Public Procurement Authority discusses Public Procurement Rules revision with women tenderers
The discussion was held at a workshop on the proposed PPR, 2025, at the BPPA conference room at its office in the city's Planning Commission campus
The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) today (3 September) discussed proposed revisions to the Public Procurement Rules (PPR), 2008, with women tenderers.
The discussion was held at a workshop on the proposed PPR, 2025, at the BPPA conference room at its office in the city's Planning Commission campus.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BPPA and Secretary SM Moin Uddin Ahmed presided over the programme. Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) Secretary Md Kamal Uddin, was present as the chief guest in the workshop.
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A total of 30 women tenderers attended the workshop which was part of a series of workshops BPPA has conducted in the last two months with various stakeholders of public procurement in the country.
The BPPA has already conducted dialogue with stakeholders in two districts and two upazillas. Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) managed the workshops.
BPPA Director Shah Eyamin-Ul Islam made a detailed presentation on the proposed PPR, 2025.
He said in almost all the workshops, participants gave suggestions to go for a fresh PPR since the number of proposed revisions to the PPR, 2008, is so large." Therefore, it is wise to go for a fresh PPR, 2025."
The women tenderers raised various demands in the workshop. These demands include quick release of their tender security, further reduction in tender document fees, removal of hassles in getting bank services and removal of complexity regarding VAT and taxes. The CEO of BPPA assured them of raising the relevant issues with the Bangladesh Bank and the NBR.
The IMED secretary assured the women tenders of looking into all problems they face in the process of participation in public procurement. "BPPA has invited women tenderers to listen to their problems and resolve those."
The BPPA CEO Moin Uddin informed the participants of some steps to encourage women, new tenderers and small enterprises in public procurement. "Allocation of 20% of operational budget has been proposed in the revision of PPR, exclusively for these categories, in public procurement."
He also said, "BPPA would also look into the issues of delay in the release of tender security, reduction of document fees further and improving the e-GP help desk services."
The CEO further said if they submit complaints of rules violations in the tender requirements by procuring entities in writing, BPPA will take those into consideration and take steps.
He suggested the use of grievance redress system (GRS) service available on the BPPA website.
On 4 May, the gazette of Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 was published.
Following this, BPPA has been working to amend the PPR, 2008. The amended Public Procurement Act, 2006, will come into effect with the issuance of the new PPR, 2025.
