The Competition Commission convened the first Tripartite Technical Committee (TTC) meeting for 2026 at its offices on 05th March 2026, welcoming the new leadership of the Central Procurement Board (CPB). The meeting was attended by all members of the CPB, together with the Board’s Deputy Chief Executive.
Established in 2018, the TTC serves as a forum for inter-agency dialogue among the Competition Commission, the CPB and the Procurement Policy Office (PPO), bringing together Heads of institutions and senior technical teams to strengthen cooperation on issues relating to procurement and competition. From 2018 to date, the TTC has met on at least 10 occasions with several other ad-hoc/bilateral meetings held among TTC partners.
In light of recent leadership changes across the participating institutions, the meeting provided an opportunity to reconnect members with ongoing discussions and initiatives being pursued under the TTC framework. It also aimed to facilitate constructive and informed engagement ahead of the next substantive meeting of the Heads of Authorities.
Mr Vipin Naugah, Executive Director of the Competition Commission, who chaired the meeting, highlighted the key milestones achieved under the TTC and underscored its success as a platform for leveraging institutional complementarities. He noted that the TTC has enabled the Competition Commission, the CPB and the PPO to move beyond siloed mandates and adopt a more coordinated approach in safeguarding the integrity and competitiveness of public procurement markets.
Mrs Poojanjali Baichoo, Chairperson of the CPB, highlighted that with new leadership now in place across the participating institutions, the TTC is expected to gain renewed impetus in advancing its mandate and building on its strong record of cooperation, with a continued focus on delivering tangible outcomes that strengthen the integrity, competitiveness and effectiveness of public procurement markets for the benefit of the economy as a whole.
While members of the Procurement Policy Office (PPO) could unfortunately not join the TTC forum this time, members expressed confidence that their continued engagement in future TTC meetings would further strengthen the collaborative efforts of the three institutions.
