Introduction Debarment from public tenders in Turkey is one of the most serious sanctions in Turkish public procurement law. A company that is prohibited from participating in public tenders may lose access to public contracts, public construction projects, service procurements, supply tenders, municipal tenders, public hospital procurements, infrastructure works and other public-sector opportunities. For contractors, […]
Introduction Tender security and performance bonds are among the most important legal and financial instruments in Turkish public procurement law. Every company participating in public tenders in Turkey must understand how guarantees work, when they are required, which forms are accepted, how they must be submitted, when they are returned and under which circumstances they […]
Introduction Abnormally low bids are one of the most important and frequently disputed issues in Turkish public procurement law. In public tenders, bidders often compete aggressively on price. However, a very low price may raise serious concerns for the contracting authority. If a bidder offers a price that appears too low compared with other bids […]
Introduction The Public Procurement Authority in Turkey, known in Turkish as Kamu İhale Kurumu, is one of the most important institutions in Turkish public procurement law. It plays a central role in ensuring that public tenders are conducted in accordance with the principles of transparency, competition, equal treatment, reliability, confidentiality, public supervision and efficient use […]
Introduction Public tenders in Turkey are highly formal administrative procedures. A company may lose a public procurement tender not because its bid is commercially weak, but because the contracting authority applied the rules unlawfully, drafted a discriminatory technical specification, accepted a non-compliant competitor’s bid, rejected valid documents, miscalculated an abnormally low tender explanation or cancelled […]
Introduction Public procurement tenders in Turkey offer significant business opportunities for Turkish and foreign companies. Public authorities, municipalities, universities, public hospitals, ministries, state-owned entities and other contracting authorities regularly procure goods, services and construction works through tender procedures. These tenders may involve infrastructure projects, construction works, medical equipment, software, information technologies, cleaning services, security services, […]
Introduction Turkey’s public procurement market offers significant opportunities for foreign companies. Public institutions, municipalities, universities, hospitals, ministries, state-owned entities and other contracting authorities regularly purchase goods, services and construction works through public tenders. These tenders may involve construction, infrastructure, medical equipment, software, information technologies, engineering, defence-related supply chains, transportation, logistics, industrial machinery, energy, consultancy, cleaning […]
Introduction The EKAP system in Turkey, officially known as the Electronic Public Procurement Platform, is one of the most important digital tools in Turkish public procurement law. Public tenders in Turkey are no longer managed only through physical documents, printed tender files and face-to-face administrative procedures. Today, many public procurement transactions are conducted, recorded, verified […]
Introduction Public procurement contracts in Turkey are governed by a special legal regime. Once a public tender is completed under Public Procurement Law No. 4734, the contractual phase is mainly regulated by Public Procurement Contracts Law No. 4735. This distinction is extremely important for companies, contractors, suppliers, service providers and foreign investors participating in Turkish […]
Introduction Public tenders in Turkey are highly formal administrative procedures. A company may have the best technical capacity, the most competitive price and strong commercial experience, yet still lose a tender because of an unlawful tender document, discriminatory technical specification, incorrect bid evaluation, wrongful exclusion, defective abnormally low bid assessment or unlawful award decision. For […]