Tenders in Iraq

Public procurement in Iraq

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law

Instructions for the Implementation of Public Contracts No. 1 of 2025 (2025)

Regulator

Ministry of Planning – Government Contracts Department

Official portal

Iraq Unified Window for Advertisements and Tenders (Ministry of Planning)

WTO procurement agreement

Iraq is not a party to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.

Foreign bidders

Foreign firms may take part; international tenders are also advertised through the commercial attachés at Iraqi embassies abroad. A foreign firm that is required to register a branch in Iraq has 45 days from the award decision to sign the contract.

Notice languages

Arabic

Currency

IQD

Good to know

The 2025 Instructions were published in the Official Gazette (Al-Waqai al-Iraqiya No. 4849, 17 November 2025), take effect 90 days after publication and replace Instructions No. 2 of 2014.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$254.4 billion

Exports (2024)

US$111.2 billion in goods and services

Imports (2024)

US$104.5 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2024)

77% of GDP

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Iraq on FreeTender right now

230 open notices; the busiest sectors are energy & power (47), healthcare & pharma (46), it & telecom (39), construction & infrastructure (29) and oil, gas & petrochemicals (28).

Most active buyers: الشركة العامة لتسويق الادوية (كيماديا) (45), الشركة العامة لتوزيع كهرباء الفرات الاوسط (16), شركة مصافي الجنوب - قسم العقود والمشتريات (14), وزارة الكهرباء - دائرة الاستثمارات والعقود (14), الشركة العامة لانتاج الطاقة - المنطقة الجنوبية - مقر الشركة (11).

Sources: mop.gov.iq · mop.gov.iq · itp.iq

About tenders in Iraq

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