REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE - WORK - FATHERLAND
The Prime Minister, Head of Government,
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of Law No. 2000/010 of 19 December 2000 governing archives;
Mindful of Law No. 2010/012 of 21 December 2010 relating to cyber security and cybercrime in Cameroon;
Mindful of Law No. 2010/013 of 21 December 2010 governing online communication in Cameroon, as amended and supplemented by Law No.2015/006 of 20 April 2015;
Mindful of Decree No. 92/089 of 4 May 1992 to specify the duties of the Prime Minister, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 95/145(b) of 4 August 1995;
Mindful of Decree No. 2004/275 of 24 September 2004 instituting the Public Contracts Code;
Mindful of Decree No. 2011/408 of 9 December 2011 to organise the Government;
Mindful of Decree No. 2011/409 of 9 December 2011 to appoint a Prime Minister, Head of Government;
Mindful of Decree No. 2012/074 of 8 March 2012 relating to the establishment, organisation and functioning of Public Tenders Boards, as amended and supplemented by Decree No.2013/271 of 5 August 2013;
Mindful of Decree No. 2012/075 of 8 March 2012 to organise the Ministry of Public Contracts;
Mindful of Decree No. 2018/0001/PM of 5 January 2018 to establish a public procurement dematerialisation platform and lay down rules for its use,
Hereby decrees as follows:
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
SERVICES DU PREMIER MINISTRE SECRETARIAT GÉNÉRAL DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES ADMINISTRATIVES ET DES REQUÊTÉS COPIE CERTIFIÉE CONFORME
ARTICLE 1.- (1) This decree lays down the terms and conditions for online procurement in Cameroon.
It lays down rules applicable to:
- online programming of public contracts;
- the publication of tenders and obtaining related documents online;
- the procedure for submission of bids;
- the review of bids and award of contracts;
- the signing and notification of contracts and jobbing orders;
- the procedure for archiving data related to contracts awarded online.
(2) The procurement process mentioned in paragraph 1 above shall be done on the Cameroon Online E-Procurement System (COLEPS), hereinafter referred to as "the dematerialisation platform".
ARTICLE 2.
Within the meaning of this decree and its implementing instruments, the following definitions shall apply:
a) Electronic certificate: an online document secured by the digital signature of its issuer, which attests to the authenticity of its content;
b) Encryption: a process of coding information with the use of a secret key to make it unreadable to unauthorised users with no knowledge of the key;
c) Backup copy: a duplicate of electronic application files and bids, meant to replace electronic application files and bids in case of specifically listed anomalies;
d) Encoding: the process of converting information into a code that is unintelligible to third parties;
e) Decryption: a reverse encryption operation;
f) Dematerialisation: the replacement of physical documents or manual procedures with digital documents or automated methods. It involves the use of automated and paperless methods of processing, exchanging and storing information;