Procurement in Kazakhstan
Procurement in Kazakhstan in figures
Thousands of people in Kazakhstan work on these tenders every day, on the buying side and on the selling side. Central Asia Procurement will be the first association they can join in their own name, and it will give them a professional credential.
- 18,000
- active public buyers on the national procurement portal in 2025 (Ministry of Finance)
- 120,000
- active suppliers on the same portal in 2025 (Ministry of Finance)
- 8.1 trillion
- tenge of public contracts registered in 2025, about 5% of GDP (Ministry of Finance, Bureau of National Statistics)
The three figures cover public procurement under the Law on Public Procurement and come from the Ministry of Finance (gov.kz, 30 January 2026). The share of GDP is our calculation from the preliminary GDP for 2025 published by the Bureau of National Statistics, 159.6 trillion tenge. Quasi-state and private buying is not included.
Quasi-state companies buy on a scale close to the state
Contracts in 2025, trillion tenge
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Public procurement, contracts registered | 8.1 |
| Samruk-Kazyna group, through its procurement portal | 6.9 |
The two figures have different bases and are not added.
Single-source purchases fell from 64% to 24% of public procurement
Single-source purchases, share of public procurement
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 64% |
| 2024 | 23% |
| 2025 | 24% |
The years 2018 to 2023 are not shown. The figures for 2017 and 2024 are from the Minister of Finance, and the figure for 2025 is from the Ministry, both as reported in the press.
In a rating-point tender the winner is now chosen in about 5 days, according to the Ministry of Finance
Days to choose the winner in a rating-point tender
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Before the 2024 law, at least | 60 days |
| Now, about | 5 days |
The figures are those given by the Ministry.
More bids per lot on the Samruk-Kazyna portal
3.64
bids per lot on average in 2025, up from 2.74 in 2022
85%
of the group's purchases by number went to small and medium-sized businesses
Figures from Samruk-Kazyna, as reported in the press.
What changed in the procurement rules in 2025?
3
working days
for a bidder to file a complaint through the portal
3
working days
for the buyer to decide it
50%
advance payment
for a supplier on the register of Kazakhstani producers
The Law on Public Procurement of 1 July 2024 has applied since 1 January 2025. Where a complaint is allowed, a bidder has 3 working days to file it through the portal, and the buyer decides it within 3 working days. Results picked automatically by the portal cannot be challenged this way (Article 25). Under the Public Procurement Rules, a supplier on the register of Kazakhstani producers receives a 50% advance payment.
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