The government is to soon introduce a unified National Procurement System to the country, it was revealed yesterday.
Accordingly, the government is to appoint a new committee to formulate new procurement guidelines to be applicable to all new projects. All Secretaries have been advised to fast track existing work and conclude at the earliest, to be able to migrate to a new system.
Issuing the Circular No: PS/SP/SB/Circular/OE/ZO19 dated December 19, 2019 the government observed that it is presently “rationalizing and harmonizing the Procurement practices aiming to introduce a unified National Procurement System that will be applicable to all public investment activities, based on international best practices.
A new committee is to be appointed shortly to formulate new guidelines to be applicable to new projects and all Secretaries are advised to fast track existing work and conclude at the earliest, to be able to migrate to a new system.”
(Daily News)