Dispute Resolution Relating To Tenders And Administrative Contracts

The complexity of the procedural, technical and substantive issues related to the procurement and performance of obligations by contractors contracting with the government requires different dispute resolution procedures depending on when a dispute arises and the nature of the contract.

Disputes arising between bidders and the government during the bidding stage but before a contract is concluded, and disputes arising after the execution of the contract, have two different dispute resolution procedures according to law. Specifically, Law No. 24 of 2015 Regulating Tenders and Bids ("Tender Law") sets out the framework and requirements governing tenders and bids offered by ministries, government bodies, authorities and public institutions in Qatar. Comprehensive executive regulations were subsequently enacted by virtue of Council of Ministers Decision No. 16 of 2019 ("Executive Regulations").