Fiduciary Forum March 2010 Knut Leipold , ECSPS

1. Framework Agreements Fiduciary Forum March 2010 Knut Leipold, ECSPS Fiduciary Form

2. Agenda Introduction Knut Leipold, ECSPS, 10 min Policy & Legal Considerations Lisa Miller, LEGIA, 20 min Caroline Nicholas, UNCITRAL, 20 min Case Study on the Use of FAs in Panama Gustavo Guzman, PanamaCompra, 40 min ========== Break, 30 minutes ========== Use of Country FAs under Bank Operations Joao Veiga Malta, LCSPT, 20 min Fred Kranz, SARPS, 20 min Discussion, 50 minutes Fiduciary Form

3. FAs: What? • For common use goods, works, services • Stage 1: Competitive selection of and award to one/multiple economicoperators (EO) with terms and conditions set out in the frameworkagreement • Stage 2: Subsequent purchase orders (call-offs, contracts, etc.) based on the terms and conditions set out in the framework agreement Fiduciary Form

4. FAs: Why? • Countries worldwide use framework agreements as part of their public procurement systems • EU Directive refers to framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems • USA: 40% of $400 billion federal procurement volume through interagency framework agreements • Revised Procurement Model Law of UNCITRAL will include framework agreements along 3 models Fiduciary Form

5. Relevance for the Bank • Shoppingtransparent, competitive, and efficient alternative • NCB FA set up without exclusion of foreign bidders • Bank Projects critical mass required • Bank-executed contracts AMS 15 • Emergency operations set up by the Bank for the client Fiduciary Form

6. Policy & Guidance • Concept note & WG • Policy note • Overview paper • Guidance note • SBD templates • Harmonization X Fiduciary Form

7. Guidelines Fiduciary Form