Procurement

As a public organization entrusted with donor funds and committed to supporting developments, CS-SUNN works to improve access to quality assured supplies in a cost effective and reliable way. We do this by abiding the following principles:

Best Value for Money

It consists of the selection of the offer that best meets the end-users’ needs and that presents the best return on investment. Best Value for Money is the result of several factors, including quality, experience, the vendor’s reputation, life-cycle costs and benefits, and parameters that measure how well the good or service allows the organization to meet its social, environmental or other strategic objectives.

Fairness, Integrity and Transparency

It ensures that competitive processes are fair, open, and rules-based. All potential vendors should be treated equally, and the process should feature clear evaluation criteria, unambiguous solicitation instructions, realistic requirements, and rules and procedures that are easy to understand.

Effective International Competition

Understood as giving all potential vendors timely and adequate information on CS-SUNN requirements, as well as equal opportunity to participate in procurement actions, and restricting them only when it is absolutely necessary to achieve CS-SUNN development goals.

In the best interest of CS-SUNN

Which means that any business transactions must conform to the mandates and principles of CS-SUNN.

CS-SUNN has to strictly observe its financial rules and regulations. While this may sometimes lengthen the procurement process, CS-SUNN delegates a significant amount of authority to its Offices, has introduced more flexible methods for low-value/low-risk purchasing, and approves purchase orders electronically, all of which save time and money for the organization and its vendors.