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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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August 2025
Meals on Wheels Limited in Joint Venture with Maze Establishments Limited v Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (Application No. 23 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 38 (29 August 2025)
A bidder whose bid validity expired lacks locus to challenge the procurement; application struck out and suspension vacated.
Public procurement – bid validity as a matter of law; locus standi – bidder ceases to be a bidder when bid validity expires; procedural competence – expired bid renders application incompetent; inability to reclassify participant as "person whose rights are adversely affected" to gain standing; Tribunal declines to decide substantive merits where procedural incompetence exists.
 29 August 2025
Goldstar Insurance Company Limited v Bank of Uganda (Registry Application No. 22 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 28 (27 August 2025)
Failure to meet mandatory statutory deadlines for procurement appeals renders an application incompetent, regardless of its merits.
Procurement law – administrative review – statutory deadlines – jurisdiction – whether the Tribunal has discretion to extend filing timelines – effect of non-compliance with procurement time limits – limitation periods strict and inflexible under procurement statutes – application struck out as time-barred.
 27 August 2025
Krystal Concept Limited v Uganda Communications Commission (Application No. 21 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 26 (26 August 2025)
A procurement application is incompetent if the bidder fails to first seek written administrative review and lets bid validity lapse.
Procurement law – PPDA Act – locus standi – written administrative review prerequisite – expiry of bid validity – jurisdiction – review of procurement decisions – compliance with tender challenge procedures.
 26 August 2025
Fafa Glass Industries Limited v Ministry of Works and Transport (Application No. 20 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 30 (19 August 2025)
The Tribunal struck out a procurement complaint for failing to exhaust administrative review procedures required by law.
Public procurement law – Competence of Tribunal application – Administrative review procedure – Jurisdiction – Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) – Bid submission error – Exhaustion of remedies – Locus standi.
 19 August 2025
Victoria Insglass Limited v Kira Municipal Council (Registry Application No. 19 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 34 (18 August 2025)
Procurement cancellation post-contract award was unlawful and evaluation based on undisclosed criteria invalid; re-evaluation ordered.
Public Procurement – Cancellation of procurement process – Jurisdiction of Tribunal after contract award – Unlawful amendment of evaluation criteria – Validity of tax clearance certificate – Administrative review timelines.
 18 August 2025
Goldstar Insurance Company Limited v Uganda National Oil Company (Registry Application No. 18 of 2025) [2025] UGPPDPAAT 27 (12 August 2025)
An application to review a procurement decision was struck out as time-barred due to failure to comply with strict statutory timelines.
Procurement law – Administrative review – Statutory time limits – Jurisdiction – The consequence of delay in filing review applications – Finality of Accounting Officer's decisions – No estoppel against statutory deadlines.
 12 August 2025