• The Swaziland Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (SPPRA or “the Agency”) is an independent public enterprise established under section 9 of the Public Procurement Act of 2011 (the Act). Section 9(2) of the Act mandates the Agency to serve as an independent regulatory body, with responsibility for policy, regulation, oversight, professional development and information management and dissemination in the field of public procurement. Section 11(1) of the Act further gives the Agency the authority to develop competence, authority, power and responsibility to enforce the Act and public procurement regulations issued under the Act. In this regard, the Agency oversees all public procurement conducted by procuring entities and the scope of this oversight covers Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, as well as category “A” public enterprises and Local Government Authorities or municipalities.



  • Establishment

    • The Swaziland Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (SPPRA or the Agency) was officially established on the 27th May 2013, following the coming into force of the Public Procurement Act No. 7 of 2011. The Agency is currently listed as a Category ‘A’ Public Enterprise and reports administratively to the Ministry of Finance. According to the Act, the main purpose for the establishment of the Agency is to drive the implementation of the Act and, through the exercise of its statutory functions and powers, pursue the objectives of the Act, which are to:

      a) Ensure   transparency    and    accountability   in    public   procurement    while maintaining appropriate confidentiality of information;

      b) Achieve economy, efficiency, and maximum competition to ensure value for money in the use of public funds;

      c) Promote more diverse private sector participation, through fair and non- discriminatory treatment of tenderers;

      d) Develop economic capacity in Swaziland, through the provision of opportunities for Swazi companies to participate in public procurement; and,

      e) Promote regional and international trade in accordance with agreements entered into by the Government of Swaziland.



  • VISION

    • VISION 

      A global model of a well-functioning Public Procurement System and culture.

      OUR MISSION

      To promote, protect and enforce equity and maximum competition in the market place in pursuit of value for money, transparency and accountability, through innovative solutions and capacity building in public procurement.



  • VALUES

    • a) Excellence- SPPRA aspires to excel in all its endeavours to deliver on the mandate at hand.

      b) Integrity- The SPPRA team shall adhere to the highest ideals in all its dealings both within the internal and external environments.

      c) Professionalism-  At all times, the SPPRA team shall ceaselessly commit itself to professionalism.

      d) Stakeholder Orientation- SPPRA seeks to be more stakeholder-oriented in all its dealings.

      e) Teamwork- SPPRA commits to teamwork, thus ensuring unity of purpose in its endeavour to deliver on the mandate.




    • Board Of Directors

      The Board of Directors shall be the governing body of the Agency. The Board shall be composed of a non-executive Chairperson and four nonexecutive members, amongst whom at least two shall be from the private sector, civil society or professional bodies, who shall be appointed by the Minister, in consultation with the Cabinet, from among persons of good standing and recognised for their high levels of professional competence and integrity.

      The Chairperson and the members shall be appointed from a range of professional backgrounds, which may include, but not be limited to procurement, law, management, accountancy, auditing, engineering, professional development and commerce.

      The Board has 7 members. 6 are appointed by the Minister of Finance and 1 are ex official. 

      Ministerial appointments

      Dr. Gideon Mahlalela (Chairman)
      Ms. Doris Shabalala (Vice Chairman) - Resigned
      Ms. Reginah N. Masilela
      Mr. Harry S. Nxumalo
      Mr. Albert Mhlanga
      Mr. Jabulani Z. Hlatshwako

      Ex Officio

      SPPRA Chief Executive Officer


      Staff of the Agency

      The Agency shall be staffed by such other staff, in addition to the Executive Director, as are necessary for the efficient and professional performance of the Agency’s functions t, including prosecutors to enable the Agency to fulfil its functions and powers.




  • Office of the CEO

    • Description:

      The Chief Executive of the Swaziland Public Procurement Regulatory Agency assumes overall responsibility for the successful implementation of the SPPRA policies and programmes, development of the SPPRA Strategic partnerships and corporate relations as well as ensuring the SPPRA sustainability.

