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BPP begins Review Of Bidding Documents For Public Procurement In Rivers

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has commenced the process for the review and update of standard bidding and contract documents for the procurement of…

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has commenced the process for the review and update of standard bidding and contract documents for the procurement of goods, services and contracts.

Director-General of BPP, Mamman Ahmadu, said the development of new procurement documents and the revision of the existing procurement documents was aimed at addressing the inadequacies observed by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government in use of the current documents, which were developed in 2009 and last updated in 2011.

Ahmadu speaking at a Stakeholder’s Workshop on the Review of Draft Standard Bidding and Contract Documents, in Port Harcourt, said since the development of the existing standard bidding documents in 2009, a lot has happened in the procurement space both locally and internationally.

He said already a draft procurement documents have been produced and shared with relevant procurement stakeholders, hence the stakeholder’s workshop was aimed at creating an opportunity to harvest valuable inputs from all public procurement stakeholders, discuss the key clauses of interests, synergise various perspectives and incorporate them in the documents being reviewed and developed.

He said while the Workshop in Port Harcourt was for stakeholders in the South South and South East, the engagement process will also take place in Lagos, Abuja and Kano in order to receive inputs and reactions from wide range of public procurement’s stakeholders.

“BPP in line with her function stipulated in Section 5(m) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 is mandated to prepare and update standard bidding and contract documents with the aim of achieving its objectives of transparency, competition, cost effectiveness and professionalism in the public sector procurement system and disposal of public assets in line with international best practice.

“Since the development of the existing standard bidding documents in 2009, a lot has happened in the procurement space both locally and internationally.

“Notably is the global economic meltdown, the global pandemic brought about by Covid-19, rapid advancement in technology, advancement in procurement practice globally, just to mention a few.

“Experiences in using these documents have shown their inadequacies to cater for Large, Complex and Dynamic Procurement of Goods, Services and administration of contracts arising from their use. In addition, the use of these documents over the years has thrown up lessons borne out of the challenges encountered by both the public sector and the private sector actors in the conduct of public procurement in the country.

“In the light of the above, the Bureau as the regulator of public procurement in Nigeria, decided to respond to the identified challenges in the use of the procurement documents with a view to bringing them up to date with the current international best practices while ensuring domestic interests are well taken care of for the purpose of national development.

“Hence, the process of review of the existing procurement documents and the development of new ones was activated with the engagement of a consultant with global experience to help drive the process.”

Ahmadu represented at the event by BPP Director, Special Procurement Department, Engr Eze Obasi, urged stakeholders and participants to use the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing procurement reform in the country towards ensuring national development driven by public procurement.

He also urged stakeholders to forward their comments within a short period after the workshop to the Bureau either through online or by submitting a written document to the Bureau.

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