(a) Programme managers should understand the “lowest acceptable bid” rule in the United Nations Procurement Manual to cover also the “best value for money” principle, and the World Food Programme (WFP) might wish to share with other organizations in IAPWG the relevant provisions of its Non-Food Procurement Manual on the “best value” award for the competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process (para. 54);
Le Secrétaire général devrait renforcer comme suit les principes et directives existants en matière d'externalisation.