Section 29, The Public Procurement Act, 2016

(1) All procuring entities shall undertake procurementplanning, with a view to achieving maximum value for public expenditures and the other objects of this Act. (2) The procurement plan to support the procuring entity’s approved programme and budget shall indicate– (a) contract packages, (b) estimated cost of each package, (c) the procurement method, and (d) processing steps and times. (3) A procuring entity shall not divide a procurement order into parts or lower the value of a procurement order to avoid the application of the procedures for public procurement prescribed in this Act. (4) Where a requirement is divided into lots, which may result in separate contracts, the selection of procurement method shall be determined by the estimated total value of all lots. Public notice of contract awards. Debriefing of unsuccessful bidders. Form of communication. planning. 30 31 (5) In accordance with the budget preparation procedures issued by the Ministry, all procuring entities shall submit their annual procurement plans for the coming financial year to the Ministry and the Ministry responsible for local government (for local councils) for review and approval. (6) Procuring entities shall, where necessary and on a quarterly basis, review and update their procurement plans and notify the Ministry and the Ministry responsible for local government (for local councils) of any modifications to the approved and updated plans for publication in accordance with paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of section 14.