The Public Procurement Authority has saved the country GH¢2.7 billion over the past 31 months. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta disclosed this during the presentation of the 2019 Mid-Year budget review of the government in Parliament on Monday 29th July, 2019 He said the savings were made between January 2017 and July 2019 from […]
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has received a Quality Choice Prize Award in Berlin (Germany) from the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR). The award presented to the CEO of PPA Mr. AB Adjei and some Board Members was in recognition of its prominent initiatives and the demonstration of exceptional leadership in quality management that[…..]
The Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority, Mr. AB Adjei was conferred an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management (CISCM), Ghana at a colourful ceremony held on Thursday, 24th January 2019 at the Marriot Hotel, Airport-City in Accra. This honorary award is in recognition of Mr. Adjei’s distinguished leadership and[…..]
Public Procurement Experts and Practitioners from almost all forty-five nations in Africa as well as representatives from development agencies like the World Bank, Africa Development Bank and others, are gathered at the capital city of Togo, West Africa for the creation of the much awaited Network of African Experts and Practitioners. As a follow-up to[…..]
The Health Sector has made significant strides in its quest to ensure that appropriate products are available for service delivery at all levels. However, there are weaknesses inherent in the process of procuring goods, services and works in the Sector that need to be addressed. The Public Procurement Authority Assessment exercise in 2016 revealed a[…..]
This article focuses on the perception of the Public Procurement Act 663 as amended from a practitioner’s point of view. In view of this, an interview was conducted with the Procurement Manager for the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Mr Benjamin Baidoo. Below are excerpts from the interview. Q4. How has the amendments affected the practice[…..]
This article focuses on the perception of the Public Procurement Act 663 as amended from a practitioner’s point of view. In view of this, an interview was conducted with the Procurement Manager for the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Mr Benjamin Baidoo. Below are excerpts from the interview. Q1. Were you in support of the Amendment[…..]
Pay attention to the basics: Presentation and orderliness is very important Page numbering, spell-check and a grammar check should be very well done. Use numbered sections and clear headings Provide an index, or a section divider to ensure that the evaluating panel can locate thighs easily. Get someone who did not write it to prove[…..]
C.E.O of PPA, Dr. A.B Adjei sweeps two prestigious awards at APSCA 2018 The Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority Dr. A.B Adjei on April 20, 2018 received two prestigious awards at the Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA) 2018 held at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda. The[…..]
The Public Procurement Authority is glad to announce to you that the Authority has been selected for Awards in the upcoming Africa Public Sector Conference & Awards (APSCA) on April 20, 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda. The Authority will be recipient of two Awards namely: Outstanding Contribution to[…..]