14 benefit from PPC procurement training session in Reg 6

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) on 30th April 2024, extended its outreach and conducted a public procurement training at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) boardroom, Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam.
Fourteen participants, including the Region’s Deputy Regional Executive Officer, members of the Regional Tender Board, Evaluators, procurement staff, as well as personnel from health, public works, education, and accounting departments within the Region, participated in discussions with the Public Procurement Commission’s Chief Executive Officer, Attorney-at-Law, Procurement Specialist, and Training Officer.

The training session covered a diverse range of topics relevant to the Commission’s operations, including The PPC’s role and responsibilities; the legislative framework, administrative review and debarment process; the public procurement process; the procurement plan preparation; threshold and tender openings and evaluation process.
The event was held as part of the Commission’s ongoing public awareness campaign to apprise stakeholders of the rules and procedures governing the public procurement system so that they may better navigate the procurement process and comply with all of the aforesaid rules and procedures.
The PPC is mandated by Article 212AA (1) (b) of the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to “promote awareness of the rules, procedures and special requirements of the procurement process among suppliers, contractors and public bodies.” Additionally, under section 17(2) (c) of the Procurement Act, Cap. 75:03, the Commission is responsible for organising training seminars regarding public procurement.
The objective of this training session was to enrich participants with information to improve the public procurement system within their respective organisations.