Malaysia ’s government procurement regime

Abstract

The prime objective of the Malaysian Government procurement is to support Government programmes by obtaining value for money through acquisition of works, supplies and services. To meet this objective close attention is given to price factors as well as non- price factors such as whole life cost, quality, quantity, timeliness, maintenance and warranty. The benefits or value from procurement should commensurate with the costs involved and that the best procurement is well and thoroughly evaluated, reasoned and justified. In this context, the Malaysian Government procurement is based on the following policies, principles, objectives and procedures.