Public Procurement Rules 2008

 Public sector procurement of Bangladesh is regulated by Public Procurement Act 2006 (PPA 2006) which was approved in the year 2006. As the rule is abridged, detail rules are required to enforce it. Hence later on the Public Procurement Rules 2008 was enacted in the year 2008 (PPR 2008). Both the PPA 2006 and PPR 2008 was enacted from the day of 31st January 2008. PPA 2006 has nine Chapters, seventy three Sections and many sub-sections, while PPR 2008 has nine chapters, one hundred thirty Rules,  many sub-rules and fourteen schedules. 

The Chapters of PPA and PPR are divided as shown below:

• Chapter 1: Preliminary
• Chapter 2: Preparation of Tender or Proposal, Committee
• Chapter 3: Principles of Public Procurement
• Chapter 4: Methods of Procurement for G & RS, W, PS
• Chapter 5: Processing of Procurement
• Chapter 6: Procurement of Intellect. & Profess. Services
• Chapter 7: Professional Misconduct
• Chapter 8: e-GP
• Chapter 9: Miscellaneous

 The fourteen schedules of PPR 2008 deals with following topics:

SCHEDULE I : Times and Values
SCHEDULE II :

Guidance Notes on Preparation of Procurement Plans
A. Total Procurement Plan for Development Project / Programme
B. Annual Procurement Plan for Development & Revenue Budgets
C. Annual Procurement Plan
D. Annual Procurement Plan
E. Annual Procurement Plan

SCHEDULE III :

A. Procurement Processing and Approval Procedure for Goods or Works
B. Procurement Processing and Approval Procedure for Services (Firms)
C. Procurement Processing and Approval Procedure for Services (Individuals)
D. Steps for Opening Tenders

SCHEDULE IV:

A. Records of Procurement to be Maintained by a Procuring Entity
B. Records and Documents to be maintained

SCHEDULE V:

A. General Considerations for the Employment of Consultants
B. General Considerations for Employment of Bangladeshi Nationals as Individual Consultants in Aided Projects
C. Terms and Conditions of Employment of Government Servants and Employees of Statutory Bodies, Local Authorities, Etc.
D. Consultant Conflicts of Interest: Range of Possible Cases

SCHEDULE VI:

A. Tender Submission Form
B. Tender Submission Form
C. Financial Proposal Submission Form
D. Technical Proposal Submission Form

SCHEDULE VII:
FORMATS FOR INVITATIONS

A. Invitation for Enlistment
B. Invitation for Pre-Qualification
C. Invitation for Pre-Qualification
D. Invitation for Tenders
E. Invitation for Tenders

SCHEDULE VIII: A. Request for Expressions of Interest (Firm)
SCHEDULE IX: Format for Reporting Contract Award
SCHEDULE X:  Notification of Award (NOA)
SCHEDULE XI : FLOW CHART of Procurement Processing and Approval Timetable (Rule 36)
SCHEDULE XII: The Code of Ethics for Public Procurement
SCHEDULE XII: Standard Tender Documents, Request for Proposals and Evaluation Reports

PPA 2006 and PPR 2008 have been amended for several times. All the government organizations are bound to follow Public Procurement Rules 2008 for processing procurement. Any entity doing a procurement using public fund must follow PPA & PPR. CPTU is the legal body to provide explanations and clarifications on PPA & PPR.