Pakistan : Building Capacity for Procurement Audits through Post-Review Sampling to Enhance Public Sector Project Implementation (ADB-59328-001)

Countries
  • Pakistan
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Aug 27, 2025
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Borrower
Government of Pakistan - Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.22 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 0.22 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Nov 10, 2025

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the TA will strengthen institutional capacity for procurement audit and post-review by developing training modules, delivering targeted capacity building, piloting post-review audits, and formulating a strategy for longer-term application. It will support risk-based procurement oversight and greater reliance on country systems, implemented in collaboration with the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), and national auditing stakeholders. The TA is aligned with Pillar 1 of ADB's Country Partnership Strategy for Pakistan, 20212025, which emphasizes public sector governance and economic management, and aims to build technical skills among auditors, strengthen coordination across oversight institutions, and pilot a framework that may serve as a reference for the gradual development of a sustainable post-review process in public procurement.

Outputs:
Study of roles and responsibilities in procurement audits and applicable procedures;
Capacity building and coordination on procurement audits and post-review (sampling) approach;
Pilot post review (sampling) and reporting;
Key findings and recommendations to the government, including procurement audit report and roadmap for procurement audit and post-review strategy.

Investment Description
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The TA financing amount is $225,000, which will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund.


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