Publication: Republic of Sierra Leone : Assessment of National Public Procurement System Based on OECD/DAC Benchmarking Tool
Date
2012-05-12
ISSN
Published
2012-05-12
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Sierra Leone is a post conflict country
with a population of 6 million in an area of 71,740 square
kilometers. Since the end of hostilities in 2002, the United
Nations Development Program (UNDP), the African Development
Bank (AfDB), the Department for International Development UK
(DFID), the European Union (EU), and the World Bank (WB)
have played significant roles in supporting the Government
of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to rebuild the country for a brighter
future. With the demobilization process complete and
significant progress in terms of reconstruction,
rehabilitation, humanitarian relief and the reestablishment
of public service delivery, the GoSL has been focusing
reforming and strengthening its governance systems. This
report takes stock of the progress for reforms in the
procurement system since 2004 and sets out the next steps to
ensure continued progress towards establishing a modern and
efficient and accountable public procurement system. This
CPAR is divided into various sections which cover country
context, PFM and procurement reform history,
government-donor collaboration, and relation to the Country
Assistance Strategy (CAS), the methodology used for this
assessment, and the major findings and recommendations. The
annexes present the detailed assessment report (using the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
and DAC BLI (baseline indicator tool), the detailed
recommended action plan, National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
exceptions from to conform to the bank procurement
guidelines, and other relevant documentation.
Citation
“World Bank. 2012. Republic of Sierra Leone : Assessment of National Public Procurement System Based on OECD/DAC Benchmarking Tool. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/7b7c02c4-085c-5174-b47f-7dfe022c4cb4 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”