On office control of public procurement

Since the beginning of 2025, a consistent reform of the public procurement system has continued, aimed at ensuring transparency, efficiency and legal certainty of procurement procedures. One of the key directions of this reform was the strengthening of the role of cameral control.

By order of the acting Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 6, 2025 No. 425, amendments were made to the Rules for Public Procurement dated 09.10.2024 No. 687.

In particular, the changes affected:

• Confirmation of work experience on facilities where customers are non-state legal entities (extra-budgetary funds) - only on technically complex facilities;
• Limit on the number of considered objects (work experience) in the tender as a criterion affecting the competitive price offer - no more than 3 objects per year;
• Confirmation of work experience on facilities where customers are government agencies, entities of the quasi-public sector, and the source of funding is government investments;
• Determination of works for which dumping is 20% - for routine repair of buildings, structures and roads;
• Experience in work not related to construction is taken into account only for the average repair of roads.

The 2025 legislative updates are not just formal changes, but systemic measures aimed at increasing confidence in public procurement.

Cameral control in this context acts as a filter that prevents the conclusion of dubious contracts and promotes fair competition among suppliers.