The government has recently constituted four Debarment Review Boards to review debarment orders issued by Procuring Entities (PEs) against any bidder, supplier, service provider or consultant.
As per Rule 149 (11) any aggrieved bidder, supplier, service provider or consultant can lodge an appeal to the Debarment Review Board against debarment orders of PEs.
The PEs can debar a bidder, supplier, service provider or consultant from participation in procurement activities on some specific grounds as mentioned in the provisions of the Public Procurement Rules, 2025 (PPR, 2025).
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) SM Moin Uddin Ahmed said, “This initiative is a great reform towards ensuring transparency and accountability in the process of public procurement.”
“The review board is independent, and BPPA cannot interfere in its functioning. BPPA only provides logistics support to the review panel,” he added.
BPPA officials told the national news agency that the Debarment Review Boards have been established in accordance with the Public Procurement Act, 2006 (PPA, 2006), and Rule 149(11) along with Schedule 21 of the PPR, 2025.
Each Board comprises three members having expertise in public procurement, legal and administrative frameworks, and business or trade bodies.
They said this initiative aims to strengthen fairness, transparency, and accountability in public procurement, while ensuring an effective system of checks and balances in the exercise of authority by PEs.
The Boards are stationed at the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA), which will provide necessary logistical support to facilitate their independent functioning.
Each Debarment Review Board will serve a tenure of three years from the date of its constitution and will continue to operate until new Boards are duly formed.
