Publication: Bhutan - Electronic Government Procurement Readiness Assessment and Roadmap
Date
2007-06
ISSN
Published
2007-06
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The readiness assessment and roadmap for
implementation are the first two components of the
Electronic Government Procurement (E-GP) assessment and
implementation effort to assist the Royal Government of
Bhutan (RGoB) develop an e-GP implementation plan. This work
is part of a wider ongoing initiative for public procurement
reform, which the RGoB is undertaking with World Bank and
other donor funding, which also looks into areas concerning;
1) revisions to the legal framework (i.e. the procurement
manual and supporting bidding and consultancy documents), 2)
procurement complaints mechanisms, 3) the establishment of a
public procurement policy mechanism, and 4) procurement
capacity building through existing national training
institutions. Under the agreed work plan for wider
procurement reforms, the RGoB, in collaboration with the
Bank and other donors in Bhutan, is working on the following
areas: a) renewing the procurement manual and its
accompanying standard bidding documents and request for
proposals (largely completed), b) creating a public
procurement policy mechanism, c) addressing the need for
procurement grievance mechanisms, d) building the capacity
of national institutions responsible for training people on
public procurement, and e) introducing electronic forms of
procurement. A key feature of an effective public
procurement system is accountability, and accountability is
driven by two ingredients - the probability of discovery and
the consequences of the discovery of malpractice and negligence.
Citation
“World Bank. 2007. Bhutan - Electronic Government Procurement Readiness Assessment and Roadmap. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/014b255a-6460-582e-85ca-d79a3a9bf112 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”