Disclaimer

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA), wishes to bring to the attention of the general public the operations of some unscrupulous persons under the guise of:   The Tender Board, Office of the Presidency, Republic of Ghana –www.tenderboard-gh.org   Ghana Procurement Service –www.ghanaprocurementservices.com   Purporting to have been set up by the Government of Ghana, to […]

Guidelines to Public Entities on the conduct of procurement during the shutdown period as a result of COVID-19

31st March, 2020 The Public Procurement Authority pursuant to its mandate under Section 3 of the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663) as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act 914), and mindful of its oversight responsibilities as the Regulator of Public Procurement in Ghana, hereby provides the following guidelines to aid in[…..]

PPA organizes 9th Annual Public Forum (photo story)

On 11th December 2019, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) organized its 9th Annual Public Forum at the Academy of Arts and Sciences, Airport-Accra. In attendance were representatives from the Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, the Central Tender Review Committee, various heads of Ministries, Municipal and District Assemblies, heads of procurement units as[…..]

e-Procurement – Phase II in the offing

Following the launch of Ghana’s Electronic Procurement System dubbed “GHANEPS” by the Vice President H.E Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on April 30, 2019, the Public Procurement Authority continues to strive in its efforts to digitize the public procurement in the country. This comes in the wake of Ghana’s national agenda to digitize the economy in order[…..]

PPA organizes Contract Administration workshops

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has organized two sessions of Contract Administration Workshops for goods and works for procurement practitioners, review committees and personnel of oversight bodies at Crystal Palm Hotels on 25th-28th November, 2019 and 3rd -5th December 2019. The workshop was targeted at personnel who undertake day to day Contract Management in their[…..]

PPA’s acting CEO attends Africa Public Procurement Summit in Senegal

The 2nd week of November, 2019 was hectic in the Wolof city of Dakar in Africa’s most westerly point-Senegal, as Heads of African Public Procurement Regulatory Authorities, Procurement Experts, and representatives from Governments congregated in the plush King Fahd Palace Hotel for the first General Assembly of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN). The gathering[…..]

Gambian Delegation visits PPA

A six-member delegation from the Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA) has paid a working visit to Ghana to familiarise themselves with the country’s procurement processes, spearheaded by the Public Procurement Authority (PPA). The delegation led by Abdoulie Tambedou, Director General of the GPPA shared experiences in public procurement with the various departments of the PPA[…..]

Statement by the Board of the Public Procurement Authority

Following the documentary by freelance journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure, titled “Selling of Government Contracts” which aired in the evening of Wednesday 21st August 2019 on Joy News and subsequently on other television and radio stations nationwide, the Governing Board of the PPA has issued a Statement. PLEASE FIND HERE:

PPA holds review workshop on standards for tender documents

The Public Procurement Authority, PPA, has held a workshop to review its guidelines and standards tender document for framework agreement and to build a more robust oversight function of independent government institutions and Parliament. This, according to the PPA, is within the wider context of the Ghana Beyond Aid vision to improve economic governance and[…..]