All contracts signed by national and county government agencies will from July 1, 2025, be publicly available online following a directive to integrate the digital procurement system with the Public Procurement Information Portal (PPIP).

The directive, issued by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), means agencies will no longer be required to manually upload contracts to the portal, as the new system will automatically publish them.

The move targets contracts worth about Sh2 trillion expected in the next financial year, including development projects and supply deals. It is aimed at exposing institutions that have refused to disclose such information, even after a previous 2022 order to upload all tenders to the PPIP.

“This will eliminate the need for procuring entities to upload information on the portal. The required reports will automatically be generated and submitted through the E-GPS effective 1st July, 2025,” said PPRA Director-General Patrick Wanjuki.

In a circular sent to all government ministries, agencies, counties, parliament, judiciary, commissions, and state corporations, Wanjuki described the new system as “a significant step towards enhancing efficiency, transparency, competition and accountability in public procurement.”

He warned that agencies which fail to register for the new system by June 30 will risk losing their procurement authority.

“In view of the foregoing, all accounting officers/heads of procuring entities must ensure the registration of their entities to the E-GPS by 30th June, 2025 and that their procurement function staff and users participate in the ongoing training program for E-GPS users organised by the National Treasury,” Wanjuki said.

In 2022, PPRA directed public bodies to upload all tenders on the PPIP, but compliance remained low. Some counties and agencies ignored the order, while others selectively uploaded only non-controversial contracts.

At one point, PPRA almost withdrew procurement powers from Tana River County over its failure to submit data.

The National Treasury has already warned that payments to contractors and suppliers will only be processed through the e-procurement system. “Going forward, only procurements processed through the platform will be sanctioned and paid for,” the Treasury stated.

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, while launching the system in April, said it will promote fairness, transparency and cost-effectiveness. The Treasury has allocated Sh700 million for the rollout of the system in the financial year starting July.