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TPV of Irregularities in Purchase of Furniture and IT Equipment

Method
Third-Party Validation & Monitoring
Commissioned by
School Education Department
Coverage
Entire province of Punjab
Years
2017

Objectives & scope

  •  Reviewing procurement documentation and compliance with Punjab PPRA Rules 2014 and SED guidelines.  Conducting 100% desk review of procurement documentation.  Conducting 20% random sampling for assessment of furniture and IT equipment quality.  Physically verifying assets at sampled schools.  Assessing procurement transactions against 29 review criteria, including procurement planning, specifications, competition, bid evaluation, complaints, quality inspection, payments, asset registers and physical condition of assets.  Developing questionnaires/instruments and obtaining PMIU approval.  Mobilizing and training field teams, interviewers, quality-control staff and data-entry personnel.  Managing field logistics and developing quality-control protocols.  Operating a separate quality-control unit for random checks and investigation of quality issues.  Collecting school-level data and maintaining field visit logs and reports.  Ensuring data integrity and accuracy before submission to PMIU.  Maintaining quality-control and data-entry logs

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