The Bureau of Public Procurement has reaffirmed its commitment to capacity-building of procurement officers, to acquaint them on the proper understanding and usage of the New Revised Standard Bidding document that will enable officers to carry out their tasks with international best practices.
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement, Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, MCIPS, ACFE, stated this at the opening ceremony of the first batch of a three-week in-house training of procurement officers on the Revised Standard Bidding Document.
The DG said that, it is a compulsory training for every staff of the Bureau to undergo, which marks a significant mile stone towards strengthening procurement ecosystem. It is a privilege and rare opportunity given to procurement officers of the Bureau to enhance their knowledge on public procurement processes, irrespective of their areas of qualifications, to become procurement professionals and more recognized in discharging its regulatory and compliance roles.
Dr. Adebowale made it known that, procurement has gone globally, hence the Revised Standard Bidding document should be well studied, as he urged the trainees to take advantage of the opportunity to learn from the Resource Person who is highly experienced and knowledgeable on public procurement, in order to blend to the changing trend in procurement system, become best and global expert in public procurement.
He stressed that, the first batch, who are the first beneficiaries of the training are more like ‘Train the Trainer’ and a lot are expected of them. Therefore, a certificate will be issued to all who gave in 100% participation and performance.
The DG reassures the staff of the ceaseless efforts being made to acquire a befitting office and enhanced salary package, to make BPP staff comfortable and give maximum concentration on their job.
The Revised Standard Bidding Document is an upgrade of the already existing documents which has gone through extensive development. Understanding the document helps one to carry out elaborate evaluation on procurement processes.
Signed
Zira Zakka Nagga
Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)
2nd April, 2025.
