1. P UBLIC P ROCUREMENT IN THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC http://zakupki.okmot.kg MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

2. The Strategy of developing public procurement in the Kyrgyz Republic (approved by the Government of KR on September 27, 2012, #661) Main sections of the Strategy: 1.Improvement of the normative-legal base in the area of public procurement; 2.Introduction of a single system for conducting electronic procurement; 2.Capacity development of the Authorized Agency on Public Procurement, procuring organizations, and suppliers (subcontractors). Main sections of the Strategy: 1.Improvement of the normative-legal base in the area of public procurement; 2.Introduction of a single system for conducting electronic procurement; 2.Capacity development of the Authorized Agency on Public Procurement, procuring organizations, and suppliers (subcontractors).

3. A draft of the new Law “On Public Procurement” has been developed with involvement of specialists from various ministries and agencies, NGOs, the business community, as well as consultants from the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, UNCITRAL. The government of KR has developed and approved the “Provision on the rules for conducting electronic public procurement and electronic reverse auction”; a “Standard Instruction for Evaluation of Tender Applications” is currently under development in connection with this Provision. 1.Improvement of the normative-legal base in the area of public procurement

4. The new draft law includes: - Independent review of grievances

5. INTRODUCTION OF A SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Since 2010, work has been conducted on transferring all procuring organizations to electronic resources, such as the Public Procurement Website 2.Introduction of a single system for conducting electronic procurement;

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8. As of January 19, 2013, a new Internet Portal for Public Procurement has been operating. It was developed independently and adapted for conducting electronic procurement and electronic reverse auctions. As of January 19, 2013, a new Internet Portal for Public Procurement has been operating. It was developed independently and adapted for conducting electronic procurement and electronic reverse auctions.

9. The functionality of the E-Procurement system Procuring organizations Authorized Agency Suppliers Registration and ЛК (access) Preparation of tender documentation Регистрация планов закупок Formation of ТК and e-evaluation Registration and ЛК (access) Filling out and submission of application Submission of complaints Notifications (subscription) E-bidding and auction Full access to information Monitoring and control All reports User support

10. E-Procurement Portal statistics : 940 Total suppliers: 940 to the MF KR 185 Complaints submitted 23 to the MF KR, out of them reviewed 18, under review 5 Total announcements 1 989 for the total amount of 9, 789 billion som 2 822 Total additions to the plan 2 822 for the amount of 22, 488 billion som Total procuring organizations 903 1284 winners announced

11. Suppliers from other countries MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

12. General user statistics MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

13. General user statistics MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

14. “Re-orientation of public procurement procedures towards wide use of the Internet and modern informational technologies and, thanks to this, achievement of transparent and effective spending of budgetary funds during public procurement” The underlying goal of the reform MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

15. Objectives achieved by the electronic system Effective and targeted administration of budgetary spending on acquisition of goods, works, and services for state needs; Standardized and simplified procedure of forming and placing the public procurement plan; Reduction of expenses for conducting public procurement procedures; Creation of equal competitive conditions among suppliers; Quick and simple access to information on tenders; Significant reduction of paper document flow; Increasing the openness of the process of закупокpublic procurement; MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

16. The E-Procurement Portal» MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

17. It needs to be noted that one of the novelties to ensure the transparency of the electronic public procurement system is the General Classifier of Public Procurements (GCPP) introduced on the portal. GCPP is a classifier of goods, works, and services, that provides for a unified structured system of nomenclature of goods, works, and services. It needs to be noted that one of the novelties to ensure the transparency of the electronic public procurement system is the General Classifier of Public Procurements (GCPP) introduced on the portal. GCPP is a classifier of goods, works, and services, that provides for a unified structured system of nomenclature of goods, works, and services. MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

19. 3. Capacity development of the Authorized Agency on Public Procurement, procuring organizations, and suppliers (subcontractors). At present, with the support of the World Bank, 1-day seminars are being held on working with the new Portal for all procurement specialists working in state organizations. These training seminars started in March of this year. They will be conducted throughout the Kyrgyz Republic. It has been planned to train around 2,800 staff members of ministries, organizations and agencies, as well as employees of their structural divisions responsible for conducting procurement. At present, with the support of the World Bank, 1-day seminars are being held on working with the new Portal for all procurement specialists working in state organizations. These training seminars started in March of this year. They will be conducted throughout the Kyrgyz Republic. It has been planned to train around 2,800 staff members of ministries, organizations and agencies, as well as employees of their structural divisions responsible for conducting procurement.

20. Within the framework of the ADB Technical Assistance Project: Development and support for the introduction of the electronic public procurement system and its integration with the system of budget planning and implementation; Extension of the hardware-and-software platform of the IT Infrastructure ; Introduction of Electronic Digital Signature (EDS) ; Creation of a modern Call-Center ; Strengthening and support for the process of User Education. Development and support for the introduction of the electronic public procurement system and its integration with the system of budget planning and implementation; Extension of the hardware-and-software platform of the IT Infrastructure ; Introduction of Electronic Digital Signature (EDS) ; Creation of a modern Call-Center ; Strengthening and support for the process of User Education. MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE K YRGYZ R EPUBLIC

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