The full proclamation of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act of 2015 (as amended) came into effect on April 26th, 2023 which allowed all public bodies to perform their own procurement and disposal activities and as such, the Procurement Unit of the Ministry of Finance was established.
The Unit embodies a framework whereby procurement proceedings includes procurement planning, soliciting of tenders, evaluation and awarding of contracts and contract management closeout in accordance with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act of 2015 (as amended).
The Procurement Unit has the responsibility to procure goods, works, services and disposal of public property for all Divisions/Units of the Ministry of Finance and while ensuring that its procurement activities are achieved in a manner that is consistent with the objects of the act as mandated in section 5 (2) of the act.
The main functions of the procurement unit are as follows:
All material concerning the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act 2015 (as amended), the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Regulations, Handbook and Guidelines, System Processes, Procedure and Policies that govern the new procurement regime in Trinidad and Tobago can be found on the Office of the Procurement Regulation Website.
All legislations are provided at the link below:
Procurement Unit
Ministry of Finance
Level 13, Finance Building
Eric Williams Financial Complex,
Independence Square,
Port of Spain
Telephone: (868) 612 – 9700
Ext: 2330, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2335, 2338