Dear Readers,

Numerous amendments to the legislation on procurements are coming into effect in 2020. Changes are being made both to the Law on Procurements (hereinafter “Law No. 44-FZ”) and to the Law on Procurements by Certain Legal Entities (hereinafter “Law No. 223-FZ”).

First and foremost, these amendments concern registration in the Unified Information System (UIS), compliance with the national regime, procedures for procurement by specific means (procurement from a sole supplier, request for bids), but also certain other issues.

On the one hand, the changes make procurement procedures more complex (certain deadlines have been moved up, while the amount of documents to be submitted has grown); on the other hand, there are new opportunities (simplification of the procedure to conclude life-cycle contracts).

This newsletter provides an overview of the main changes in procurement legislation that are important to potential suppliers. We also look briefly at planned amendments to Law No. 44-FZ and certain regulatory acts.

Best regards,
Kamil Karibov