Dear Mrs. Gabunia, dear Tanvir and colleagues,

Thank you for the minutes and action points from our call last week. Apologies for the slight delay in providing the inputs from the UN regarding the items we have readily available LTA/contracts for.

We have reviewed the list provided earlier by the MOH and mapped the items the different UN agencies are able to provide. Please find the consolidated list here. You will notice that WHO was not in a position to provide a full overview due to ongoing technical clarifications, but may provide additional inputs at a later stage (WHO did not want to delay our response given the urgency of the situation).

Regardless, this initial mapping provides the MOH-WB-AIIB an overview of the items available, a necessary first step, and gives a basis for the MOH-WB-AIIB and the UN to enter into more detailed discussions on the urgent priorities, prices, delivery times, etc. and decide the best way forward.  

WHO has already shared the list of items available under the new centralized supply chain system. We are in the process of obtaining more information on how it will be operationalized (e.g. the online Supply Portal), and will provide additional information as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, we are able to continue to work through the standard mechanisms outside the new system.

Regarding the MOH’s emergency item list, mentioned below, we would be grateful if you could share it so we can look into those items as a matter of priority. We understood that these priority items are already part of the list the MOH shared earlier, and not an additional list, if not mistaken.

We hope this provides a helpful overview for now. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any comments or questions. We stand ready to engage in more detailed discussions, should the MOH-WB-AIIB decide to channel this procurement through the UN.  

I wish you all a nice weekend.

With best regards,

Mikkel

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you very much for joining the meeting on May 01, 2020. Please find below the minutes of the meeting.

A.   Participants:

Ø  WB/AIIB

Ø  UN Agencies

Ø  Ministry of Health

B.   Agenda: 

Ø  MoH procurement needs under Georgia COVID-19 project funded by WB and AIIB.

Ø  UN agencies capacity to secure and obtain necessary goods and services

C.    Discussion Points:

Ø  MoH needs were introduced to the representatives of UN agencies. MoH particularly outlined their need in supply of reliable COVID19 testing kits as well as other emergency items.

Ø  UN representatives introduced their strategy in procuring the emergency items, including UN centralized procurement system. The platform will enable procurement of pre-established list of items. However, WHO will provide more clarity how the centralized supply chain task force system will work in practice.

Ø  The representatives of UNOPS, UNICEF, UNFPA and other relevant UN agencies were agreed to share the list of the supply stock, with prices and delivery terms by mid of the next week.

Ø  The ministry of health expressed its deep gratitude to the collaborative efforts and emphasized that proposed plan lives up their expectation.

Ø  WB and AIIB stressed the importance of the frequent meetings with the parties in order to expedite the results and facilitate better collaboration.

D.    Agreed Action and next step

Regards,

Tanvir

Dear All,

Thank you for agreeing to participate in the procurement coordination meeting of the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, UN agencies and Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories, Labor, Health, and Social Affairs (MoH). The aim to bringing you together is to gain a deeper understanding of MoH’s needs in preventing, fight and controlling the spread of the pandemic as well as identifying the areas where UN can help in frames of COVID-19 Emergency Response Project supported by WB and AIIB.

The major procurement items are:  

Ø  PPE  (Goods)

Ø  Procurement of equipment for PHC and/or hospitals (Goods)

Ø  Procurement of fully equipped ambulances (Goods)

Ø  Diagnostic Supplies

Ø  Equipment for Emergency Control Center (Goods)

Please find the preliminary COVID-19 equipment and medical supply item list with quantity which will be procured under WB and AIIB joint financing Georgia Emergency COVID-19 Response Project.  This list of items and quantity may change based on further discussion to manage COVID-19 pandemic in most effective manner.

Please find the meeting details and webex link as follows:

Meeting time: 3PM to 5 PM Tbilisi time

Meeting date: May 01, 2020 (Friday)

Regards,

Tanvir

Tanvir Hossain
Senior Procurement Specialist

Procurement Team Leader (ECCSC)

Solutions and Innovations in Procurement

Governance Global Practice

The World Bank, Azerbaijan Country Office, Baku

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