Notice from the Public Procurement Authority to Heads of Entity Tender Committees (Heads of Public Institutions)

It has come to the attention of the Board of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) that some Public Procurement Entities find comfort in going ahead with procurement, particularly single source procurement, without prior approval and then seek to avoid the consequence by applying for ratification. We find this deeply worrying as we consider it a […]

Tanzanian delegation visits PPA for benchmarking on procurement best practices

From Monday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) hosted a nine-member delegation from the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) of Tanzania on a benchmarking visit aimed at fostering institutional collaboration and knowledge exchange. The delegation, led by Prof. Ninatubu Lema, Chairperson of the PPRA Board, included Mr. Dennis K. Simba, Director-General[…..]

Training Calender for 2025

TRAINING CALENDAR FOR 2025   The Public Procurement Act, 2003, Act 663 as amended requires the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to provide training and build capacity of public officers involved in public procurement at all levels in the public entities. In furtherance to this objective the Authority has outlined training programmes for 2025.    […..]

National Assessment Reports

In fulfilment of its mandate stated in Sections 3(d) and 3(h) of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as amended, the Public Procurement Authority assessed the procurement activities undertaken in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Public Procurement Entities in Ghana. The assessment of the procurement performance of the Entities was done using the Public[…..]

PPA Board Inaugurated

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, last Monday,  May19, 2025 swore into office a nine-member board for the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) . The Board is Chaired by Mr. Basil Ahiable with Mr. Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney-General; Hon. Jocelyn Quarshie, the Member of Parliament for North Dayi, Mr. Isaac Faikue, Mr. Frank[…..]

Training Calender for 2025

TRAINING CALENDAR FOR 2025 The Public Procurement Act, 2003, Act 663 as amended, requires the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to provide training and build capacity of public officers involved in public procurement at all levels in the public entities. In furtherance to this objective, the Authority has outlined training programmes for 2025.   SECOND QUARTER[…..]

PPA launches the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) Assessment for Ghana

On November 26, 2024, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and World Bank officially launched the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) Assessment for Ghana. The event, which took place at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, marks the beginning of a new phase in public procurement reform. Key figures[…..]

Annual Assessment Of Procurement Activities

 In accordance with Sections 3 (d) and (h) of the Public Procurement Act 2003 as amended, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has begun an exercise to collect data on the procurement activities undertaken by the underlisted entities for 2021, 2022 and 2023. The underlisted entities are hereby notified that they shall be visited by Teams[…..]

Public Procurement Authority’s Clarification: The Dark Side of The World Bank’s ‘Giveaways’ in Ghana by Bright Simons

The Attention of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has been drawn to an opinion article on the website of the African Report with title  “Opinion: The dark side of the World Bank’s ‘giveaways’ in Ghana”, posted on the 19th of April 2024 and can be accessed via the following link,  https://www.theafricareport.com/345042/opinion-the-dark-side-of-the-world-banks-giveaways-in-ghana/, which is authored by[…..]

Revised Fees and Charges

It is brought to the attention of the general public that the Authority’s fees and charges have been revised. In view of this, new local suppliers are to pay an amount of GHS 500.00 for registration on the Authority’s Supplier’s Database, and an annual renewal fee of GHS 300.00. New foreign suppliers are to pay[…..]