Policy and Research
The functions of Policy and Legal Division shall be to:-
- Prepare, update and issue authorized versions of the standardized tendering documents, procedural forms and any other attendant documents to procuring entities.
- Issue procurement guidelines and manuals to procuring entities.
- Undertake research and surveys nationally and internationally on procurement activities.
- Develop a system and agree on a list, which shall be reviewed annually of works, services and supplies in common use by more than one procuring entity which may be subject to common procurement.
- Advise Central Government, local governments and statutory bodies on all procurement policies, principles and practices.
- Disseminate and provide advisory services on the use of standard tender documents to all stakeholders.
- Advise on institutional set up of procuring entities in the country.
- Making interpretation to the law regulations or instructions issued by the PPOA on public procurement when called upon to do so.
- Carrying out research on the public procurement activities for the purpose of improving the public procurement system.
- Giving assistance to public entities on their procurement activities when requested to do so.
- Receiving and dealing with complaints on the performance of the public procurement not related to appeals against contract awards or not directed to the Review Board.
- Ensuring that the public has access to the law, regulation, and instructions issued by the PPOA on the public procurement system in liaison with the Administration Division
- Study, verify and make recommendations on applications from procuring entities on debarment of candidates from participating in public procurement.
- To issue written directions to procuring entities in respect to the conduct of procurement proceedings for the purpose of establishing efficiency and uniformity.
- Organizing the public procurement consultative meeting of stakeholders as required by the regulations.