Tenders Authority completes 945 items in September
The Central Tenders Board completed 945 items in September, approved the launch of 200 tenders, and the board of directors issued 146 recommendations, along with key amendments to the Public Tenders Law.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The Central Tenders Board completed 945 cases last September, concerning tendering and awarding processes, bid openings, direct contracts, insurance renewals, application of penalties, and other matters placed on the Board’s agenda.
During the same month, the Board approved the launch of 200 tenders for a number of entities subject to the provisions of the Public Tenders Law, and discussed 115 requests for direct contracting. Regarding matters related to extension and variation orders, the Board’s Board of Directors decided on 103 extension orders, 11 variation orders, and one combined extension-variation order.
The Board of Directors issued 146 recommendations during its 10 meetings held in September, and requested the renewal of guarantees (initial insurance) for 126 companies. It applied penalty sanctions against 16 companies, while receiving 98 complaints and grievances.
In a separate development, the Central Tenders Board highlighted, via its official website, the key amendments to the Public Tenders Law under Law-Decree No. 94 of 2026. According to the Board’s publication on Tuesday, the main amendments included:
- Article (19) Quota Increase: Public entities may contract without the Board’s approval for amounts not exceeding one million Kuwaiti dinars.
- Article (87) Industrial Catalog: Contractors are required to purchase no less than 30 percent of the products listed in the Industrial Catalog.
