Member's Documents
Evaluation of ADB’s Procurement System, 2014–2021
Published by: Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank
This formative evaluation assesses the relevance and effectiveness of ADB’s procurement reforms introduced through the PPF. It examines what ADB accomplished during 2017–2021 comparing it to the baseline of 2014–2017. By doing so, it identifies key challenges faced by the procurement reforms and recommends how ADB should go about strengthening its procurement system to deliver VfM.
The evaluation notes that these reforms are still in the early stages of implementation, which began in earnest in 2019 only to be delayed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ADB must continue with its promising start and ensure that corporate behavioral change and process improvements remain salient as it takes on the pressing challenges of sustainable and green procurement in the years ahead.
