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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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PPDA Appeals Tribunal 7th Floor Communications House, Plot 1 Colville Street, Kampala, Uganda.
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July 2025
Purearc Engineering Company Limited v Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (Registry Application No. 17 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 33 (23 July 2025)
Procurement review must be filed within mandatory statutory deadlines or it is struck out as incompetent.
Public procurement – administrative review – limitation periods – statutory deadlines under procurement law – tribunal jurisdiction – late filing – jurisdictional bar on applications filed out of time – non-extension of statutory deadlines.
 23 July 2025
Gibb (PTY) Limited in Joint Venture with Acmirs consulting Limited v Ministry of Works and Transport and Another (Application No. 16 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 19 (17 July 2025)
Tribunal sets aside disqualification decision; requires re-evaluation of consulting bids for failing joint venture documentation.
Public Procurement – Disqualification of consultancy services bid – Requirement for joint venture powers of attorney – Tax clearance certificate validity.
 17 July 2025
Buu-Lepu Foundation Limited v Lira City Council (Application No. 15 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 35 (14 July 2025)
Application struck out as time‑barred because administrative review decision was made outside statutory timelines.
Public Procurement — Administrative review timelines — Accounting Officer must decide within 10 days; where decision is made late it is void — Applicant must file to Tribunal within 10 days from expiry — Timelines mandatory; Tribunal has no power to extend time — Late application incompetent and struck out.
 14 July 2025
Orion Transformers and Electrics Limited v Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (Application No. 14 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 32 (3 July 2025)
Tribunal approved the applicant's withdrawal of a procurement challenge, ordered each party to bear own costs, and vacated suspension order.
Public procurement – Withdrawal of application before Tribunal – Approval of withdrawal under regulation 16(3) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (Tribunal) (Procedure) Regulations, 2016 – Costs – Vacation of interim orders following withdrawal.
 3 July 2025