The document summarizes the procurement plan and progress for 2014, including 123 contracts for goods and services worth a total grant amount. 64 contracts have been signed out of 75 bids processed so far, with the remaining at different stages of evaluation or advertisement. Capacity building initiatives were conducted during the first quarter of 2014. Key challenges mentioned include staffing issues and ensuring responsiveness to advertisement requirements.

2. Progress to date
Procurement plan for 2014
Difficulties and challenges

3. The revised and updated procurement Plan as per October. 2014, for both grants
(original and the additional) covers a total of 123 contracts of which 63 for good
and 60 for consultancy services, distributed as follows:
TotalConsultancy ServicesGoodsGrants
944549Original
291514Additional
1236063Total

4.  PFMP processing a total of 75 bids, out of these a total of 64 contracts were signed
and the remaining 8 bids are at various stages of the procurement activities i.e. 8 under
evaluation and 3 bids are at advertisement stage.
The status of implementation of the PP up to 21st October, 2014, for goods and
consultancy services as detailed in the revised procurement plan.
 During the first quarter of 2014, three capacity building (one group of 4 went to
Morocco, two groups of HATC trained in Turino and 14 travelled to Korea.
8 trainers from CSO were sent to Beruit to be trained in National Accounts
TotalAdvertisedUnder EvaluationSignedBidsGrants
370334GoodsOriginal
270225Consult
640559Sub-Total
5122GoodsAdditional
6213Consult
11335Sub-Total
753864Total

5. The majority of the remaining bids, in the
procurement plan, will be processed (advertising,
evaluating and contract award) during 2014/2015
WB issued the NOL of revised updated
Procurement as per 2014.

6. Discontinuity of PFMP key staff employment (Component
coordinators)
 Gap coverage (USD 1.1 million) allocation for the contract (
Computing Platform for Datacenter Backup Sites) , within the
AFMIS Component budget.
Non responsiveness of the PFMP advertisements, and if any
Non-Compliance to required creteria.