Public Procurement Regulations, 2020.

These Regulations lay down the discipline of procurement in details in Malawi; Part 2 contains institutional and organizational arrangements for procurement. Firstly recognizes additional functions to the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (the Authority) such as approving strategic plans, annual budgets and work plans of the secretariat. Then it provides details on membership and funding, and other provisions for internal teams. Part 3 clarify in details principles of public procurement and actions required to put them into practice, these are: transparency (record keeping; notice of procurement contract; publication of contract award; information disclosure; and requirements concerning the different phases of the project including project identification, preparation, procurement, implementation and completion); accountability (declaration and disclosure requirements; management of conflict of interest; post-employment restrictions on procurement professional; prohibition of contract award to a bidder affiliated with a consultant; etc.); fairness, economy and efficiency (principles of non-discrimmation; uniformity of bidding documents; economy and efficiency).
Part 4 regulates procurement methods; general provisions and specific procedures for procurement consultants' service, procedure for community participation method and procedure for restricted tendering. Part 5 regulates procurement planning. Part 6 bidder qualification, among the information required for the database and classification of suppliers the Regulations require technical specifications for the supply of goods and work, these include under letter (g) environmental impact and safety standards to be met. Part 8 and 9 regulates contract formation and administration.
The Authority under Part 13 shall issue Guidelines for targeted procurement aimed at the promotion and facilitation of participation by micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement; the Authority also may devise programs and measures to promote and to facilitate the participation ofmicrc, small- and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement.