Ghana procurement officers urged to look beyond low-priced contracts   

The Master Class, held on the theme: “Buying Better: Cost, Quality, Risk & Total Value in Workplace Procurement,” included a Procurement Challenge Lab in which participants worked through a practical exercise from planning to contract award, as well as sessions on supplier evaluation and the hidden costs of cheap purchases.

Mr Bedu was speaking at the 2026 KRIF Ghana Procurement Master Class in Accra, which brought together more than 100 procurement professionals and business practitioners from institutions including the Bank of Ghana, the Office of the President, and the Ghana Police Service to discuss appropriate procurement strategies to ensure value for money.

Mr Kobina Atta Bedu, a Management and Procurement Consultant, said procurement officers who did not understand their organisations’ broader objectives risked making purchasing decisions that could undermine financial performance and organisational strategy.