Tenders in Qatar

Public procurement in Qatar

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

Law No. 24 of 2015 Regulating Tenders and Auctions (2015)

Regulator

Ministry of Finance – department regulating government procurement

Official portal

Monaqasat – Unified Website of State Procurement

WTO procurement agreement

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

Foreign bidders

Companies must hold a Ministry of Finance classification to take part in government tenders. The Council of Ministers can require some items to be bought from national products, and the Ministry has postponed making a Local Value certificate mandatory for bidding until early 2027.

Notice languages

Arabic, English

Currency

QAR

Good to know

Qatar Energy, the Qatar Investment Authority and classified contracts of the armed forces and security bodies are outside the law's scope. Implementing rules are in Council of Ministers Decision No. 16 of 2019.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$215.6 billion

Exports (2022)

US$161.7 billion in goods and services

Imports (2022)

US$74.5 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2022)

100% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

3.7% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

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

Qatar on FreeTender right now

255 open notices; the busiest sectors are healthcare & pharma (54), construction & infrastructure (39), it & telecom (31), transport & logistics (17) and sports, recreation & events (16).

Most active buyers: Hamad Medical Corporation (61), Public Works Authority (Ashghal), Qatar (38), Public Works Authority (36), QatarEnergy (13), Ministry of Endowments and Islamic (10).

Sources: almeezan.qa · monaqasat.mof.gov.qa

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