Jamaica Has Fully Functional Electronic Procurement System

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says Jamaica now has a fully functional electronic procurement system.

He noted that the Government of Jamaica Electronic Procurement System (GOJEP) “through its several modules, manages tender calls and bid submissions and aids in bid evaluation”.

“It is basically indispensable throughout all the stages of the procurement process,” the Minister added.

He was opening the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 12).

Since August 1, 2023, it has been mandatory to use GOJEP for procurement transactions above $1.5 million, and since then, hundreds of suppliers have been on-boarded, additional user training has been facilitated, and real-time provided support to both suppliers and procuring entities.

In addition  to providing reliable data and other information on the functioning of the country’s procurement process, the system is also expected to increase the ease of doing business with Government and reduce bureaucracy.

Dr. Clarke said that during the three-year transition period to GOJEP, the Government has invested in the production of easy-to-use manuals for suppliers and procurement practitioners, together with multimedia aids, and other similar tools.

These are available on the websites of the GOJEP and the Office of Public Procurement Policy.

A dedicated team at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has also been providing the user support required to ensure seamlessness in the use of the system and to report and escalate matters to the developers.

Minister Clarke thanked the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the European Union for their technical cooperation on the project.