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Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal (also known as PAT) is a Tribunal that handles Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets disputes in Uganda. The Tribunal’s core function is to hear applications for review of decisions of the Accounting Officers made to it by aggrieved bidders, or persons whose rights are adversely affected by the decision of the Accounting officer.

 

Physical address
PPDA Appeals Tribunal 7th Floor Communications House, Plot 1 Colville Street, Kampala, Uganda.
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Judgment date
February 2022
Application struck out as time‑barred and for lack of locus standi due to improper entity initiating review.
Public Procurement — Administrative review — statutory 10‑day limitation for Accounting Officer and for Tribunal applications; Accounting Officer’s out‑of‑time decision void — Locus standi — bidder definition and joint venture representation; competence of procurement challenges; suspension order vacated.
14 February 2022
14 February 2022
9 February 2022
Failure to request bid validity extension terminated procurement; late Accounting Officer decision was invalid and no contract could be formed.
Public procurement – bid validity extension – mandatory duty of Accounting Officer under section 89(5)–(6) to suspend procurement and request bid/bid security extensions upon complaint; expiry of bids terminates procurement process; decision issued after statutory 10-day period under section 89(7) is invalid; no contract can be formed from an expired procurement process.
9 February 2022