Preferential Procurement

Not withstanding any other law, the CEEC Act is applicable to all sectors of the economy including inherent value chains.

WHAT IS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT?

The Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) Act No.9 of 2006 defines empowerment as “an integrated broad-based and multifaceted strategy aimed at substantially increasing meaningful participation of targeted citizens, citizens empowered companies, citizen influenced companies and citizen owned companies in the economy and decrease income inequalities.”

  • Who is the Citizens Economic Empowerment Act Applicable to
    Not withstanding any other law, the CEEC Act is applicable to all sectors of the economy including inherent value chains. Notably it applies to:

             a) All state institution

              b) Any employer that employs at least twenty five (25) people

  • What is a targeted citizen? 
    The CEE Act defines a targeted citizen as “a citizen who is or has been marginalized or disadvantaged and whose access to economic resources and development capacity has been constrained due to various factors including race, sex, educational background, status and disability.

What is a Citizen Influenced, Empowered and Owned Company?

A Citizen Influenced Company is a company where five(5) to Twenty Five (25) percent of its equity is owned by Zambian Citizens.
A Citizen Empowered Company is a company where Twenty Five (25) percent to Fifty (50) of its Equity is owned by Zambian Citizens.
A Citizen Owned Company is a company where at least Fifty point One (50.1) percent of its equity is owned by Zambian Citizens and in which Citizens have significant management control.
What are the broad-based strategies for economic empowerment?
  • Ownership of productive assets and resources
  • Increasing the levels of employment in the formal sector
  • Increasing household incomes
  • Expanding literacy and skills development
  • Ensuring Preferential Procurement and access to services of state institutions

HOW TO APPLY:
Please note that all Preferential Certification applications are processed exclusively online via the Empowerment Plus platform. Kindly access the portal using the following link: https://empowerment.ceec.org.zm/

Chargeable Fee       :   Revised Preferential Fees (NON REFUNDABLE)

SME Category            Annual Turnover

(ZMW)            

 No of

Employees               

 Old Fee New Fee (ZMW)
Micro Up to 1,000,000 10  

 

70

 500.00
Small 1,000,001 to 10,000,000 11 to 50 1,000.00
Medium 10,000,0001 to 50,000,000 51 to 100 2,000.00
Large Above 50,000,000  > 100 5,000.00
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