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