Nghe An issues a list of assets for centralized procurement and assigns centralized procurement units.

This Decision of the Provincial People's Committee has the following key and notable contents:

The list of concentrated asset purchases includes:: laptops, desktop computers (including UPS), printers, photocopiers, projectors, office desks and chairs, auditorium desks and chairs, teacher and student desks and chairs (except preschool level), document cabinets. In case the equipment belongs tocentralized purchasing asset portfolioIf the province needs to install synchronously with other equipment not on the list of centralized procurement according to the outline, technical solutions that have been appraised by specialized agencies or installed synchronously according to the sample design issued by competent agencies, it is not necessary to separate these equipment for centralized procurement.

The Provincial People's Committee assigned the Nghe An Financial Support and Consulting Center, under the Department of Finance, to be the centralized purchasing unit in the area.

Specific regulations on centralized asset procurement: Centralized procurement is carried out by signing a framework agreement, except for the case specified in Clause 3, Article 71, Decree No. 151/2017 dated December 26, 2017 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Management and Use of Public Assets.

The subjects of application are State agencies, public service units, political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, social organizations, socio-professional organizations, project management boards of provinces, districts, towns and cities with a total estimated value of purchases in the list of 100 million VND or more.

Funding sources for centralized procurement include: funds assigned by competent agencies and individuals in the annual budget estimates of agencies, organizations and units; national government bonds, government bonds, local government bonds; capital sources from programs and projects.using ODA capital,Aid and sponsorship from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals from the State budget where the sponsor does not have a different purchasing requirement than the provisions of Decree 151/2017/ND-CP; funding sources from the State financial fund outside the budget according to the provisions of the State Budget Law and guiding documents on the State financial fund outside the budget; funding sources from the development fund of public service units whose regular expenditures are guaranteed by the State.

In case there is a need to purchase assets on the list of centralized purchases from sources such as additional State budget allocation for purchases during the year beyond the budget assigned at the beginning of the year and the competent authority or person has approved the additional budget for purchases; funding sources from the career development fund of thepublic service unitPartial self-insurance of regular expenses: based on each specific case, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee will decide on the appropriate form of purchase and time of purchase.

Centralized shopping registration time is as follows:: For assets purchased centrally from the State budget allocated in the yearly budget and the Career Development Fund of agencies, organizations and units (if purchased centrally). Registration deadline is before January 31st every year.

After the deadline for registration of centralized purchasing as mentioned above, the Financial Support and Consulting Center will not receive or process centralized purchasing needs of agencies and units.

Regarding technical configuration and purchasing plan: Agencies and units shall base on legal provisions to develop features, technical configuration and prices of machinery and equipment according to their professional needs and submit them to the superior management agency for approval or submit them to the competent authority for approval of the purchasing plan (if beyond their authority); at the same time, they shall be responsible for the accuracy of the technical configuration and purchasing plan of such machinery and equipment.

The Provincial People's Committee assigns the Department of Finance and the Financial Support and Consulting Center (Department of Finance) based on their assigned functions to be responsible for guiding agencies, units, and localities to implement centralized procurement according to regulations; agencies and units in the process of centralized procurement, if having any problems, should send information to the Department of Finance for clarification. In case of exceeding authority, the Department of Finance shall be assigned to synthesize and advise the Provincial People's Committee for consideration and decision.

The Decision takes effect from June 26, 2023 and abolishes Decision No. 640/QD-UBND dated March 14, 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee promulgating similar regulations on this issue in Nghe An.

For purchased assets in the list of centralized purchased assets with a purchasing policy, a policy for determining centralized purchasing, or a policy for determining decentralized purchasing by competent authorities: Implement according to the approved purchasing method policy. For purchased assets in the list of centralized purchased assets with a purchasing policy, or a policy for determining the purchasing method by competent authorities, implement according to the purchasing method prescribed in this Decision.

(Excerpt from Decision No. 14/2023/QD-UBND).