The public procurement in Qatar is governed by Law no. 24 of 2015 on Regulation of Tenders and Auctions (the "New Procurement Law") which came in to existence on 13 June 2016, and apply to all government ministries, agencies, authorities and institutions except Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar Petroleum, the police and defence forces and institutions where contracts could be of confidential nature. Some of the main objectives of the new law are: promote greater efficiency in public procurement, decentralizing the tendering process, streamlining dispute resolution process, use of two-stage tendering and exempting SMEs from being required to provide performance bonds and payment guarantees.
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