      Core Functions;

      • Development of sustainable procurement strategies and implementation of actions that will result in the modernization of Public Sector Procurementin Swaziland with a view to making it efficient and effective.
      • Building and maintenance of a strong multi-disciplinary management team to deliver value for money in terms of responsiveness, reliability and overall cost benefit, without loss of quality while adhering to the new Procurement Act.
      • Ensure Government policies including private sector initiatives, public sector reforms, and anti-corruption measures are extended to public procurement.
      • Assist the Agency to accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to the evaluation and improvement of the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.
      • Act as a consultant on various systems that are currently being developed by advising on the necessary controls required and on the strengthening of those already identified by the Executive Committee and the Board. 
      • Ensure that the Agency processes are in place to mitigate against any risk that may negatively impact on the achievement of its mandate as per the Public Procurement Act of 2011 and all relevant policies.
      • Ensures that the Agency’s assets are adequately safeguarded.
    • Date: 2017-05-30

  • Finance & Administration

    • Description:

      Core functions;

      • Being responsible for all Finance and Administration related matters of the Agency including the day-to-day management and administration and providing administrative support to all Directorates of the Agency.
      • Managing the funds of the agency in accordance with section 20 of the Act.
      • Preparing and submitting to the Board for its approval, a Management Plan, including a budget, setting out its objectives and planned activities for the next year.
      • Preparing and submitting to the Board for approval any estimates supplementary to the budget of the current financial year.
      • Ensuring that expenditures of the Agency are made out of the funds of the Agency in accordance with approved budget or supplementary estimates
    • Date: 2017-05-30

  • Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

    • Description:

      Core functions;

      • Promoting introduction and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in public procurement by procuring entities.
      • Examining and recommending ways of introducing in public procurement, the use of ICT and other technical innovations, where such technology promotes the objectives of the Act.
      • Making recommendations to the Directorate of Procurement Policy for issuing circulars and instructions on measures and programs to introduce the use of ICT in public procurement.
      • Identifying any required additions or amendments to the legal and regulatory framework for public procurement to support the application of ICT and making recommendations to the Directorate of Procurement Policy in this regard.
      • Developing and introducing a procurement Management Information System (MIS)
    • Date: 2017-05-30

  • Procurement Monitoring and Oversight

    • Description:

      Core functions;

      • Maintaining a list of procuring entities, procurement officers and list of members of tender committees.
      • Monitoring procurement performance of procuring entities and compliance with the provisions of the Act and the Regulations issued under the Act.
      • Exercising the competence, authority, power and responsibility of the Agency for enforcement of the provisions of the Act and the Regulations, through:
      • Monitoring and evaluation progress made in the implementation of procurement reform.
      • Monitoring and evaluation procedures regularly, and preparing detailed reports on financial savings on procurement.
      • Establishing guidelines in collaboration with the Internal Audit Agency on systems and procedures for procurement auditing and inspecting records of procurement entities.
      • Monitoring and evaluation of the manner in which targets are set and attained.
        Monitoring
    • Date: 2017-05-30

  • Procurement Capacity Building

    • Description:

      Core functions;

      • Planning and drawing up of strategy for capacity building, to support and strengthen the public procurement system
      • Assessing training needs required for the public procurement system and delivering programmes to deal with shortcomings
      • Establishing standards and performance criteria required at each level of operation.
      • Identifying institutions that would provide formal programmes for academic qualifications to meet professional standards required at all levels of operation.
      • Designing and implementing procurement training programmes suitable for other professionals associated with the procurement function.
      • Liaising with Office of Head of the Civil Service and other relevant public institutions for career structure in the public service for procurement professionals.
    • Date: 2017-05-30

  • Procurement Policy, Legislation and Investigation

    • Description:

      Core functions;

      • Advising the Government and procuring entities on procurement policy.
      • Reporting on the performance and functioning of the public procurement system and recommending changes.
      • Formulating regulations governing the procurement of goods, works and services for the Government and recommending these to the Minister for issue in accordance with section 65(1) of the Act.
      • Issuing public procurement manuals, circulars and instructions in accordance with section 66 of the Act to provide further guidance on the interpretation and application of the Act and public procurement regulations issued under the Act.
    • Date: 2017-05-30