Ghana Electronic Procurement System will reduce corruption in public procurement - PPA

Andrew Kwadwo Baafi, Deputy Director in charge of Capacity Development at the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), stated in an interview with the Daily Graphic on the sidelines of a Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) training workshop in Accra that the mandatory implementation of the Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS) will significantly reduce corruption in public procurement by eliminating direct contact between procurement entities and suppliers. He explained that the Minister of Finance had directed all state institutions to use GHANEPS and had integrated the platform with the national payment system.

Mr. Baafi said that once procurement plans were approved, they were uploaded onto the platform to enable interested suppliers to identify opportunities and participate in competitive bidding. He noted that GHANEPS replaced the manual procurement system, which often created opportunities for undue influence through face-to-face interactions. Procurement entities now prepare procurement plans, publish tender documents, receive bids, and conduct evaluations electronically using pre-disclosed criteria before contracts are awarded. The Hewlett Foundation-supported program brought together representatives from Regional Coordinating Councils, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, Civil Society Organisations, GACC's Local Accountability Networks (LANets), and the media from the Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, and Oti regions.