Procurement Review

The Procurement Review Panel (PRP) delivered the report to the GNWT on June 30, 2021. The Report summarized what the PRP heard from the public engagement process and has 50 recommendations.

The GNWT has established principles that will inform future development of policies and procedures and an implementation plan to improve government procurement, which will be reported on at the end of each fiscal year and tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The implementation plan includes 22 areas that are being addressed under the following five themes:
1. GNWT Procurement Objectives and Strategy
2. Approaches to Indigenous Procurement
3. Maximizing Benefits to NWT Residents and Businesses
4. Enhancing Accountability Mechanisms for Government Procurement
5. Procurement Policy Administration Challenges/Issues

In preparing these recommendations, the PRP engaged with a wide range of organizations and individuals through many hours of discussions across the NWT over five months that provided the opportunity for every interested stakeholder to have their say. 

The PRP held a total of 32 external engagement sessions and met with 103 participants during the course of the review. In addition to four organized public engagement sessions, the PRP held 13 sessions with business or industry organizations, ten sessions with Indigenous business representatives, and additionally over 35 briefings with public sector staff including GNWT, Yukon, Nunavut, and federal officials. Due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, all engagements were conducted online. In addition, the PRP received written input from 11 individuals and organizations, as well as comments through an online discussion page hosted by GNWT. 

Further consultation, particularly with Indigenous governments, will be required before making any changes or introducing any new policies.