Law & Regulation
Law Regulating Government Tenders, Auctions, Purchases and Sales
Establishes the Bahrain Tender Board as an independent regulator of government procurement, with juristic personality reporting to the Council of Ministers, and governs tenders, auctions, purchases and sales above BHD 10,000 across ministries, public authorities, municipalities and wholly state-owned companies.
Legal Significance
What This Instrument Does
Creates the institutional and procedural framework for general government procurement in Bahrain, distinct from the PPP framework above.
Why It Matters
The general procurement gateway for public infrastructure contracts in Bahrain, including Tender Board oversight of qualifying project tenders.
Legal Framework Position
- Public ProcurementPrimary / Framework Instrument
Instrument Overview
- Official Citation
- Legislative Decree No. (36) of 2002
- Instrument Type
- Decree
- Enactment Date
- 1 January 2002
- Last Verified
- 30 September 2026