hana's Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has raised the threshold for the procurement of goods from GH¢100,000 to GH¢800,000, an eight-fold increase that gives heads of public institutions more room to approve purchases on their own.
PPA Chief Executive Officer Frank Mante announced the change at the 12th Public Procurement Forum in Accra on 9 November 2026.
He said the "GH¢100,000 limit for Categories A, B and C has been increased to GH¢800,000 for the procurement of goods." Under the new limit, heads of entities can approve purchases of goods below GH¢800,000, such as vehicles, without referring them to a review committee.
Mante also urged private businesses that want to supply government to register on the Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS) and to train on how to use it. The PPA has made GHANEPS mandatory for government procurement, moving public buying from paper to an online platform.
For public institutions, the higher threshold should cut the time it takes to approve routine purchases of goods, which had often waited for committee review even at modest values.
It also places more responsibility on heads of entities and on internal controls within each institution. With fewer purchases going to review committees, transparent records on GHANEPS and strong internal audit will matter more than ever.
For suppliers, the message from the PPA is clear. The route to government business now runs through GHANEPS, and businesses that are not registered and trained risk being left out.
