The National Procurement Act 2018 (NPA Act) establishes the National Procurement Commission Board (NPC Board) to oversee procurement operations for all public and statutory bodies.
The APC Committee controls all aspects of the timing of the implementation of the NPA. In its first meeting, the APC Committee appointed an NPC Interim Board to carry out the Board functions. The Chair of the NPC Interim Board is Dr Ken Ngangan PhD CMA CPA and ex officio member as Secretary of the Department of Finance. Additional members of the NPC Interim Board are:
The Board has the authority to delegate some of its powers to Committees to perform functions on behalf of the Board. These Committees are to operate in accordance to the instructions issued by the National Procurement Commission Board.
The Board’s primary functions are set out in section 12 of the Act with additional powers throughout the Act. The key functions of the Board are: