ZPPA ISSUES NEW PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES
NEW appeal guidelines to all bidders and suppliers con testing a procurement deci sion made by any Procuring Entity (PE) have been is sued by the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA).
According to the appeal pro cedure, bidders are required to, among others, state the legal and factual grounds of the ap peal, including documentary or other evidence supporting the application for appeal.
They are also required to provide information establish ing that the bidder is an actual or prospective bidder, who has suffered, or that may suffer, loss or injury, due to a breach of duty imposed on a procuring entity.
The issuance of the ap peal procedure is in line with Section 100 (1), (2) and (3) of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) No. 8 of 2020 and Public Procurement Regulation (PPR) 241. This is contained in a circular issued and signed by ZPPA acting Director General, Justin Matimuna, addressed to all Permanent Secretaries and controlling officers, chief exec utives of parastatals, all chief executives of local authorities.
“Bidders are expected to follow the new laid down ap peal guidelines as outlined in form VIII of regulation 241(2) of the Public Procurement Regulation (PPR).
“Pursuant to regulation 241(2) of the PPR, an appeal application shall be in writing and in line with form VIII, signed by the bidder, suppli er or their representative and accompanied by proof of pay ment of the prescribed fee,” Mr Matimuna said.
He guided that an appeal should be made within 10 working days from the date the bidder submitting the applica tion was informed or became aware of the circumstances.
This, Mr Matimuna said, should give rise to the applica tion or from the date the bidder become aware of those circum stances, whichever was earlier.
He said the appeal should state the name and contact de tails of the bidder or supplier, state the name of the procuring entity to which the application relates and provide details of the procurement requirement to which the appeal relates, in cluding any reference number.
“It is a requirement that all applications for review or appeal are submitted to the Authority and accompanied by a payment of a non-refundable fee of K1, 000.