Sierra Leone is a post conflict countrywith a population of 6 million in an area of 71,740 squarekilometers. Since the end of hostilities in 2002, the UnitedNations Development Program (UNDP), the African DevelopmentBank (AfDB), the Department for International Development UK(DFID), the European Union (EU), and the World Bank (WB)have played significant roles in supporting the Governmentof Sierra Leone (GoSL) to rebuild the country for a brighterfuture. With the demobilization process complete andsignificant progress in terms of reconstruction,rehabilitation, humanitarian relief and the reestablishmentof public service delivery, the GoSL has been focusingreforming and strengthening its governance systems. Thisreport takes stock of the progress for reforms in theprocurement system since 2004 and sets out the next steps toensure continued progress towards establishing a modern andefficient and accountable public procurement system. ThisCPAR is divided into various sections which cover countrycontext, PFM and procurement reform history,government-donor collaboration, and relation to the CountryAssistance Strategy (CAS), the methodology used for thisassessment, and the major findings and recommendations. Theannexes present the detailed assessment report (using theOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)and DAC BLI (baseline indicator tool), the detailedrecommended action plan, National Competitive Bidding (NCB)exceptions from to conform to the bank procurementguidelines, and other relevant documentation.
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