality of institutions are factors that enable national procurement systems to respond in a timely and effective manner to emergencies such as the COVID-19 crisis. Using these results, authors provide policy recommendations to guide countries to prepare and adapt their national procurement systems to respond to critical emergencies such as the COVID-19 crisis.
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title Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey
title_short Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey
title_full Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey
title_fullStr Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey
title_full_unstemmed Opportunities and Challenges for Public Procurement in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results From an Experts Survey
title_sort opportunities and challenges for public procurement in the first months of the covid-19 pandemic : results from an experts survey
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