The volume of public procurement rose to 8.1 trillion tenge in 2025

The total volume of public procurement for 2025 reached 8.1 trillion tenge. A record number of market participants have already registered on a single digital platform: about 18 thousand state customers and 120 thousand active suppliers. These indicators were announced by Vice Minister of Finance Dauren Kenbeil at a briefing at the Central Communications Service.

The Law "On Public Procurement," which entered into force on January 1, 2025 on behalf of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, reformed the system. The main achievement is to reduce the time of procurement procedures and increase their transparency due to full automation. An important innovation remains the rating-point system. Thanks to it and the use of elements of artificial intelligence, the winner of the competition is now determined in just 5 days, while before the standard competition took at least 60 days.

Significant growth was demonstrated by the segment of contracts with domestic manufacturers. Serious preferences were introduced for Kazakhstani business: a mandatory advance payment of up to 50% of the contract amount, exemption from financial guarantees and preferential terms for penalties. These measures led to an increase in the volume of contracts with local producers by 23%, to 456 billion tenge.

In parallel, the reform tightened the requirements for participants, creating a reliable barrier for unscrupulous suppliers. The system automatically takes into account information about past violations, which contributes to the formation of a new culture, where business reputation and quality become the main factors.

"We have new targets for 2026. Firstly, we will continue to expand the use of the rating-point system, making it the main mechanism for choosing a supplier. Secondly, it is necessary to complete the unification of rules for the entire public sector and companies with state participation. And another task is to strengthen control over procurement procedures," concluded Vice Minister of Finance Dauren Kenbeil.