Staff Reporter:
The Cabinet yesterday gave in principle and final approval to the draft ‘Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026’ aimed at protecting the interests of domestic industries and in-creasing competition in public procurement.
The approval was given at the 21st Cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair, a Cabinet Division press release said.
The draft ordinance seeks to create greater competition in public procurement, expand provisions related to the management and administration of procurement contracts and modernize proce-dures under the open tendering method.
It also proposes introducing ratio-based evaluation of rated criteria in the procurement of goods, works and physical services to promote sustainable procurement, a concept widely practiced inter-nationally.
The proposed amendments also include provisions for applying the limited tendering method to ensure equitable distribution of resources, clarifying provisions related to professional misconduct, and introducing an alternative procurement arrangement for state emergencies.
The draft ordinance was placed before the Cabinet by the Implementation Monitoring and Evalua-tion Division.
The Cabinet gave final approval to the draft ordinance subject to vetting by the Legislative and Par-liamentary Affairs Division.
