The key facts

  • Violations identified in procurement worth about 10 billion soums in six regions of Uzbekistan
  • Non-compliance with Article 29 of the law 'On Competition' recorded during tenders
  • Cases initiated against customers, mandatory instructions issued

Violations worth 10 billion soums

Territorial bodies of the Committee for the Development of Competition and Protection of Consumer Rights, during monitoring and examination of complaints in the field of public procurement, identified violations of legislation in procurement worth about 10 billion soums. This was reported by Zamon.uz citing Committee data, as well as Darakchi.uz.

Where violations were recorded

According to the publications, the violations affected organizations in Andijan, Fergana, Jizzakh, Namangan, Navoi, and Samarkand regions. In Andijan region, signs of legislative violations were recorded in procurement by the Improvement Department of the Oltinkul district khokimiyat worth 300 million soums. In Fergana region, 7 procurements of the state institution 'Fergana District Road Use Administration' with a total value of more than 2.5 billion soums were examined. In Jizzakh region, 2 procurements of specialized boarding school No. 2 for hearing-impaired children of the Zarbdor district worth more than 1.4 billion soums were checked.

Medicine, forestry and Samarkand

Violations were also identified in procurement by the Chust district medical association of Namangan region worth about 1.8 billion soums and in 7 procurements of the Khatirchi state forestry enterprise of Navoi region with a total value of about 1.7 billion soums. In Samarkand region, measures were taken regarding procurement by the Samarkand branch of 'Oʻzyoʻlkoʻprik klasteri' worth 1.7 billion soums and the state institution 'Ozodlik' worth 410 million soums.

The essence of the violations

According to the Committee, during the selection of the best offers and examination of tender bidding, non-compliance with the requirements of Article 29 of the law 'On Competition' was identified. Actions restricting competition or capable of leading to its restriction in bidding were recorded.

Measures taken

Special commissions of the Committee's territorial administrations initiated cases against customer organizations. Measures were taken to eliminate legislative violations, financial fines were applied in certain cases, and materials were sent to the relevant bodies for legal assessment. In addition, mandatory instructions were given to customer organizations to prevent similar cases in the future.