PPDA establishes providers register
Nov 18, 2009
THE Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has established an online data bank that will avail details of local and foreign firms doing or willing to do business with the Government.
By David Ssempijja and Aidah Nanyonjo
THE Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has established an online data bank that will avail details of local and foreign firms doing or willing to do business with the Government.
The National Providers’ Register aims at promoting transparency in the way the Government conducts business with private companies, Edgar Agaba, the PPDA executive director, explained.
He added that initiative would play a big role in providing reliable and up to date information on the competencies of listed providers in executing particular tasks.
“This register is part of the modern business world. It will create an enabling business environment for all providers of works, goods and services to government.â€
Agaba added that developed countries and a few in Africa had for long been benefiting from similar well tabulated company databases.
The PPDA Act gives the procurement body the mandate to maintain a register of providers of works, services and supplies. The only available local company database today is with the registrar of companies, but only provides information on the initial stages of business.
Kisaka and Company Limited, an ICT and public accounting consultancy firm, is currently testing the register website, www.ppdaproviders.ug. It is also organising a pioneers’ register to be launched on November 26.
Companies will pay sh150,000 annual subscription fee to be registered. The firms will also be required to reveal their past records of performance and profiles of directors. Over 1,000 firms are expected to have registered by the end of next year, Agaba said.
“In the initial stages, it will not be mandatory for companies pursuing government tenders to to be registered, but after some time, it will be part of the cardinal pre-requisites.
The project is supported by the Government under the Threshold Country Plan with support from the Millennium Challenge Corporation and Anti-Corruption Threshold Programme under USAID.
THE Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has established an online data bank that will avail details of local and foreign firms doing or willing to do business with the Government.
The National Providers’ Register aims at promoting transparency in the way the Government conducts business with private companies, Edgar Agaba, the PPDA executive director, explained.
He added that initiative would play a big role in providing reliable and up to date information on the competencies of listed providers in executing particular tasks.
“This register is part of the modern business world. It will create an enabling business environment for all providers of works, goods and services to government.â€
Agaba added that developed countries and a few in Africa had for long been benefiting from similar well tabulated company databases.
The PPDA Act gives the procurement body the mandate to maintain a register of providers of works, services and supplies. The only available local company database today is with the registrar of companies, but only provides information on the initial stages of business.
Kisaka and Company Limited, an ICT and public accounting consultancy firm, is currently testing the register website, www.ppdaproviders.ug. It is also organising a pioneers’ register to be launched on November 26.
Companies will pay sh150,000 annual subscription fee to be registered. The firms will also be required to reveal their past records of performance and profiles of directors. Over 1,000 firms are expected to have registered by the end of next year, Agaba said.
“In the initial stages, it will not be mandatory for companies pursuing government tenders to to be registered, but after some time, it will be part of the cardinal pre-requisites.
The project is supported by the Government under the Threshold Country Plan with support from the Millennium Challenge Corporation and Anti-Corruption Threshold Programme under USAID.