1. Common Service :Procurement Why and What is envisaged: -Duplication of efforts -Need for standardisation -Need for visible economies of scale

2. Common Service :Procurement Expected Benefits -Bulk purchases and derived savings -Standardization of products -Bargaining power enhanced -Savings in administrative costs -Use of procurement experts -Quality services from suppliers -Common database of suppliers

3. Common Service :Procurement Potential Challenges -Harmonizing the different rules/ regulations of participating agencies -Resources -Internal controls/audit and transparency -Lack of knowledge of market -Maintaining adequate stock -Satisfying diverse needs of agencies, standardisation required

4. Common Service :Procurement Activities & time frame Survey of needs (joint with Programme Procurement CS) – 2 months Inter agency agreement – MOU / budgeting – 2 months Resource mobilization – 2-6 months Recruitment & training – 1-3 months Est. of task force – 1 day Proposal to be presented IAACC

5. Common Service :Procurement Budget Allocation (to be elaborated by the task force) Procurement specialists Office space & storage

6. Common Service : Procurement Roles & responsibilities Heads of UN agencies to authorise / approve the proposal IAACC –Set up TF and its TOR –IAACC to review TF report –Budgetary approval Taskforce –Budget & resource mob. proposal –Organigramme –TOR for staff, recruitment / training –Conduct survey

7. Common Service : Procurement Other comments This CS proposal is limited to consumables and is not dealing with consultancies & services