The objective of Procurement Services is to offer UNICEF's knowledge, purchasing capacity and logistics expertise to development partners, so that they can use their own financial resources and donor funds to procure life-saving essential supplies for children. Procurement Services is an integrated component of UNICEF’s country programmes of cooperation and has become an important entry point for UNICEF in helping countries to strengthen their national capacity in planning for supply needs, selection of supplies and equipment and their effective delivery and distribution. Procurement Services is designed as a transitional mechanism for Governments until national public and private supply systems can effectively perform their role.