Vision
“Building and sustaining an efficient country procurement system that meets international best practices”
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We create value
for money
The Bureau
The Public Procurement Act 2007 established the Bureau of Public Procurement as the regulatory authority responsible for the monitoring and oversight of public procurement, harmonizing the existing government policies and practices by regulating, setting standards and developing the legal framework and professional capacity for public procurement in Nigeria.
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Mission
“To professionalise the process of procurement that ensures Transparency, Efficiency, Competition, Integrity and Value for Money to support National Growth and Development”
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Our Objectives
The Bureau of Public Procurement was establish for:
- The harmonization of existing government policies and practices on public procurement to ensure probity, accountability and transparency in the procurement process.
- The establishment of pricing standards and benchmarks.
- Ensuring the application of fair, competitive, transparent, value-for-money standards and practices for the procurement and disposal of public assets.
- The attainment of transparency, competitiveness, cost effectiveness and professionalism in the public sector procurement system.
Our Core Objectives
- Economic Efficiency
- Competition – Providing level playing ground for all strata of bidders
- Value for money
- Transparency
Functions and Powers of the Bureau
Functions of the Bureau of Public Procurement (Section 5, PPA 2007)
The Bureau shall:
- formulate the general policies and guidelines relating to public sector procurement for the approval of the Council;
- publicize and explain the provisions of this Act;
- subject to thresholds as may be set by the Council, certify Federal procurement prior to the award of contract;
- supervise the implementation of established procurement policies;
- monitor the prices of tendered items and keep a national database of standard prices;
- publish the details of major contracts in the procurement journal;
- publish paper and electronic editions of the procurement journal and maintain an archival system for the procurement journal;
- maintain a national database of the particulars and classification and categorization of federal contractors and service providers;
- collate and maintain in an archival system, all federal procurement plans and information;
- undertake procurement research and surveys;
- organize training and development programmes for procurement professionals;
- periodically review the socioeconomic effect of the policies on procurement and advise the Council accordingly;
- prepare and update standard bidding and contract documents;
- prevent fraudulent and unfair procurement and where necessary apply administrative sanctions;
- review the procurement and award of contract procedures of every entity to which this Act applies;
- perform procurement audits and submit such report to the National Assembly bi-annually;
- introduce, develop, update and maintain related database and technology;
- establish a single internet portal that shall, subject to Section 16 (21) to this Act serve as a primary and definitive source of all information on government procurement containing and displaying all public sector procurement information at all times; and
- co-ordinate relevant training programs to build institutional capacity.
Functions of the Bureau of Public Procurement (Section 5, PPA 2007)
The Bureau shall have the power to:
- enforce the monetary and prior review thresholds set by the Council for the application of the provisions of this Act by the procuring entities;
- subject to the paragraph (1) of this sub-section, issue certificate of “No Objection” for Contract Award” within the prior review threshold for all procurements within the purview of this Act;
- from time to time stipulate to all procuring entities, the procedures and documentation pre-requisite for the issuance of Certificate of ‘No Objection’ under this Act;
- where a reason exist: (i) cause to be inspected or reviewed any procurement transaction to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Act, (ii) review and deteermine whether any procuring entity has violated any provision of this Act;
- debar any supplier, contractor or service provider that contravenes any provision of this Act and regulations made pursuant to this Act;
- maintain a national database of federal contractors and service providers and to the exclusion of all procuring entities prescribe classifications and categorizations for the companies on the register;
- maintain a list of firms and persons that have been debarred from participating in public procurement activity and publish them in the procurement journal;
- call for such information, documents, records and reports in respect of any aspect of any procurement proceeding where a breach, wrongdoing, default, mismanagement and or collusion has been alleged, reported or proved against a procuring entity or service provider;
- recommend to the Council, where there are persistent or serious breaches of this Act or regulations or guidelines made under this Act for : (i) the suspension of officers concerned with the procurement or disposal proceeding in issue; (ii) the replacement of the head or any of the members of the procuring or disposal unit of any entity or the Chairperson of the Tenders Board as the case may be ; (iii) the discipline of the Accounting Officer of any procuring entity ; (iv) the temporary transfer of the procuring and disposal function of a procuring and disposing entity to a third party procurement agency or consultant; or
- any other sanction that the Bureau may consider appropriate;
- call for the production of books of accounts, plans, documents, and examine persons or parties in connection with any procurement proceeding;
- act upon complaints in accordance with the procedures set out in this Act;
- nullify the whole or any part of any procurement proceeding or award which is in contravention of this Act;