Procurement Policy Unit - MOF
Department of
Procurement
Policy Unit
Ministry of Finance
Department Head
Mandate
The Department is responsible for providing advisory services to the Minister of Finance, and public entities on public procurement policies, and for regulating the public procurement system in Namibia.
The PPU monitors compliance with the Public Procurement Act, reviews the procurement system, assesses its socio-economic impact, promotes fundamental procurement principles, and oversees methods of disposal of assets.
Directorates Within PPU
Directorate 1
Legal Support & Compliance
- Provide legal advice on public procurement to the Minister and public entities.
- Conduct investigations on public procurement related matters.
- Develop and issue standard bidding documents, forms and templates.
Directorate 2
Professionalization & Capacity Strengthening
- Monitor compliance by public entities with Public Procurement legislation.
- Produce reports on the performance of the public procurement system.
Directorate 3
Monitoring & Evaluation
- Conduct training and set mandatory training standards and certification requirements.
- Manage and facilitate use of the E-Government Procurement system.
Functions of the PPU
- Propose thresholds to the Minister relating to public procurement or disposal to be applied by all public entities.
- Advise the Minister on policy for introducing e-procurement.
- Prepare guidelines regarding procurement matters.
- Advise public entities on all public procurement policies, principles and practices.
- Monitor and report on the performance of the public procurement system in Namibia, including preparing an annual report to be tabled in the National Assembly.
- Prepare and conduct training programmes and approve training curriculum on public procurement.
- Set mandatory training standards, capacity building and competence levels, certification requirements and professional development paths for procurement practitioners.
- Prepare, update and issue directives, instructions, guidance notes and manuals for mandatory use by public entities.
- Issue authorised versions of standardised bidding documents, standard forms of contracts, pre-qualification documents, procedural forms and requests for proposals for mandatory use by every public entity.
- Develop and implement a procurement performance assessment system.
- Facilitate the use of information and communications technology in procurement.
- Inspect or cause to be inspected any procurement activity to ensure compliance with a procurement award by a public entity.
- Institute contract audits during contract execution and performance audits after contract completion.
- Set a list of services and supplies in common use by more than one public entity for centralised procurement.
- Design and maintain a roll of suppliers of goods, works and services, including their profiles for the implementation of public procurement policies.
- Investigate, on its own accord or as instructed by the Minister, any matter relating to procurement to establish whether the provisions of the Act have been complied with.
Contact Us
Ms. Amalia Shikongo
Deputy Director: Legal Support & Compliance
Mr. Willibarth Haraseb
Deputy Director: Professionalization & Capacity Strengthening