Public Procurement Regulations, 2022 (S.I. 30 of 2022).

These Regulations, comprising 256 articles across twenty Parts, establish a comprehensive framework for the nation's procurement process, aiming to enhance integrity, efficiency, and value for money while upholding fairness and transparency principles. Key points outlined in the document include (i) the establishment of evaluation committees to assess proposals based on technical and financial criteria and responsible for preparing technical evaluation reports that detail the strengths and weaknesses of each proposal, as well as the total technical scores awarded to each bidder; (ii) procurement methods, including open national or international bidding/selection, limited bidding/selection, simplified bidding/selection, direct bidding/selection, and electronic reverse auction, according to specific conditions and thresholds, with electronic reverse auction procedures encompassing invitation issuance, bidder confidentiality maintenance, automated bid collection and ranking, invalid bid rejection, and advertised closure, with extension provisions communicated through the e-GP system; (iii) annual procurement plans, prepared by the Procurement Units, in consultation with user departments, integrating budget processes, detailing required goods, works, services, funding sources, procurement methods, and schedules, subject to revision during the financial year, and ensure transparency through publication of funding sources, procurement timelines, and multi-year contract expenditures via various platforms; (iv) contract management, providing guidelines for contract award, management, and amendments, ensuring compliance and performance; (v) procedures for appealing procurement decisions and possible remedies are described to ensure fairness and legal recourse.