Caribbean Procurement Institute

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE:
GLOBAL PANDEMIC PROCUREMENT RESEARCH STUDY

☑Are you a procurement, supply chain management, or logistics professional/decision-maker?
☑ Were you involved in your role in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e. Jan - July 2020)?
☑ Do you want to learn more about systems approaches for complex procurement?

If you answered yes to all three questions above then you are eligible to participate in the Global Pandemic Procurement Research Study being conducted by the Institute for Policy Research and the Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath, United Kingdom.

Participants in the research study will have the opportunity to participate in an online conference later this year on 'Crisis Procurement, Complexity & Critical Systems Thinking' and an ongoing (free) multi-jurisdiction systemic action research and learning community of practice on complex procurement.

To learn if you are eligible to participate complete the online survey at the link: https://pandemicprocurement.com

Survey Completion Deadline 30th June 2021.

So we have now been made aware that the total purchase cost of the new ferry is approximately US $18 Million dollars. Yet does this reflect its true cost. Has anyone asked the Minister of Finance, Port Authority what is then true total cost.

These are the questions we now need to ask in light of the recent appointment of the new Office of Procurement Regulator and the new Procurement Board. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is an analysis meant to uncover all the lifetime costs that follow from owning certain kinds of assets. As a result, TCO is sometimes called life cycle cost analysis.

Also would the economic cost of the ferry be work it from the economic benefit that both Tobago and Trinidad can derive from it. Is anybody tracking this to see if there is indeed value for money to be derived from this purchase and what time-frame are we looking at.

We need to and .

$2.35m more to be spent on ferry* By Camille Hunte—THE Galleons Passage passenger ferry will cost taxpayers an additional US$350,000 (TT$2.35 million) to ­retrofit before it is ready for the ­inter-island seabridge.

Are You An Effective Public Sector Leader/Professional?

The New PP&DPA Regime is almost upon us. How the current administration intends to achieve this is not well known given that numerous of our public sector clients have indicated to us that they are still in the dark.

We know that many professionals are seeking to upgrade their skill set to be able to effectively perform their duties under this new legislation. To this end, our experts at the Institute have taken the time to synthesize the new provisions and to help public bodies to prepare a roadmap for the public sector procurement transformation which will be required.

A Payment Plan is also available to those who would be interested in attending. Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or call us at 623-4104 or 461-4572 to see how best we can assist you.

If we believe the New Act is the Silver Bullet which will finally drive a hole in our corruption epidemic.

We are wrong. We are the silver bullets that we seek.

The nation is depending on public sector leaders and professionals to protect the public interest now more than ever. Will we continue to wait on guidance from the top down?

For additional information click the link below.

Public Sector Procurement Lab: Sustainability, Transparency & Impact Over this two day intervention we will be tackling three targeted issues in public procurement which can quickly provide improved outcomes within an accountable framework. Three Procurement Learning Labs will be held.

The PP&DPA 2015 ushers in a new public procurement regime which will require radical shifts for all entities procuring with public money and professionals involved in public sector procurement in three important respects:

1. Governance & Institutional Arrangements - New fully resourced procurement departments headed by the new position of 'Chief Procurement Officer' (CPO) will have to be established with appropriate reporting lines and areas of responsibility congruent with the legislative provisions. Organisational Process Rules which support the new reporting and other regulatory obligations to the Office of the Procurement Regulator (OPR) will have to be established and organisation-wide training and capacity building undertaken.

2. Strategic & Sustainable Procurement Capacity Building - Public sector professionals will be required to undertake the transformational shift from a rules-based procurement compliance mindset to a more strategic procurement mindset using more sophisticated tools such as Portfolio Analysis, Spend & Category Management and Supply Chain Tracking, Management & Transparency. The new section 5 mandate for sustainable procurement also requires building capacity to measure social and environmental impacts and to transform the procurement function from an acquisition based framework to a whole life cycle costing framework which includes maintenance costs during the life of the product and the disposal of public assets.

3. New Offences, Liabilities & Risks - The new regime introduces new anti-corruption offences with substantial penalties including custodial sentences and heavy fines, along with new responsibilities toward suppliers and increased exposures through new public transparency and disclosure obligations and whistleblowing protection provisions. Public Sector professionals as distinct from public organisations will need to receive an independent analysis of the new potential liabilities and take appropriate steps to protect themselves from criminal, financial and reputational risks.

Moreover, the "new normal" of subsequent administrations suing Directors and Management of state-owned enterprises under a previous administration makes the environment for public sector leaders even more treacherous for well-meaning public sector leaders.

Public sector professionals and leaders across the state sector, Chairmen, CEOs, Tender Committee members ought not now, to be in a state of slumber waiting on Central Government to tell them what the new law means, what their legal risks are, how to implement the law or how to enforce it?

To learn more about navigating the new landscape being ushered in by the PP&DPA 2015, click the link below to receive additional information on CPI's Public Sector Procurement Lab: Sustainability, Transparency and Impact.

Public Sector Procurement Lab: Sustainability, Transparency & Impact Over this two day intervention we will be tackling three targeted issues in public procurement which can quickly provide improved outcomes within an accountable framework. Three Procurement Learning Labs will be held.

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Promoting Respect for Human Rights in the Supply Chain Part 2

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