Under S5(9) (functions of the Bureau) and S 16 (Fundamental Principles of Procurement) of Ekiti State Public Procurement Re-Enactment Law 2020 {EKSPPRL-2020), the Bureau is empowered to maintain a database of the particulars, classification and categorisation of State Contractors and Service Providers for all Procuring Entities and to issue guidance for the collection, registration and maintenance of such database. The Bureau is also empowered to create ample opportunities for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by promoting margin of domestic preference for local contractors and vendors to participate in in the economic opportunities and benefit of public procurement.