Supplier's Hub: World Bank IPF Operations Procurement

Projects and Operations - Researching World Bank Data
It is important to target opportunities that reflect your business offering and identify the countries or regions where you have experience of working or are most interested in doing business. This will make it easier to search for relevant business opportunities and engage with the appropriate Borrower implementing agencies. Below are several suggested search options that will assist in developing a greater understanding of where and how the World Bank operates and identify relevant business opportunities.

Area of Specialization

• Be clear about the specific area/s of specialization, expertise or practice your business offers. It is best to only target business opportunities that match. It is possible to search World Bank data by areas of specialization. The World Bank’s model is based on a matrix of 18 areas of specialization, known as Global Practices and 5 cross-cutting specializations known as Global Themes.
  World Bank Global Practices and Global Themes
  
  

Where the World Bank Works 

• You may have experience of working in a particular country or region and could use successfully implemented projects as references. Or you may be seeking to target opportunities arising in a specific country or region. The World Bank works in six Regions and over 170 countries.
  Regions and Countries
  

World Bank Operations

• It may be helpful to access more detailed information on World Bank operations in relation to specific countries and regions. Here are two search options that will assist.
  Country Partnership Framework
  Systemic Country Diagnostic 
  
  

 

World Bank Procurement Framework
The World Bank's Procurement Framework governs projects financed by Investment Project Financing (IPF). The Framework was launched in July 2016. It supports Borrower’s achieve value-for-money with integrity in delivering sustainable development. The Framework promotes flexibility in tailoring procurement approaches that are fit-for-purpose and reflect choice, quality, and where possible, innovation, to optimize public spending and maximize outcomes.

• Procurement Framework for IPF Projects 
• Procurement Regulations
• Procurement Policy
• Anti-Corruption Guidelines
• Standard Procurement Documents
• Procurement Guidance and Resources

Key Procurement Topics for Suppliers
Below are some key procurement topics that are relevant to suppliers. They highlight some of the World Bank’s specific measures to strengthen policy and practice to provide greater protections and manage specific areas of risk. For a more comprehensive list of procurement guidance and resources reference the Procurement Framework for IPF Projects website, and the Finding Business Opportunities Procurement Guidance.

 

• Evaluating Bids and Proposals - Procurement Guidance
• Value for Money  - Procurement Guidance
• Sustainable Public Procurement Webpage
• Environmental and Social Framework
• Solar Panels, Forced Labour, Bidder Declaration
• Beneficial Ownership Disclosure for International Procurements
• Gender-Based Violence and Contractor Disqualification