WHO TRS (Technical Report Series) 917 Annex 8

Interim guidelines for the assessment of a procurement agency (based on the draft model quality assurance system for procurement agencies)

1. Introduction and background:

WHO has established a procedure describing the process of prequalifiying procurement agencies (PAs). PAs interested in being pre-qualified for possible use by other organizations (including the United Nations) will have to submit information about their activities for assessment as part of a pre-qualification procedure. This information should be provided in a procurement agency information file (PAIF).

To further harmonize norms and standards in activities in PAs, WHO in collaboration with other United Nations procurement organizations, nongovernmental organizations and interested organizations, is in the process of preparing norms and standards for PAs. These will be reflected in a model quality assurance system (MQAS).

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WHO TRS (Technical Report Series) 917 Annex 8: