Uganda Case Law

Engineering Solutions (U) Limited v Public Procurement & Disposal of Public Assets Authority & Another (Application 5 of 2020)

Engineering Solutions (U) Limited v Public Procurement & Disposal of Public Assets Authority & Another (Application 5 of 2020) [2020] UGPPDPAAT 2 (29 July 2020)

Court

Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal

Case number

Application 5 of 2020

Judge

Olive Zaare Otete - Chairperson, Moses Jurua Adriko SC - Panel Member, David Kabateraine - Panel Member, Abraham Nkata - Member, Isanga, Panel Member

The Tribunal found that the 2nd Respondent was under a mandatory statutory duty to suspend the procurement process within two working days of receiving the Applicant's administrative review application, as required by Section 90(2)(a) of the PPDA Act and Regulation 8(1) of the PPDA (Administrative Review) Regulations. The failure to suspend constituted a flagrant breach of the law, rendering subsequent procurement actions void. The Tribunal further held that the Applicant was entitled to escalate the complaint to the next tier (the Authority) when the entity failed to suspend, regardless of w…

Source excerpt

• Public Procurement Review
• Suspension Of Procurement
• Jurisdiction Of Tribunal
• Administrative Compliance