Complementing the Regulations are a series of Standard Procurement Documents (SPDs), Guidance, and a set of briefing, training and e-learning materials - all accessible through the World Bank Procurement for Projects and Programs website.
Procurement in Investment Project Financing : Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, Fourth Edition November 2020.
When the sums involved are big, for example, in large infrastructure projects, transparency in government procurement becomes even more critical. Unsurprisingly, competitive bidding is considered best practice in most countries, not only in the public sector but also for corporations and institutions such as the World Bank Group.
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The United Nation Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has produced the useful UNCITRAL Legislative Guide 2019. Chapter III, section E of the guide provides guidance on both policies and procedures for dealing with unsolicited proposals and distinguishes between proposals that do or do not require proprietary concepts or technology.
The August 2017 update incorporates the recommendations from two Performance Audits conducted by the Audit Office of NSW (Managing Unsolicited Proposals in NSW, 2016 and NorthConnex, 2017) and the most recent periodic review (2016), providing greater clarity and public reporting.
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PPIAF. 2014. Unsolicited Proposals—An Exception to Public Initiation of Infrastructure PPPs: An Analysis of Global Trends and Lessons Learned. Washington, DC: Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility. [#1097]
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