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: 

• MoH procurement needs under Georgia COVID-19 project funded by WB and AIIB.
• UN agencies capacity to secure and obtain necessary goods and services

3. Discussion Points:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The ministry of health expressed its deep gratitude to the collaborative efforts and emphasized that proposed plan lives up their expectation.
• WB and AIIB stressed the importance of the frequent meetings with the parties in order to expedite the results and facilitate better collaboration.

4. 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:  

• PPE  (Goods)
• Procurement of equipment for PHC and/or hospitals (Goods)
• Procurement of fully equipped ambulances (Goods)
• Diagnostic Supplies
• 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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E-mail: thossain@worldbank.org