World Bank intends to procure goods and services for its projects in Ukraine through ProZorro platform
The World Bank
has completed the evaluation of the functioning
of ProZorro electronic public procurement system in Ukraine. The
target of this mission was
to examine whether ProZorro meets the requirements
of the Multilateral
Development Bank (MDB) for conducting electronic public procurement using electronic reverse auctions.
It should be
noted that reverse auctions are real-time online
bidding events between a purchasing institution and prequalified suppliers for a range of
products and services. Purchases through ProZorro platform are carried out
on this principle.
Specialists of the World Bank
gave a positive assesment regarding the use
of ProZorro according to procurement
methods in free trade and national competitive biddings as stipulated
in the «Guidelines
Procurement under the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development loans and the
International Development Association credits»
The results of
this assessment are the basis
for decisions, which will be
made by the
World Bank regarding the functioning
of procurement system. Evaluation findings confirmed that the World
Bank can use ProZorro platform
to procure goods and services
in Ukraine.
«Great news for
ProZorro and another international confirmation of the effective strength
of the system.
We hope that
within a few months the first
World Bank tenders will be
in ProZorro and Ukrainian business will be able
to publicly participate in them», asserted Maxim Nefyodov, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development
and Trade of Ukraine.