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  "title": "Mauritius Public Procurement Act 33 of 2006 (as consolidated and amended) and the Public Procurement Office (PPO) and Electronic Procurement System",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-08",
  "bluf": "The Republic of Mauritius Public Procurement Act 33 of 2006 (Act No. 33 of 2006, Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 116 of 16 December 2006) effective 1 January 2008 as substantially amended over time (including by the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts of 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, and 2023), and supplemented by the Public Procurement Regulations 2008 (GN No. 219 of 2008) as amended, is the principal Mauritian statute governing procurement of goods, works, and consultancy services by public bodies including ministries and government departments, local authorities (municipalities and district councils), parastatal organisations, public-sector enterprises, public-sector universities and tertiary institutions, statutory bodies, and other entities financed by public funds. The Procurement Policy Office (PPO / ppo.govmu.org) under the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development is the central regulatory authority responsible for procurement policy, oversight, and procurement guidance. The Public Procurement Office (PPO Mauritius distinct from Procurement Policy Office) administers central procurement coordination. The e-Procurement System Mauritius (eps.govmu.org) is the federal e-procurement platform. The Independent Review Panel (IRP) is the specialised tribunal for procurement appeals. Procurement methods established by Public Procurement Act 2006 sec. 14 to 27 comprise (a) Open Advertised Bidding (the default open public procedure for high-value acquisitions above prescribed thresholds), (b) Restricted Bidding (with prequalification), (c) Request for Sealed Quotations (for medium-value acquisitions), (d) Departmental Bidding (for prescribed lower-value acquisitions managed at department level), (e) Direct Procurement (sole-source under prescribed exceptions in sec. 25 including emergency, sole supplier for technical reasons, prior failed bidding, additional procurement under existing contract, and prescribed-class exemptions), (f) Two-Stage Bidding (for complex acquisitions), (g) Community and NGO Participation, and (h) Framework Agreement. The Director of Audit conducts ex-post procurement audit. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has investigative jurisdiction over procurement-related corruption. Mauritius is NOT a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Mauritius is a party to AfCFTA, COMESA, SADC, and UNCAC.",
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