Eighth Amendment to the Public Tender Law is on the Way

Since its entry into force on 1 January 2003, the Public Tender Law ("PTL") has been amended seven times in less than four years. The major change proposed by the draft law for amending the PTL ("Draft Law") is the Public Tender Authority’s ("PTA") determination of the goods and service procurements of State Economic Enterprises and Municipal Economic Enterprises that shall not be subject to the PTL, upon the request of the relevant public entity. The principles and procedures applicable for such procurement process shall be determined by the public entity organizing the tender and the regulations thereon shall be announced in the Official Gazette. Other amendments introduced by the Draft Law are summarized below.