July 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has refused to endorse the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCCA) request of exclusivity for negotiated tendering with a single party of the UK for holding examinations of Pakistani pilots and recommended to engage in open competitive tendering process.
According to the findings of PPRA, PCCA in its letter dated April 14, 2021 has sought advice of the PPRA regarding negotiated tendering with a single party i.e. UK Civil Aviation Authority-International (UK CAA) keeping in view the provisions Rule 42(d) (i) & (i) that allow such negotiated tendering on the following basis:
Technical or artistic reasons or the reasons connected with protection of exclusive rights or intellectual property, and for reasons of extreme urgency (due to unforeseeable events not attributable to the Procuring Agency).
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PPRA refuses PCCA request for negotiated tendering for holding exams of Pak pilots
July 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has refused to endorse the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCCA) request of exclusivity for negotiated tendering with a single party of the UK for holding examinations of Pakistani pilots and recommended to engage in open competitive tendering process.
According to the findings of PPRA, PCCA in its letter dated April 14, 2021 has sought advice of the PPRA regarding negotiated tendering with a single party i.e. UK Civil Aviation Authority-International (UK CAA) keeping in view the provisions Rule 42(d) (i) & (i) that allow such negotiated tendering on the following basis:
Cabinet eases rules for wheat import
Exempts import of 3m tons from purview of PPRA rules in larger national interest
During the July-May period of the just ended fiscal year, Pakistan imported 3.6m metric tons of wheat, costing the cash-starved country $983m, according to PBS. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
The federal cabinet has approved to exempt import of three million metric tons wheat that is worth around $725 million at current prices from the purview of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules “in the larger national interest”.
The cabinet gave the approval through circulation of the summary instead of bringing it up as a regular agenda item for a decision. The cabinet had given the exemption on recommendation of the PPRA Board that is headed by Finance Secretary Yousaf Khan.
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