For immediate release

Wednesday, 2^nd March, 2022. The Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has with immediate effect suspended Magnet Insurance Brokers Limited from participating in public procurement in Zambia for a period of one (1) year.

The Company has been suspended for having submitted a Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) Annual Return Confirmation that was not genuine in a tender bid.

In a Circular to all Permanent Secretaries and Controlling Officers, Chief Executive Officers of Parastatals and Statutory bodies, Town Clerks and Council Secretaries of Local Authorities, ZPPA Director General Mrs. Idah C. Chella has said that the decision to suspend Magnet Insurance Brokers Limited was pursuant to Section 96 of the Public Procurement Act No. 8 of 2020 (PPA) and Regulation 167 of the Public Procurement Regulations (PPR) of 2011.

Mrs. Chella has advised all procuring entities (PEs) to enforce the suspension by ensuring that they do not award contracts to Magnet Insurance Brokers Limited, sale or issue solicitation documents or enter into any other dealings or communications with the company except in respect of existing contracts signed prior to this suspension.

“In exercise of the powers vested in ZPPA, under section 96 of the PPA and Regulation 167 of the PPR of 2011, be advised that Magnet Insurance Brokers Limited situated at 74 Independence Avenue, Mpile Office Park, Lusaka, has been suspended  from participating  in public  procurement in Zambia for a period of one (1) year  with effect  from the  date  of this Circular for participating in fraudulent activity by submitting a PACRA Annual Return  Confirmation Statement that was not genuine,” Mrs. Chella has said.

The suspension includes any “successor in interest” including any entity which employs, or was associated with any partners, directors or other officers considered as successors in interest. She further explained that the suspension did not in any way limit Magnet Insurance Brokers Limited from performing outstanding contracts that were entered into before the date of the Circular.

 

 

Issued by:

Iñutu Mushambatwa

 

Principal Officer - Public Relations

Zambia Public Procurement Authority

Email: info@zppa.org.zm

 

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