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The fiduciary framework for Output-based aid (OBA) projects is based on the World Bank's Articles of Agreement, Article III, Section 5(b):

"The Bank shall make arrangements to ensure that the proceeds of loans are used only for the purposes for which the loan was granted, with due attention to considerations of economy and efficiency."

All OBA projects must comply with Bank policies required under investment lending and be consistent with:

• IL Policy (OP 10.00),
• Fiduciary Policies: Financial Management (OP 10.02) Disbursement (OP 6.00) and Procurement (OP 11.00),
• Environmental and Social Safeguards and Disclosure Policies (OP 4.00-4.37),
• Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Corruption in Projects financed by IBRD loans and IDA Credits and Grants (Anti-Corruption Guidelines), and
• Standard Requirements for Grants and Legal Agreements (Standard Conditions, Disbursement Letter, Procurement Plan).

 
Application of Bank Safeguard Policies to GPOBA Transactions (2007)
This joint announcement by FEU and QACU addresses the application of Bank Safeguard Policies to operations of GPOBA involving investment projects.
Application (PDF, 79.55 KB)

Procurement Issues in Structuring Output-Based Aid (OBA) Operations
Financed by the World Bank (2008)
This note provides guidance on how to ensure compliance with the Procurement Guidelines in operations that involve an OBA approach.
Procurement Issues Note (PDF, 145.62 KB)

Sample Bidding Document: Procurement of Works and Services under Output- and Performance-based Road Contracts (2006) (Contact person: A. Schliessler, aschliessler@worldbank.org).
These Sample Bidding Documents for Procurement of Works and Services under Output- and Performance-Based Road Contracts (OPRC) have been issued by the World Bank on a trial basis to provide its clients with an alternative to the traditional methods of procuring road reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance.
Sample Bidding Documents (PDF, 934.87 KB)

Designing and Implementing Health Care Provider Payment Systems: "How-to" Manuals (2009)
This World Bank book is a practical guide on how to structure provider payments (mostly on an output-basis).
Find out more about the book