Article 227. Procurement of Public Goods and Services

(1) When a State organ or any other public entity contracts for goods or services, it shall do so in accordance with a system that is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost- effective.

(2) An Act of Parliament shall prescribe a framework within which policies relating to procurement and asset disposal shall be implemented and may provide for all or any of the following–

• (a) categories of preference in the allocation of contracts;
• (b) the protection or advancement of persons, categories of persons or groups previously disadvantaged by unfair competition or discrimination;
• (c) sanctions against contractors that have not performed according to professionally regulated procedures, contractual agreements or legislation; and
• (d) sanctions against persons who have defaulted on their tax obligations, or have been guilty of corrupt practices or serious violations of fair employment laws and practices.