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  "node_id": "tt-public-procurement-disposal-public-property-act-2015-effective-2023-oprc",
  "title": "Trinidad and Tobago Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act 2015 effective 26 April 2023 (Act No. 1 of 2015 as amended) and OPRC",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-08",
  "bluf": "The Trinidad and Tobago Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act 2015 (Act No. 1 of 2015) effective 26 April 2023 as substantially amended by Act No. 8 of 2016, Act No. 10 of 2017, Act No. 8 of 2020, and the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act No. 7 of 2023), and supplemented by Regulations 2022, is the principal Trinidad and Tobago statute governing procurement of goods, works, and services and disposal of public property by public bodies including ministries and government departments, statutory authorities, state enterprises, regional health authorities, regional corporations and local government authorities, the Tobago House of Assembly and its agencies, public-sector universities, and other entities financed wholly or partly from public funds. The 2015 Act replaced the Central Tenders Board Act and modernised the Trinidadian procurement regime aligning with international best practice. The Office of Procurement Regulation (OPR / oprc.tt) is the central regulatory authority responsible for procurement regulation, oversight, supplier debarment, and complaint resolution. The Trinidad and Tobago Government Electronic Procurement System (G2BTT / under rollout) is the federal e-procurement platform. The Procurement Review Board (PRB) handles procurement appeals. Procurement methods established by the 2015 Act sec. 24 to 47 comprise (a) Open Competitive Bidding (the default open public procedure for high-value acquisitions above prescribed thresholds), (b) Selective Tendering (with prequalification), (c) Limited Tendering (restricted to invited suppliers under prescribed exceptions), (d) Sole Source Procurement (sole-source under prescribed exceptions in sec. 32 including emergency, sole supplier for technical reasons, prior failed tendering, additional procurement under existing contract, and prescribed-class exemptions), (e) Request for Quotations (for medium-value goods and services), (f) Request for Proposals (for consulting services), (g) Procurement by Two-Stage Procedure (for complex acquisitions), (h) Framework Agreements, and (i) Procurement by Electronic Reverse Auction. The Auditor-General of Trinidad and Tobago conducts ex-post procurement audit. The Integrity Commission has investigative jurisdiction over procurement-related corruption.",
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