The unit provides strategic direction for the achievement of the overall objective of the procurement function in the Service.
The unit plans and coordinates activities related to procurement, manages the development and implementation of the procurement plan, provides inputs for the preparation of the annual budget and liaises with service providers and other stakeholders to undertake procurement activities.
It is also the responsibility of the Unit to ensure that the procurement activities are in harmony with the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), supervise stores management and assets disposal as well as the Preparation and submission of Annual and Periodic Reports to the Public Procurement Authority
CORE FUNCTIONS
- Serves as the Secretary to the Entity Tender Committee.
- Be responsible for the preparation of a procurement plan.
- Be responsible for the registration of Suppliers and contractors.
- Be responsible for choosing the right procurement method for the purchases of goods, works and services based on the approved threshold.
- Be responsible for drafting specification with the help of the user department.
- Be responsible for the preparation of tender dossier for Suppliers and Contractors.
- Be responsible for the oversight responsibility of all procurement processes in the Assembly.
