1. Essential Aspects of Public Procurement Reform
Processes â Lessons Learned from Namibia
Anne Schmidt, PhD Student, University of Bremen
2. Structure
1. Situation in Namibia
2. Shortcomings in the Namibian PP
System
3. Reform Process: Major hindrances
4. Lessons Learned
3. Situation in Namibia
ďPP system has been identified as deficient
ďNeed for Reform has been acknowledged
ďHOWEVER, reform process has not yet led
to a result
4. Shortcomings in the Namibian PP System
⢠Organizational Structure/Allocation of
Responsibilities
⢠Scope of the Law
⢠Lack of Transparency
⢠Corruption
⢠Lack of Contract Management
⢠Review Mechanism
⢠Law is not correctly implemented
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7. Reform Process - Major Hindrances
⢠Carried out by the Tender Board which also carries
out daily public procurement procedures
⢠Responsibilities are not clearly assigned
⢠No proper reform strategy
⢠Lack of expertise and experience (technical
knowledge and capacity)
⢠Stakeholders have not been adequately involved
⢠Non-transparency of reform process
⢠Lack of political will/interest in preserving the
status quo
8. ⢠qualified personnel and good working conditions
⢠Clear allocation of powers and responsibilities /
separation of powers with adequate checks and
balances
⢠Decentralization with effective overview institution
⢠Contract management
⢠Scope of the law should be as wide as possible
⢠limit room for non-transparent and corruptive
practices and any other kind of misuse
Lessons Learned (I)
9. ⢠The âHOWâ of a reform process is important
⢠Ownership needs to be created
⢠assign responsibilities to qualified people
⢠Involvement of foreign actors should be transparent
⢠adequate resources and capacity are needed
⢠assessment of the old system, identification of
strenghts and weaknesses thereof and comprehensive
research on PP are essential
⢠Transparency of the reform process and inclusion of
stakeholders are key factors
Lessons Learned (II)