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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.

 

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October 2025
Geo Jet Placements Limited v Mbarara City (Application No. 36 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 48 (28 October 2025)
Failure to request an omitted but valid Power of Attorney rendered the disqualification unlawful; re-evaluation ordered.
Public Procurement – Evaluation Regulations – Regulation 17(6): duty to request omitted eligibility documents that existed and were valid at bid submission. Eligibility documents – Power of Attorney – curability of omission through clarification rather than automatic disqualification. Administrative review – procedural fairness – re-evaluation and refund of review fees as remedies for failure to seek missing documents.
 28 October 2025
D and D Law Publishing House Limited v Electoral Commission (Application No. 35 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 46 (23 October 2025)
A procurement tribunal upheld disqualification where mandatory JV, POA and audited‑accounts documents were materially absent in sensitive election printing contracts.
Public procurement – administrative review – nature of a complaint under s.106; validity of an Accounting Officer’s response and effect of non-payment of review fees. Tender evaluation – administrative compliance – distinction between subcontractor and joint venture/intended joint venture; mandatory submission of joint venture agreement, powers of attorney and audited accounts. Evaluation procedure – Technical Compliance Selection (TCS) – preliminary stage non-responsiveness and material deviation in procurement of sensitive election materials. Remedies – dismissal of application; vacatur of suspension order; each party to bear own costs.
 23 October 2025
Kakooba Matooke Traders Co-operative Limited v Mbarara City Council and Another (Registry Application No. 34 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 47 (20 October 2025)
Application challenging market revenue award dismissed as time‑barred for failure to comply with PPDA complaint timelines.
Public procurement — statutory timelines for complaints (sections 106 and 115 PPDA Act) — complaint must be lodged within ten working days of awareness. Administrative review — a written complaint to the Accounting Officer triggers a ten‑day response obligation under section 106(7). Limitation and estoppel — approbation and reprobation; bidders are estopped from later challenging bid terms they accepted. Procedural fairness — prohibition of piecemeal litigation in procurement challenges.
 20 October 2025
Sybl Limited v National Information Technology Authority Uganda (Application No. 33 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 45 (13 October 2025)
The applicant’s procurement review was struck out for being filed outside statutory timelines despite the respondent’s delayed decision.
Public procurement – Complaints and timelines – applicability of PPDA Act timelines to first-envelope (technical) evaluation complaints in two-envelope procurements. World Bank Procurement Regulations – Annex III and Section V – interplay with national complaint procedures and prior review. Jurisdiction – Tribunal’s inability to extend statutory timelines; time-barred applications are struck out without merits review. Debriefing and evaluation – allegations of inadequate debrief and arbitrary scoring not considered due to incompetence of application.
 13 October 2025
GIBB (Pty) Limited in Joint Venture with ACMIRS Consulting Limited v Ministry of Works and Transport and Another (Application No. 32 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 43 (10 October 2025)
Tribunal found re-evaluation complied with law and RFP, dismissed the applicant's challenge, and vacated the suspension order.
* Public Procurement – Administrative review – Accounting Officer must decide within 10 days (s.106(7)) – decision issued late is null and Tribunal gains jurisdiction under s.106(8) and s.115(1)(a). Public Procurement – Compliance with Tribunal orders – re-evaluation within ten working days. Procurement evaluation – scope of evaluators' technical discretion – Tribunal will not substitute its judgment absent manifest error or departure from RFP. Evaluation criteria – relevance, size, complexity and adequacy of experts – proper application and limits of post-submission evidence
 10 October 2025
Yoya Technologies Limited and Others v Uganda Revenue Authority (Application No. 30 of 2025; Application No. 31 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 44 (3 October 2025)
Tribunal ruled separate individual powers of attorney naming one signatory satisfy joint-POA requirement and ordered re-evaluation.
Procurement law – administrative review timelines – competence and time-bar – Notice Following Technical Evaluation establishes awareness date; Procurement documents – validity of eligibility criteria – Joint Power of Attorney requirement validly introduced; Contract formation – form versus substance – separate individual powers of attorney naming same signatory constitute substantial compliance; Evaluation procedure – Evaluation Committee must act collectively and not fetter discretion; Remedies – set aside evaluation notice and order re-evaluation
 3 October 2025