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  "title": "Zambia Public Procurement Act No. 8 of 2020 effective 1 June 2021 and the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA)",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-08",
  "bluf": "The Republic of Zambia Public Procurement Act No. 8 of 2020 (Act 8 of 2020) effective 1 June 2021 as supplemented by the Public Procurement Regulations 2022 (SI 32 of 2022) is the principal Zambian statute governing procurement of goods, works, and services by procuring entities including the Government of Zambia (Central Government ministries, departments, and Cabinet Office), the National Assembly, the Judiciary, statutory bodies, public-sector enterprises (Industrial Development Corporation companies), local authorities (City Councils, Municipal Councils, District Councils), public-sector universities, and other entities funded wholly or partly from the Consolidated Fund. The 2020 Act replaced the prior Public Procurement Act No. 12 of 2008 and substantially modernised the Zambian procurement regime aligning with international best practice including the UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement. The Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA / zppa.org.zm) is the central regulatory authority responsible for procurement regulation, oversight, supplier debarment, complaint resolution, and procurement guidance. The e-Government Procurement (e-GP) system Zambia (eppx.zppa.org.zm) is the federal e-procurement platform. Procurement methods established by Public Procurement Act 2020 sec. 30 to 53 comprise (a) Open Bidding (the default open public procedure for high-value acquisitions above prescribed thresholds), (b) Selective Bidding (with prequalification), (c) Limited Bidding (restricted to invited suppliers under prescribed exceptions), (d) Direct Bidding (sole-source under prescribed exceptions in sec. 42 including emergency, sole supplier for technical reasons, prior failed bidding, and prescribed-class exemptions), (e) Quotations (for medium-value goods and services), (f) Simplified Bidding (for prescribed lower-value contracts), (g) Two-Stage Bidding (for complex acquisitions), (h) Framework Bidding, and (i) Electronic Reverse Auction. The Auditor-General of Zambia conducts ex-post procurement audit. The Anti-Corruption Commission has investigative jurisdiction over procurement-related corruption. Zambia is a party to the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), AfCFTA, and UNCAC. Zambia is NOT a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).",
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