What Ghana Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663) as amended by Public Procurement (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act 914) and Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS) requires
The Ghana Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663) assented to 31 December 2003 as substantially amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act 914) assented to 6 May 2016 is the principal Ghanaian statute governing procurement of goods, works, and services by procurement entities (Entities) including ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), statutory bodies, state-owned enterprises, public-sector universities, and other entities funded in whole or in part by public funds. Act 663/2003 established the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) as the central regulatory body and modernised the Ghanaian procurement regime aligning with international best practice including the UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement. The 2016 Act 914 amendments strengthened the integrity regime including supplier debarment, the criminalisation of procurement misconduct, and the requirement for electronic procurement. The Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS / ghaneps.gov.gh) operated by the PPA is the federal e-procurement platform. Procurement methods established by Act 663/2003 sec. 35 to 47 comprise (a) Competitive Tendering (sec. 35, also called National Competitive Tendering NCT for domestic procurement and International Competitive Tendering ICT for cross-border procurement), (b) Two-Stage Tendering (sec. 37, for complex acquisitions), (c) Restricted Tendering (sec. 38, with prequalification), (d) Single-Source Procurement (sec. 40, sole-source under prescribed exceptions including emergency, sole supplier for technical reasons, prior failed tendering, and prescribed-class exemptions), (e) Request for Quotations (sec. 42, for low-value goods and services), (f) Request for Proposals (sec. 43, for consultancy services), and (g) Low-Value Procurement (sec. 47, for very low-value contracts below prescribed thresholds). The Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Auditor-General, and Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) have audit and prosecution jurisdiction over procurement misconduct. Ghana is NOT a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Ghana is a party to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and UNCAC.
Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: Parliament of Ghana (legislative authority); President of the Republic of Ghana (assent authority); Public Procurement Authority (PPA, central regulatory body); GHANEPS (ghaneps.gov.gh, federal e-procurement platform); Internal Audit Agency (IAA) for internal procurement audit; Auditor-General for external procurement audit; Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for procurement-related corruption prosecution · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://ppa.gov.gh/
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- Ghana Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663) - principal Ghanaian statute on public procurement
- Public Procurement (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act 914) - substantial amendment strengthening integrity and electronic procurement
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