Section 7: Functions of Policy Office
consolidated text (as at 2018, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
7. Functions of Policy Office
The Policy Office shall—
(a) issue instructions to public bodies concerning the coordination of
their actions with the Policy Office, Board and Review Panel;
(aa) where appropriate, designate a public body to enter into and
manage a framework agreement on its own behalf and that of
other public bodies, or on behalf of other public bodies;
(b) formulate policies relating to procurement, including directives,
procedures, instructions, technical notes and manuals, for the
implementation of this Act;
(c) issue standard forms of contracts, bidding documents, prequalification documents, requests for proposals and other similar
documents for mandatory use by every public body implementing procurement;
(d) collect from the Board, the Review Panel and public bodies information on procurement activities and monitor their compliance with this Act;
(da) act as a focal point to guide the Board and public bodies with a
view to ensuring consistency in the application of this Act and
regulations made under this Act;
(db) attend to complaints from bidders or suppliers and advise the
Board or public bodies on the appropriate course of action;
(e) recommend, and facilitate the implementation of, measures to
improve the functioning of the procurement system, including
the operation of annual procurement planning, the introduction
of information and communications technology and the dissemination of publications and the setting up of websites dedicated
to procurement;
(f) prepare and conduct training programmes for public officials,
contractors and suppliers concerning procurement;
(g) solicit the views of the business community on the effectiveness
of the procurement system;
(h) present an annual report to the Minister regarding the overall
functioning of the procurement system;
(i) communicate and co-operate with international institutions and
other foreign entities on matters of procurement;
(j) advise on and monitor foreign technical assistance in the field of
procurement;
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(k) advise the Financial Secretary regarding delegation of financial
authority to public officers enabling them to approve contract
awards and changes to contracts of a financial nature and the
annual review of such delegations; and
(l) perform such other functions as the Financial Secretary may
assign to it.
[S. 7 amended by s. 18 (a) of Act 1 of 2009 w.e.f. 16 April 2009; s. 35 (c) of Act 14 of 2009
w.e.f. 30 July 2009; s. 22 (c) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012; s. 39 (c) of Act 27
of 2013 w.e.f. 21 December 2013.]