Public Procurement -Procurement Committee

This is comprehensive capacity-building training designed to equip GOJ procurement committee members with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively make contract award recommendations to the Head of Entity.

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Public Procurement -Procurement Committee

This is comprehensive capacity-building training designed to equip GOJ procurement committee members with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively make contract award recommendations to the Head of Entity.

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This course will become available on Monday, March 23, 2026

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Jamaica Procurement Rule Book

    1. Module Guide

    2. Public Procurement Defined

    3. What is Procurement?

    4. What is Procurement?

    5. Procurement Stakeholders

    6. Fundamental Objective of Public Procurement

    7. Objectives of the GOJ Public Procurement Act

    8. Why does public procurement governance matter?

    9. How is Procurement Organized in Jamaica video Summary ?

    10. Why do we do Public Procurement ?

    11. Public Procurement and Public Sector Management

    12. Public Procurement Linkage to Public Financial Management

    13. Public Procurement: From Strategic Priorities to Development Outcomes

    14. Linkage: The Strategic Priorities of Procuring Entities

    15. The Procurement Cycle

    16. The Procurement Cycle

    17. Module Summary

    18. Knowledge Check- Introduction to Public Procuremennt

    1. Module Guide

    2. Why Procurement Requires a Legal Framework

    3. Basic Laws. Regulation , Order and Administrative Guidance

    4. Applicability of Public Procurement Act

    5. First Schedule - Part A - Exempt Good , Works and Services

    6. Participate in Public Procurement Proceedings

    7. Procurement Methods and Level of Competition

    8. Methods of Public Procurement and Levels of Competition

    9. Procurement Contract Approval Limit

    10. Role and Functions of the Office of Public Procurement Policy (OPPP)

    11. Key Actors in the Procurement Cycle

    12. Transparency and Equal Treatment

    13. Equal Treatment - Video Summary

    14. Knowledge Check- Module 2

    1. Module Guide

    2. Mandate of the Procurement Committee

    3. Procurement Committee Governance Framework

    4. Composition of the Procurement Committee

    5. Establishment and Appointment of Committee Members

    6. Terms of Appointment

    7. Knowledge Check

    8. Unacceptable conduct

    9. Meetings and Conduct Procurement Committee

    10. Summary

    11. Guarding the Public Purse- Public Procurement Committee

    12. Knowledge Check- Roles and Function of Procurement COmmittee

    1. Module Guide

    2. Introduction - Fair Competition

    3. What Fair Competition Means?

    4. Supplier Exclusion

    5. Justifiable Exclusion from procurement proceedings

    6. Disqualification from Procurement Proceedings

    7. Special and Differential Treatment Measures

    8. Special and Differential Treatment Measures

    9. Restricted Competition

    10. Restricted Competition

    11. Contract Splintering

    12. Unlawful Restriction

    13. Common Barriers to competition

    14. Common Barriers to competition

    15. Procurement of Magic Wands- Read the case study and answer the questions that follows.

    16. Discussion Question - Procurement of Magic Wands

    17. Knowledge Check- Reviewing Restriction on Competition

    1. Module Guide

    2. Head of Entity Prior Approval

    3. Head of Entity Prior Approval

    4. Mandatory Minimum Advertisement Timelines

    5. Requests For Clarifications, Addenda And Extension of Bid Submission Deadlines

    6. Conflict of Interest

    7. Conflict of Interest - Evaluation Committee Members

    8. Requirement for Proper Evaluation Criteria

    9. ADHERENCE TO SPECIFIED EVALUATION CRITERIA

    10. Verification of Evaluation and Bid Rejection requirements

    11. Case Study Procurement of Office Supplies

    12. Procurement of Office Supplies

    13. Case Analysis

    14. Knowledge Check- Review of Key Procedures

About this course

  • 105 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content
  • Quiz

Procurement Committee Mandate
Transparency Competition Proportionality Equal Treatment

The Procurement Committee is guided by the principles that underlie the Government of Jamaica’s public procurement system, ⁣
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Economic Development, Integrity and Public Confidence, Promoting Competition
Value for money, Encouraging participation, Enabling MSMEs
Equitable Treatment, Economic and Efficiency, Fostering Transparency

TRAINING FACILITATOR

Andrei Bennett, CHIEF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY OFFICER

Samoya Smith, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANCE

Althea Stennett-Francis, SENIOR PROCUREMENT AND ASSET POLICY ANALYST

Antonette Crosdale-Sinclair , PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY TRAINING AND EDUCATION OFFICER

Public Procurement Training for Procurement Committee Members 2024 - Video Highlight

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Training Objectives

At the end of this training , participants should be able to

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Articulate and demonstrate the strategic and economic significance of public procurement

Why do we do public procurement?
How is it organised in Jamaica?

DAY 1 and 2

Apply principles and legal rules that govern decision making for procurement committees

What are the applicable principles and rules?
How does the committee apply the rules.

DAY 1 and 2

Apply the procurement committee checklist using a variety of case studies

What is the Procurement Committee checklist?
How is each section to be interpreted and applied?

DAY 1 and 2

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