The Caribbean Development Bank’s 2025 Annual Procurement Report highlights the Bank’s continued transformation of procurement into a strategic driver of development, resilience, and value for money across its Borrowing Member Countries. The report outlines key achievements in procurement reform, capacity building, private sector engagement, and the integration of sustainability, gender responsiveness, and innovation into procurement practices.In 2025, CDB advanced the modernisation of its procurement systems through enhancements to its digital procurement platform, BRIDGE Vendor Registry, and Project Procurement Reporting Database (PPRD), strengthening transparency, efficiency, and stakeholder engagement. The Bank also expanded support for national procurement reforms, professional training, and regional collaboration, while contributing to multilateral development bank initiatives on sustainable procurement, value for money, and the use of national procurement systems.The report provides detailed insights into procurement performance, including 182 contract awards valued at USD 82.7 million, regional supplier participation, country-level procurement activity, and sector trends. It also highlights CDB’s ongoing efforts to build procurement capacity, foster private sector participation, and strengthen procurement systems that support sustainable and inclusive development across the Caribbean. 

This document is a user guide for registering, creating profiles, and accessing procurement opportunities on the BRIDGE portal of the Caribbean Development Bank. 

Discover how the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Annual Report 2025 is driving sustainable growth, resilience, and opportunity across the Caribbean. This flagship report highlights US$464.6 million in approved projects and transformative investments in infrastructure, climate action, education, and private sector development, all aimed at reducing poverty and improving lives across 19 Borrowing Member Countries.From modernising ports and expanding renewable energy to empowering 1,000+ youth entrepreneurs and supporting women-led businesses, the report showcases real impact in communities throughout the region. With strong financial performance, record resource mobilisation, and continued AA+/Aa1 credit ratings, CDB remains a trusted partner in building a resilient Caribbean future.Explore key insights, economic outlooks, and success stories that demonstrate how the Bank is helping the region innovate, transform, and thrive in a rapidly changing world. 

This Guidance Note provides a structured and harmonised framework for assessing Value for Money (VfM) in procurement under infrastructure projects financed by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the Caribbean Development Bank.It offers practical guidance on how to align VfM objectives with project design and integrate them across the procurement and project cycle. The framework supports a consistent approach to evaluating procurement performance against the principles of economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and equity (the “4Es”), while promoting transparency, accountability, and alignment with broader development objectives.Recognising the diversity of institutional contexts and levels of maturity across MDBs and borrowing countries, the Guidance Note provides a unified yet flexible methodology that can be adapted to different operational realities. It is intended for procurement and operational staff within CDB, as well as borrowers, implementing agencies, and other stakeholders involved in CDB-financed projects.