Understand public money
Procurement
What is public procurement?
It is how the government buys goods, services and construction work with public money.
Key points
- Tenders should be open and competitive.
- A large share of the budget passes through procurement.
- The PPRA regulates public procurement.
When the government builds a classroom or buys medicine, it is procuring. An open process gives citizens value for their money.
You can follow who won the work, at what cost, and whether it was finished to the agreed quality.