Downloadable presentations from the consultation are publicly available at http://www.unicef.org/supply/index_81679.html and give an overview of UNICEF's engagement in SIE procurement, the proposed strategy and tender process, forecast quantities, international transport and Technical and Quality requirements and changes from prior procurement rounds and product innovation.
Ongoing services include business plan updates, marketing plan updates, search and procurement of additional rounds of financing, management development, IT consulting services, e-commerce consulting services, operational advising, and human resources advising.
Galileo, once complete, is likely to have 30 satellites in orbit - but securing the last few will require another round of procurement by the EC.
This round of procurement was expected to provide patients with greater access and choice, including flexible opening hours, extended services and easier access to primary medical care services in their local area [ 5].
These contracts known as 'Alternative Provider Medical Services', were encouraged by two centrally-driven rounds of procurement (2007/8 and 2008/9).
Under these two rounds of procurement, a standard APMS contract template was developed by the Department of Health, although elements of this could still be subject to local negotiation [ 4].
With the government recently launching the second round of G-Cloud procurement, cloud services remain a hot topic.
The aim of the meeting was to clarify the planned round of consultations and the procurement schedule, what role the consultant's report should play in relation to the procurement document, and the report's possible consequences [45].
As a result, the PTA decided to extend the deadline of the round of consultations on the procurement document.
The consultant's report was published at the same time as the PTA conducted its round of consultations regarding the procurement content.
