works. One contract was awarded in Nov 2011 and the second contract was awarded in Jann 2013 1c Insufficient MOH to employ (i) an experienced MOH with IDA NOL to International Procurement Ensure that the HSSP2 Procurement procurement capacity Procurement and International TOR and selection Specialist/Advisor Team (currently consisting of 1 of MOH Contract Management Advisor to method. appointed and in place international advisor and 1 national assist MOH with its procurement since December 2013. chief procurement officer and 1 activities and with contract procurement assistant) carry out National Chief Procurement management duties and especially to their duties to ensure completion of Officer appointed in Sept build procurement and contract all procurement planned for HSSP2 2012 management capacity within MOH’s within December 2015. own staff, and (ii) individual Two National Procurement One Procurement Assistant resigned consultants with procurement Assistants were appointed in in September 2014 experience to provide local support June 2013 for procurement coordination and follow-up of procurement activities. Procurement at sub national assisted by HSSP2 secretariat procurement units 1d Clear procurement MoHis required to follow IDA’s MoH through the Pool partners to Threshold for procurement - New procurementthresholdset by procedures and Procurement and Consultant HSSP2 Procurement monitor through shopping, NCB, ICB as the Bank have been followed. (Nov thresholds needed. Guidelines and the procurement Group and the RGCs supervision missions determined by MEF and 12 2013) provisions of the Financing Procurement review and quarterly review agreements have been Agreement, including the use under Committee meetings among MEF, followed. NCB and Shopping methods as in the IPA and IDA. New threshold for RGC’s Manual on Standard procurement to be Operating Procedures for
works. One contract was awarded in Nov 2011 and the second contract was awarded in Jann 2013 1c Insufficient procurement capacity of MOH MOH to employ (i) an experienced Procurement and International Contract Management Advisor to assist MOH with its procurement activities and with contract management duties and especially to build procurement and contract management capacity within MOH’s own staff, and (ii) individual consultants with procurement experience to provide local support for procurement coordination and follow-up of procurement activities. MOH with IDA NOL to TOR and selection method. International Procurement Specialist/Advisor appointed and in place since December 2013. National Chief Procurement Officer appointed in Sept 2012 Two National Procurement Assistants were appointed in June 2013 Ensure that the HSSP2 Procurement Team (currently consisting of 1 international advisor and 1 national chief procurement officer and 1 procurement assistant) carry out their duties to ensure completion of all procurement planned for HSSP2 within December 2015. One Procurement Assistant resigned in September 2014 Procurement at sub national assisted by HSSP2 secretariat procurement units 1d Clear procurement procedures and thresholds needed. MoHis required to follow IDA’s Procurement and Consultant Guidelines and the procurement provisions of the Financing Agreement, including the use under NCB and Shopping methods as in the RGC’s Manual on Standard Operating Procedures for MoH through the HSSP2 Procurement Group and the RGCs Procurement review Committee Pool partners to monitor through supervision missions and quarterly review meetings among MEF, IPA and IDA. Threshold for procurement - shopping, NCB, ICB as determined by MEF and agreements have been followed. New threshold for procurement to be New procurementthresholdset by the Bank have been followed. (Nov 12 2013)