Government Tenders and Procurement Law

A government agency may adopt the limited-tender contracting method in the following cases: 1. If the works and procurements are only provided by a limited number of contractors, suppliers, or operators. 2. If the estimated value of works and procurements does not exceed 500,000 riyals. This shall require inviting as many bidders as possible provided that the number of bidders is not less than five. Priority shall be given to local small- and medium-sized enterprises. 3. Urgent cases. 4. If the works and procurements can be provided by non-governmental organizations or societies, or non-profit entities, provided that they execute the contract themselves. 5. Consulting services. The Regulations shall specify the rules and procedures for implementing this Article. Chapter 3: Two-Stage Tender