Procurement Method

A Procuring Entity (PE) sought guidance as follows:

1. A PE initiated procurement proceedings for the procurement of uniforms for its staff on a yearly basis.
2. The PE initiated three (3) separate procurement proceedings for the purchase of the staff uniforms.
3. The PE reported that it deployed the restricted bidding procurement method twice and the national competitive bidding (NCB) procurement method, all of which failed to yield favourable results because no bids were received.
4. The pre-tender estimate was J$14,000,000.00.
5. Based on the results of these procurement proceedings, the PE sought to be guided whether Section 25(1)(b) of The Public Procurement Act, 2015 (as amended) offers grounds to deploy the single-source procurement method to engage the contractor previously engaged to supply the staff uniforms.