The Central Public Procurement Board (the Board) was established under the Public Procurement Act (Chapter 15.10 of the Revised Laws of Saint Lucia, Acts 19 of 2015 and 13 of 2020). Its mandate is to oversee public procurement of major value contracts: it must establish internal procedures, publicly open tenders, select evaluators from a maintained list to serve on Tender Evaluation Committees, review their recommendations, and approve contract awards, ensuring best value for money, fairness, integrity, transparency, and equality of opportunity. The Board also has powers to examine procurement documents, require further evaluation if necessary, carry out related studies, and refer breaches of procurement law to the Director, Public Service Commission, or police. Its composition: consists of a Chairperson, who is the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Finance; two Vice-Chairpersons; and three other persons, all appointed by the Minister, each having wide experience in fields such as law, administration, business, public procurement, economics, finance, engineering, or science & technology. The Board may also co-opt non-voting expert advisers
