Heads of public institutions in Ghana can now approve purchases of goods worth up to GHS 800,000 without sending them to a review committee, up from GHS 100,000, the Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Frank Mante, said at the 12th Public Procurement Forum in Accra on 9 November 2026, as reported by Citi Newsroom.
"The GH¢100,000 limit for Categories A, B and C has been increased to GH¢800,000 for the procurement of goods. This means you can now procure goods, such as a vehicle, that cost below GH¢800,000 without the need to go through a review committee for approval," Mr Mante said.
That is an eightfold increase in the limit. He said the change was meant to cut delays in public procurement.
The PPA notified procurement entities on 24 February 2026 that Parliament had passed the Public Procurement (Thresholds for Approving Authorities and Procurement Methods) Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2516), raising thresholds in the Second, Third and Fifth Schedules of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), with immediate effect.
The regulations are sold by the Assembly Press and are not published on the PPA website, so StatsGH could not check the GHS 800,000 figure against the text of the instrument.
The forum, held at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, ran under the theme "Deepening Compliance for Public Procurement Efficiency, Transparency and Effectiveness". Mr Mante also urged private businesses to register on, and train to use, the Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS) to improve transparency and their access to government contracts, ChannelOne News reported.
Sources: Public Procurement Authority notice on L.I. 2516 (24 February 2026); Citi Newsroom; ChannelOne News.