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  "title": "Namibia Public Procurement Act 15 of 2015 effective 1 April 2017 and Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN)",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-08",
  "bluf": "The Republic of Namibia Public Procurement Act 15 of 2015 (Act No. 15 of 2015, Government Gazette of Namibia No. 5900 of 31 December 2015) effective 1 April 2017 as amended by the Public Procurement Amendment Act 1 of 2022 effective 8 December 2022 and supplemented by the Public Procurement Regulations published in GN 47 of 1 February 2017 (and subsequent amending GNs), is the principal Namibian statute governing procurement of goods, works, and consultancy services by public entities including the Government of Namibia (Central Government Offices, Ministries, and Agencies), regional councils, local authorities, public-sector enterprises (Public Enterprises Governance Act companies including NamPower, NamWater, NamPost, Nampa, and others), state-owned enterprises, statutory bodies, and other entities financed wholly or partly from the State Revenue Fund. The Public Procurement Act 2015 replaced the prior Tender Board of Namibia Act 16 of 1996 and substantially modernised the Namibian procurement regime. The Procurement Policy Unit (PPU) within the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises is the central procurement policy authority. The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN, cpb.org.na) is the centralised public bidding body responsible for procurement above prescribed thresholds. The Procurement Tribunal handles procurement appeals. The Government Procurement Information System (GPIS, gpis.gov.na under rollout) is the federal e-procurement platform. Procurement methods established by Public Procurement Act 2015 sec. 27 to 39 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 Proposals (for consulting services), (d) Request for Sealed Quotations (for medium-value acquisitions), (e) Direct Procurement (sole-source under prescribed exceptions in sec. 33 including emergency, sole supplier for technical reasons, prior failed bidding, and prescribed-class exemptions), (f) Two-Stage Bidding (for complex acquisitions), (g) Electronic Reverse Auction, and (h) Procurement Through Mutual Agreement (for low-value and prescribed exceptions). The Auditor-General conducts ex-post procurement audit. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has investigative jurisdiction over procurement-related corruption.",
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