Certification Programme on Procurement Management for Goods and Physical Services

This online certification programme provides a comprehensive coverage of the overall spectrum of technical, procedural and business competencies needed for successful implementation of each step of the procurement process (needs’ identification, market research, procurement planning, competition/bidding procedures, bid evaluation, contract award and contract management) for goods and physical services. OBJECTIVES At the end of the Programme, participants will be able to: • Efficiently design your contracting strategy and set up and a well-informed procurement plan • Competently prepare well-balanced procurement documents • Use proficiently cost-qualitative criteria to conduct bid evaluation and contract award • Plan and monitor efficiently contract administration procedures • Understand how to improve sustainability, safety and gender aspects for execution of public procurement in conformity with the existing national legislation and international standards. CONTENT *(EPM = Equipment Procurement Management modules) *(PSPM = Physical Services Procurement Management modules) E/PSPM I – Public Procurement: Introduction and Planning • Main principles • Goods vs Services • Procurement Cycle • Planning and Strategic contracting • Selection Methods and Arrangements • Market Approaches • Types of contract EPM II – Standard Bidding Documents for Goods and bidding process • Standard bidding documents for procurement of goods • Technical specification • Pre-Qualification Preparation of bidding documents: • Key Bidding Parameters • Key Contract Conditions EPM III – Goods: Evaluation • Bid opening • Bid evaluation and bid evaluation report • Acceptable and Unacceptable deviations • Life Cycle Cost Evaluation • Domestic Preference • Award EPM IV – Goods: Contract Management • Managing Variations • Inspection, Acceptance and Warranty • Time management • Managing disputes PSPM V – Process of selection for procurement of physical services • The difference between procurement of physical services and consultancy services • The need for prequalification in physical services • Bid evaluation criteria and contract award • Negotiations PSPM VI – Effective management of Physical services • Contract management for physical services and quality assurance systems • Examples of contract provisions typically used for physical services. • Social, labour and environmental clauses typically used in - Award procedures - Contract clauses.