(1) The Public Procurement Unit is responsible for managing public procurement procedures of a procuring entity under this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the functions of a Public Procurement Unit are —
(a) to manage all public procurement and disposal of assets by tender of the procuring entity except adjudication and the award of a public procurement contract;
(b) to support the functioning of the Public Procurement Committee;
(c) to implement the decisions of the Public Procurement Committee;
(d) to plan the public procurement and disposal of assets by tender of the procuring entity and recommend disposal by tender procedures;
(e) to prepare specifications or terms of reference, tendering documents, advertisements and public procurement contracts;
(f) to issue notifications and orders to tenderers on behalf of the Public Procurement Committee;
(g) to maintain and archive records of public procurement and disposal of assets and a list or register of all public procurement contracts awarded;
(h) to prepare reports for the Public Procurement Committee on the implementation of the annual public procurement plan;
(i) to coordinate the public procurement and disposal of assets of all the Public Procurement Units of the procuring entity; and
(j) to monitor the management of public procurement contracts assigned to the procuring entity and ensure a report on outcomes of the public procurement contract is provided.