Accounts Chamber identifies violations in public procurement worth 10.2 trillion soums over nine months

The scale of violations over nine months

The Accounts Chamber of Uzbekistan has summarized the results of its audits of public procurement for January–September 2026: 18,788 cases of legal violations were identified, totaling 10.2 trillion soums, the agency's press service reported (according to the Uzbek-language version of the statement — Spot.uz). These figures cover only nine months of the year, meaning the final year-end figure may change.

Which sectors lead in the amount of violations

The largest volume of violations was recorded at state-owned enterprises — 3.91 trillion soums, or 38.5% of the total. Second place goes to the transport sector with 2.95 trillion soums (29.1%), of which 1.82 trillion soums relates specifically to roads. They are followed by local authorities (699.7 billion soums, 6.9%), energy (540.9 billion), education and science (384.3 billion), ecology (299.9 billion), and water management (286.4 billion). The list also includes construction (285.3 billion), mining and geology (249.1 billion), judicial bodies (247.6 billion), healthcare (191 billion), state banks (52.6 billion), sports (34.1 billion), and culture (16.4 billion soums).

What was referred to law enforcement and who was held accountable

Materials on procurement worth 4.8 trillion soums were referred to law enforcement agencies for legal assessment. The Russian-language Spot.uz publication details their distribution: 3.9 trillion soums — state-owned enterprises, 384.3 billion — education and science, 156.5 billion — the Unified Customer Service of Navoi region, and 125.9 billion — the Unified Customer Service of Andijan region. The Uzbek-language version of the chamber's statement does not mention the Andijan service. Officials in the transport, water management, and healthcare sectors were held administratively liable; according to data published by the chamber at the end of October, administrative measures were applied based on materials worth 222.3 billion soums.

Context of previous audits

These are not the first reports of problems in the public procurement system this year: Spot previously wrote about violations worth 32 billion soums identified in Karakalpakstan, and about the Competition Committee finding violations in public procurement exceeding 25 billion soums in three regions. The scale of the new Accounts Chamber report — 10.2 trillion soums over nine months — significantly exceeds these regional figures, but the calculation methodologies are not disclosed in the publications, so these data cannot be directly compared.