Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act No 39 of 2014.

The purposes of this Act are (I) to promote the public interest by prescribing the principles of good governance, namely accountability, transparency, integrity and value for money in public procurement and (II) to establish procedures for the procurement and the disposal of public property by public entities to achieve the following objectives: (i) maximize economy and efficiency; (ii) promote competition among suppliers, contractors, consultants and service providers and provide for their fair, equal and equitable treatment; (iii) promote the integrity and fairness of such procedures; (iv) increase transparency and accountability in such procedures; (v) increase public confidence in such procedures; and (vi) facilitate the promotion of local industry and economic development. This Act applies to all public procurement by procuring entities within the meaning of this Act and any activities related thereto and each disposal by a public entity of stores and equipment that are unserviceable, obsolete or surplus.
This Act lays down provisions on the establishment of the Public Procurement Board, Public Procurement Review Commission; requirements and responsibilities of procuring entities relating to public procurement; responsibilities of tender committees; establishment and responsibilities of evaluation committees; operational principles and rules of procurement; qualifications of suppliers, contractors, consultants and service providers for procurement; requirements and procedures for open competitive tendering; right of any supplier, contractor, consultant or service provider to challenge and appeal and to judicial review; and disposal of stores and equipment of a public entity that are unserviceable, obsolete or surplus, and the establishment of a disposal committee.