COUNTRY-SYSTEM-OBJECTIVES

Economic development

Promote economic development through public procurement.

Economy and efficiency

Maximise economy and efficiency in public procurement.

Value for Money

Obtain value for money in public procurement.

Integrity

Promote integrity and engender public confidence in the public procurement process.

Transparency

Foster transparency in the public procurement process.

Participation

Encourage participation in public procurement.

Competition

Promote competition among suppliers for the supply of goods, works, and services.

Fair and Equitable Treatment

Provide for the fair and equitable treatment of all persons participating in public procurement proceedings.

MSME Participation

Encourage national growth by enabling the participation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement.

Our Leadership

What we do

The Office of Public Procurement Policy is mandated by the Government of Jamaica to develop and implement public procurement policy aligned with Jamaica’s development goals.

Policy

Support

Training

PUBLICATIONS

GOJ Procurement Law and Policy

These documents contain the legislation by which the Office of Public Procurement Policy is governed, and from which the purpose of the office is derived.

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GOJ Procurement Manuals

These manuals demystify the public procurement law, harmonise the interpretation of the law in order to achieve procurement best practice.

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GOJ Standard Documents

These documents reflect policies governing the conduct of procurement proceedings, and provide tools to improve efficiency and thoroughness in procurement practice.

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Administrative Guidance and Technical Notes

These documents are developed to improve the capacity of procurement stakeholders in relation to specific subject matter, including the use of the GOJEP platform.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Upcoming Events

OPPP News

Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning Cecile Maragh (centre) 

makes a point during a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening are Director of Compliance and Regulatory Monitoring Samoya Smith (left); and Senior Procurement Policy Analyst Malisa McGhie.

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Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke (left) makes a point to Gladys Young (right), senior legal officer, CARICOM Secretariat, 

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke (left) makes a point to Gladys Young (right), senior legal officer, CARICOM Secretariat, and Andrei Bennett, chief public procurement policy officer in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. The occasion was the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 procurement seminar at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday.

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Members of the Ministry of Finance & Public Service, Private Sector of Jamaica, media and advocates listen keenly to the Integrity Commission’s Senior Inspector during the JAMP/PSOJ Public Procurement Workshop.

Members of the Ministry of Finance & Public Service, Private Sector of Jamaica, media, and advocates listen keenly to the Integrity Commission’s Senior Inspector during the JAMP/PSOJ Public Procurement Workshop.