Procurement

The Procurement Department is charged with ensuring transparency, competitiveness, efficiency, and value for money in all procurement activities across the Federal Ministry of Youth Development in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007.

Mandate

• Implementation and enforcement of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and related procurement policies.
• Secretariat of the Ministerial Tenders Board (MTB) and Procurement Planning Committee (PPC).
• Preparation and publication of the Annual Ministerial Procurement Plan in alignment with approved statutory budget allocations.
• Preparation of bidding documents, requests for proposals (RFPs), and expressions of interest (EOIs).
• Coordination of tender openings, bid evaluations, and submission of evaluation reports for approval.
• Maintenance of a comprehensive database of registered contractors, consultants, and service providers.
• Surveillance and post-award contract monitoring in liaison with relevant user departments.

Functions

• Overseeing open competitive bidding processes and ensuring strict compliance with Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) guidelines.
• Issuance of award letters, formal contract documents, and management of procurement records.
• Processing and securing ‘Certificates of No Objection’ from the Bureau of Public Procurement when required.

Structure

• Capital Procurement Division
• Recurrent Procurement Division
• Procurement Planning and Records Unit