1. Procurement Benchmarking
World Bank – OECD/DAC Sponsored Procurement Roundtable

2. Benchmarking Against What?
Performance Objectives of a Public Procurement System
Transparency
Competition
Accountability
Fair and Open
Efficiency

3. Benchmarking Transparency How do we define transparency
How can transparency be measured
What are the minimum standards or benchmarks
What is the optimum

4. How is Benchmarking Different from Monitoring and Evaluation
Benchmarking is the initial step which determines how a system performs when measured against a set of standards – it sets the baseline
M&E monitors change in performance and evaluates effectiveness of measures taken to change performance

5. Getting Started
Internationally agreement on objectives/principles of a public procurement system
Agreement on performance measurement tools –the standards or performance indicators
Pilot testing

6. Keys to Success Flexible and realistic approach
Board involvement of donors and clients to develop partnership and consensus
Meaningful Incentives

7. Issues to Consider? Is this an initiative that should be addressed?
How do we organize to develop a procurement benchmarking system?
How will such a system work be implemented?
Developing the incentives to support change?