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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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February 2026
Tribunal found it had jurisdiction and dismissed the challenge, confirming correct application of 20% cost/80% technical evaluation.
Public procurement – Jurisdiction in World Bank‑funded procurements – absence of express exclusion preserves statutory review; Evaluation methodology – correct application of prescribed combined score formula and weights (20% cost, 80% technical); Procurement process – attempted quantity adjustment abandoned, no material prejudice; Remedies – dismissal for failure to prove substantive irregularity.
26 February 2026
Applicant’s procurement challenge struck out as time-barred after Accounting Officer failed to decide within ten days.
Public procurement — Administrative review — Strict ten-day statutory timeline for Accounting Officer decisions and subsequent Tribunal applications — Delegation of administrative review powers — Time-bar renders application incompetent; merits not considered.
23 February 2026
Application struck out because the Accounting Officer’s administrative-review decision was communicated after the statutory ten-day period.
Public Procurement — Administrative review timing — Section 106(7) and 115(2) PPDA Act — ten calendar days for Accounting Officer decision — Interpretation Act s.34(1)(b) — late decision null and void — competence of Tribunal application; Procurement evaluation — use of average annual turnover; classification of insurance brokerage as consultancy vs non-consultancy.
20 February 2026
Whether bid security validity and lawful arithmetic corrections justified dismissal of procurement challenge.
Public procurement — Standard Bidding Documents — alleged unauthorized modification; Bid validity and bid security — mandatory responsiveness requirement; Arithmetic corrections — lawful correction of non-material summation/transfer errors; Evaluation — consistent application of criteria; Display period — typographical error curable; Remedies — application dismissed.
17 February 2026
Application struck out for being filed outside the mandatory ten-day statutory period after email service of the decision.
Public procurement appeals — jurisdiction and competence — mandatory ten-day filing period under section 115 PPDA Act — service by email valid under Electronic Transactions Act — late filing bars Tribunal jurisdiction.
9 February 2026
January 2026
Applicant’s disqualification upheld: due diligence found misrepresented/unsigned personnel CVs and insufficient ESHS/method evidence.
Public procurement – administrative review fees and guidance – statutory timelines for Accounting Officer decisions – due diligence on personnel CVs – misrepresentation and non‑responsiveness – sufficiency of ESHS evidence – method statement requirements (night works) – practising licence requirement for key personnel – Tribunal merits review under s.106(8) and s.115(1)(a).
13 January 2026
Application challenging procurement cancellation struck out for being filed outside the statutory timeframe.
Public procurement — Administrative review timelines — Section 103, section 106(9) and section 115(2)(c) — Conflict of interest exception — Statutory time limits are jurisdictional and not extendable — Late filing deprives Tribunal of jurisdiction — Application struck out.
7 January 2026