Presentation by R. Kashta, Albania (ENG) Eighth SIGMA Regional IPA Conference on Public Procurement, Montenegro, June 2018.

1. © OECD
Session 4: Panel discussion on
capacity building of central purchasing
The development the central
purchasing function in Albania –
state of play and expectations
Reida Kashta,
Public Procurement Agency, Albania
Becici 14.06.2018

2. Central Purchasing Agency
• Established by DCM No. 81, of date 14.02.2018
“For the creation, organization and function of
the Central Purchasing Agency”.
• Separated institution under Mol:
 Increased number of staff;
 Dedicated budget;
 Regulatory framework;
• SIGMA assitance.
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3. Central Purchasing Agency(cont.)
• Conducts procurement procedures on behalf of:
 Prime Minister Office;
 Line Ministries;
 Other central institutions subordinated to the above
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4. Central Purchasing Agency(cont.)
• Categories (25):
1. Vehicles;
2. Fuel;
3. Stationeries;
4. Office furniture and equipment;
5. Cleaning products;
6. Uniforms and related accessories;
7. Shoes;
8. Spare parts for repairing vehicles;
9. Toners;
10. Car insurance;
11. Cooking and catering services;
12. Cleaning services;
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5. Central Purchasing Agency(cont.)
13. Painting and maintenance services for buildings;
14. Repair and maintenance of vehicles;
15. Editing, printing and other typo9graphy materials;
16. Linen and clothing;
17. Repairing, maintenance of heating-cooling system
18. Maintenance of electric implants;
19. Laboratory equipment except medical ones;
20. Disinfection services;
21. Security services;
22. Alimentary services;
23. Conditioning equipment;
24. Greening services;
25. Routine maintenance and invernal services for roads.
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6. Central Purchasing Agency(cont.)
• Transitory period:
 Categories that are planned to be procured by
CPA starting from January 1st 2019:
1. Repairing, maintenance of heating-cooling system
2. Repair and maintenance of vehicles;
3. Maintenance of electric implants;
4. Security services;
5. Alimentary services;
6. Conditioning equipment;
7. Greening services;
8. Routine maintenance and invernal services for roads
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7. Central Purchasing Agency
New COMPETENCES
• Unifies technical specifications through setting
of common standards for goods, services and
works to be procured and preparing
catalogues;
• Monitors the implementation of contracts and
framework Agreements after their signature
and sends the report to PPA.
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8. Central Purchasing Agency
Procedures
• The CPA Operates through:
 Conducting the procurement procedures for signing of
Framework Agreements;
 Conducting procurement procedures for contracts
New: Obligation for CPA to use Framework
Agreements
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9. Central Purchasing Agency
Statistics
No. of
Procedures
Winner
notice
Contract
signed
Canceled
49 lots (15
articles)
5 12 2
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Conducted procurement procedures- of date 07.06.2018

10. Results of the reform
• CPA already established
• Increased number of Framework Agreements
(used by all Cas)
 400 FAs during the January-April 2018 period
compared to 61 FAs of last year.
• Decreased number of negotiated procedures
without prior publication of the contract
notice:
 339 for the January-April 2018 period compared to
1,699 of last year.
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11. © OECD
Thank you for your attention!
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