World Bank Praises Zimbabwe's Achievements In Public Procurement Reform

It is significant how Zimbabwe is succeeding in reforming its public procurement system while simultaneously facing multi-faceted challenges marked by a series of political, economic, and financial shocks. The adoption of the new procurement legal framework and the establishment of PRAZ with a board of directors representing all regions in the country, as well as from the public and private sectors, with a majority of women representation, clearly demonstrate the cultural changes in institutional arrangements in Zimbabwe’s public sector.

The World Bank notes the following accomplishments:

• Adoption of modern Public Procurement Regulations that define the legal, institutional, and procedural framework. The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act came into force on January 2018.
• Establishment of the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) and Board appointed in January 2018.
• Development and promulgation of Procurement Regulations, Standard Bidding Documents (SBDs) and Guidelines.
• Development of Training of Trainers course materials. Roll out of this training program is underway whilst a professionalization and certification module is being developed.
• Development of Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) strategy, e-GP Guidelines and Business Process Re-Engineering Report.

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