SELLING TO GOVERNMENT

Ensuring Efficient And Effective Procurement Systems

Prior to now, procurement processes and procedures on selling to the government were not transparent, and information on issues and complaints were not readily accessible. This led to the intervention of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) for the purpose of introducing clarity to procurement systems.

The Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) has been mandated by PEBEC to issue clear guidelines for different types of procurement with procedures and timelines, as well as to enforce adherence to procurement procedures and sanctioning processes for erring Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

Reforms implemented in ensuring efficient and effective procurement processes and procedures

Provision of simplified guidelines for small businesses offering services to the government for different types of procurement, including procedures, pricing and timelines for each step.


Impact

  • Improved transparency

Provision of simplified guidelines for small businesses offering services to the government for different types of procurement, including procedures, pricing and timelines for each step.

Implementation of procedures for monitoring MDAs and contractors, as well as ensuring adherence to standard procurement procedures and timelines.

Impact

  • MDAs and small business now have easy access to information on the Bureau of Public Procurement’s (BPP) website

Creation of appropriate channels for small businesses to complain when payments are delayed (including rights of way meetings, letters of escalation to BPP.)


Impact

  • Better channels for complaints by contractors, consultants and service providers leading to better accountability

Creation of appropriate channels for small businesses to complain when payments are delayed (including rights of way meetings, letters of escalation to BPP.)

Modification of the sanctioning process for MDAs

Impact

  • Consequence and performance management for accountability as a result of the sanctioning process

Non-requirement of Industrial Training Funds (ITF) compliance certificate by companies with less than five (5) personnel and fifty million naira annual turnover.

Impact

  • Reduced the cost of doing business

Small businesses with less than 15 employees are no longer required to produce pension contribution certificates as part of bidding documents.

Impact

  • Reduced cost of doing business and registering for government contracts for micro and small enterprises significantly as they no longer have to pay pension compliance charges.

Small businesses with less than 15 employees are no longer required to produce pension contribution certificates as part of bidding documents.

Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)

Website - www.bpp.gov.ng

Office address - No. 11, Suleiman Barau Street, Presidential Villa Abuja, Nigeria.

Phone - +234 9 625 2985

Email - info@bpp.gov.ng

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