April 22, 2026

Tender Procedures in Uzbekistan

Content:

  1. Key regulatory acts
  2. Requirements to tender participants
  3. Tender criteria
  4. Tender Procedure
  5. Circumstances, when a tender recognized as failed (invalid)
  6. Cases when the proposal is rejected by the procurement committee
  7. Payments

 

  1. Key regulatory acts
  • The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-684 dated 22.04.2021 “On Public Procurement” (the “Law No. 684”). 
  • Regulation “On the Procedure for Organizing and Conducting Procedures Related to Public Procurement” in the Resolution No. 276 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 20.05.2022 (the “Regulation No. 276”).
  1. Requirements to tender participants

Pursuant to Article 36 of the Law No. 684, tender participants must meet the following criteria:

  • availability of the necessary technical, financial, material, human, and other resources to perform the contract;
  • legal capacity to enter into a contract;
  • no overdue tax or fee liabilities;
  • no unfulfilled obligations of the participant pursuant to court decisions in the databases of the Bureau of Enforcement under the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
  • no insolvency proceedings initiated against them;
  • no entry in the Unified Register of Dishonest Contractors исполнителей (https://xarid.uzex.uz/info/unfair-executor).

The state customer has the right to establish additional requirements for participants based on the specific nature of the goods (works, services) being procured. All such additional requirements must be clearly specified in the procurement announcement at the time of its publication.

  1. Tender criteria

Article 30 of the Law No. 684 sets out the types of procurement procedures, such as e-procurement, tenders, auctions, and government procurement conducted through direct contracts, etc.

According to Article 64 of the Law No. 684, public procurement through a tender is conducted when all of the following conditions are met:

  • the criteria for determining the winner include not only a monetary evaluation, but also a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the goods (works, services);
  • the cost of the goods (works, services) exceeds twenty-five thousand base calculation value (approximately 853 000 USD) for corporate customers; or exceeds six thousand base calculation value (approximately 205 000 USD) for budget customers (e.g. Khomiyat) under one contract.

Under the Law No. 684, the term “state customer” is divided into 2 groups: budget customers and corporate customers. Budget customers refer to government bodies and institutions (e.g. Khakimiyat), budget organizations. Corporate customers usually mean legal entities with a state share in their authorized capital (charter capital) in the amount of 50 percent or more.

It should be noted that the obligation to decide on the type of procurement procedure rests directly with the state customer. If a tender is conducted without complying with the conditions set forth in Article 64, the results of such a procurement may be challenged in court, which could lead to the contract being declared null and void. Considering the above, it is recommended to verify whether the conditions set out in Article 64 of the Law No. 684 are met and whether the state customer has correctly chosen the type of procurement procedure.

  1. Tender Procedure

The tender is conducted in electronic form. Government procurement through tenders is carried out according to the following procedure, pursuant to Regulation No. 276:

№ Steps Subjects Actions Terms
1.         Formation of a Procurement committee State customer Establishes a Procurement committee consisting of an odd number of members, with a minimum of seven members.

Drafts tender notices, draft procurement documentation for the tender, and the contract, and submits them to the Procurement committee for approval in electronic form.

 When necessary
2.         Review of documentation Procurement committee Reviews the procurement documents for the tender to ensure compliance with the law and coordinates them with the State customer. When necessary
3.         Publication of the announcement State customer Publishes the approved procurement documents for the tender, as well as the tender announcement, on the electronic public procurement system (https://xarid.uzex.uz/home). No earlier than twelve working days and no later than thirty working days before the deadline for submitting proposals
4.         Submission of proposals by participants Participant Submits an electronic tender offer through its personal account in the electronic public procurement system (https://xarid.uzex.uz/home). No later than the deadline specified in the announcement
5.         Review and evaluation of proposals Procurement committee The electronic government procurement system verifies that the price meets the starting price and that all required fields have been filled out. The Procurement committee evaluates the technical aspects of the proposal. Within a period not exceeding forty-five working days from the deadline for submitting proposals
6.         Presentation of results Procurement committee The results are recorded in a report, which is signed by the members of Procurement committee using digital signatures and published. Within a period not exceeding forty-five working days from the deadline for submitting proposals
7.         Conclusion of a contract State customer Concludes a contract in electronic form with the winner. Within ten working days of the winner being selected

 

  1. Circumstances, when a tender recognized as failed (invalid)
  • Insufficient number of participants

According to Article 68 of the Law No. 684, a tender is recognized as failed if:

  • Only one participant took part in the tender.
  • No one took part in the tender.
  • Review of results in a two-stage tender

According to Article 69 of the Law No. 684, a tender is recognized as failed at different stages:

  • At the first stage: if the procurement committee rejected all submitted proposals or if only one proposal meets the requirements of the tender procurement documentation;
  • At the second stage: if the procurement committee rejected all proposals from the participants.
  • Review of results in a single-stage tender

Based on the technical specifications of the goods (works, services) being purchased, the tender may be conducted in a single stage. In this case, the state customer must indicate such condition in the tender documentation. This means that the technical and financial components of the tender offer are opened and evaluated simultaneously.

In a single-stage tender, if the procurement committee rejects all offers or only one offer meets the requirements of the tender documentation, the tender is deemed invalid.

  1. Cases when the proposal is rejected by the procurement committee

Pursuant to Article 69 of the Law No. 684, the procurement committee shall reject tender offers in the following cases:

  • Non-compliance of the participant: if the tender participant itself does not meet the requirements established by the Law No. 684 (as specified above in paragraph 2).
  • Improper preparation: if the participant’s offer is not properly prepared.
  • Non-compliance with documentation: if the offer does not meet the requirements specified in the tender procurement documentation.
  1. Payments

Pursuant to Article 39 of the Law No. 684, the procurement committee has the right to require participants to secure their offers in the form of a deposit, guarantee, or other method provided for by law. Please note that the Law No. 684 does not specify the exact amount of the deposit or guarantee to be provided by a tender participant. In our understanding, the amount of the security must be clearly specified in the terms and conditions of the public procurement.