Procurement Reform Program

Philippines
 Key Challenges Identified
• Monitoring Compliance
– Quasi-judicial?
• Administrative resolution of procurement protests

– Should it investigate and assist in prosecution?

• Relationship with Anti-Corruption Agencies

• Evaluate Effectiveness of Reform

– Compliance vs. Effectiveness
– Development of tools
– Public vigilance
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS)
– central electronic portal that serves as the primary and definitive
source of information on all government procurement activities

• Key Features Currently Being Implemented:

– Electronic Bulletin Board
• Posting of procurement opportunities, notices of awards,
electronic distribution of bid documents and notification of
amendments
– Registry
• Registry of all manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, contractors
and consultants including government agencies
– Electronic Catalogue
• A centralized price list of common use goods, supplies, materials
and equipment
• Key Features Currently Being Implemented:
– Virtual Store
• Supports online procurement of both common and
non-common use item
• Pilot implementation – August to October 2010
Additional Features

• Electronic Bidding/Electronic Payment

– Supports implementation of e-bid
submission processes
– Target implementation – 1st Quarter of
2011
– System Design (2010)
• Resolution of policy issues
– System Acceptance (Design, Simulation,
Performance, Security) by 2011
• Issuance of rules for e-bidding
– Training & Phased implementation (2011-
2013)
• Additional Features
– Electronic Payment
• Supports e-payment functions to pay for goods
purchased from the Virtual Store
• Facilitates electronic transfer of funds to and from
agencies to suppliers
• Target implementation – 2011
• Issues Addressed:
– Transparency
• Wider dissemination of procurement information

– Competitiveness
• Equal opportunity
 Professionalism & Training initiatives
Sustainable Training Program

• GPPB maintains a continuing training program to adequately

equip procurement practitioners with knowledge and skills to
help them perform their functions more efficiently and
effectively

– Formed teams of regional trainers to handle training at

the LGU level (March 2004)

– Partnered with selected state SUCs to conduct training for

NGAs and SUCs (October 2005)
Compliance and Capability Monitoring

• GPPB monitors agencies’ compliance with the procurement law using

various capacity building and assessment tools

– Developed the Agency Procurement Performance/Compliance

Indicators (2006 - 2009)

– Developed and pilot-tested a Procurement Modular Syllabi (May –

August 2009)

– In the process of creating a career stream for public procurement

practitioners (June 2010)

– On-going project with the League of Cities of the Philippines assisting 9

pilot cities (until end of 2010)

– On-going study on protest mechanism and creation of an independent

Technical Assistance

• Technical assistance is provided using various media (e.g.,

internet, telephone, and print)
– Issues opinions
– Receives walk in queries
– Operates a help desk using the following media:
 Telephone
 Instant messaging
 Email
– Maintains an online forum where procurement
practitioners and private sector interact and discuss
procurement concerns
Intended Results:
• Finalization and implementation of training modules

• Accredit training institutions (conduct competency tests,

foundation and appreciation courses etc.)

• Establishment of Procurement Units

• Creation of a career stream for public procurement practitioners

vis-a-vis amendments in compensation structure (position and
salary grade)
 Legal reforms
• Harmonization
– Alignment with International Best Practices

• Learning from Experience

– Concerns raised by procuring entities, bidders and
observers
 Other initiatives
Anti-Corruption Initiatives:

• Uniform but dynamic procurement policies

– Balance between rule and practice
– Feedback mechanism
– Responsive to current issues (commercial, political,
international)
– Link to other reforms (e.g., financial management, civil
service, anti-corruption)
Anti-Corruption Initiatives:

• Develop and equip operational network of procurement

champions
– Government (national and local), Civil Society, Private
Sector, Development Partners
– GPPB as focal point
• Capacity development
• Anti-corruption communication plan (e.g., identification
of red flags)
Maraming Salamat Po.
Thank you.