The Government Procurement Services Agency (GPSA) is an Executive Agency established under the Executive Agency Act N0. 30 of 1997 vide GN 235 of 7th December 2007 and amended as per GN 133 0f 13th April 2012. The Agency was officially inaugurated on the 16th June 2008.

 The Government Procurement Services Agency (GPSA) was established to perform the following functions;

• To provide adequate quality supplies at competitive prices;
• To provide clearing and forwarding and consultancy services;
• To provide safe and secure warehousing and storage facilities;
• To arrange for procurement of common use items, services and works (CUIS) using framework contracts and;
• To provide third party procurement services;
• To provide for bulky procurement of motor vehicles, motor cycles and plants for Government use; and
• To provide consultancy services in public procurement.