Uganda Case Law

Mbarara City United Bikadde Market Vendors Association v Mbarara City Council (Application 23 of 2023)

Mbarara City United Bikadde Market Vendors Association v Mbarara City Council (Application 23 of 2023) [2023] UGPPDPAAT 26 (6 November 2023)

Court

Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal

Case number

Application 23 of 2023

Judges

Nerima, Panel Member, Isanga, Nuwagira, Kalumba, Kyarisiima, Kayemba

The Tribunal found that the Respondent breached statutory obligations by failing to communicate its administrative review decision within the required 10-day period after receiving the Applicant's complaint. The Respondent also erred by ignoring both the Government policy and the explicit evaluation criterion in the bidding document that required priority to be given to vendors' co-operatives and associations for markets with reserve prices above UGX 4,000,000. Furthermore, the Respondent failed to demonstrate that it assessed whether bid prices were realistic, as required by the evaluation c…

Source excerpt

• Public Procurement Review
• Bid Evaluation Criteria
• Government Policy Application
• Administrative Timelines
• Market Management Tendering