Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (No. 5)
New procurement fees: domestic bidders pay US$50–US$75 a year to register, international bidders US$850, bid administration fees run US$150–US$500, and contractors pay annual fees from 2% of contract value up to US$180 000 on the biggest international contracts.
The entire fee schedule for public procurement is replaced. Registering as a domestic bidder costs US$50 a year for a micro enterprise, US$60 for a small or medium enterprise and US$75 for anyone larger. International bidders pay US$850.
Bidding itself now carries an administration fee on bids subject to review: US$150 for domestic goods, non-consultancy and consultancy bids, US$200 for domestic construction works, US$400 and US$500 for the international equivalents.
Bid security establishment fees depend on the amount and how long the security must stay valid. On 90-day domestic security, fees run from US$200 for security under US$2 000 to US$1 500 for US$20 000–US$30 000, and 5% of the security above US$30 000. Sixty-day security is cheaper (US$150 to US$1 000, then 4%) and thirty-day cheaper again (US$130 to US$750, then 3,5%). International 90-day security runs from US$350 to US$7 500, then 5% above US$200 000. Extending by thirty days costs half the establishment fee.
Contractors pay annual administration fees on the contract itself. Domestic contracts are charged on a sliding percentage — 2% capped at US$400 between US$10 000 and US$20 000, easing to 0,5% capped at US$15 000 between US$1 million and US$5 million, and a flat US$20 000 above US$5 million. International bids are charged flat amounts from US$600 up to US$180 000 for contracts above US$700 million. Direct procurement by international bidders is 1% of contract value up to US$2,5 million, then US$25 000.
Smaller charges round it out. Exemption applications cost US$450, US$1 250 or US$1 750 by procuring entity class, and authority to conduct procurement US$250, US$500 or US$1 000. Refund requests attract handling fees of 5% for domestic and 10% for international bidders. Conferencing and presentations cost US$200 to US$500, and file searches US$60 for a single file or US$90 per file for multiple.
One oversight is visible in the schedule: the conferencing fees list Levels 1, 2, 3 and 5, but no Level 4. The 2020 and 2021 amendment regulations are repealed.
What changed
- Annual bidder registration: US$50 micro enterprise, US$60 small and medium, US$75 non-MSME, US$850 international
- Bid administration fees of US$150 (domestic goods and services), US$200 (domestic construction), US$400 and US$500 for international equivalents
- Bid security establishment fees tiered by amount and by 90-, 60- or 30-day validity, topping out at 5%, 4% and 3,5% of security respectively
- Extending bid security by thirty days costs 50% of the establishment fee
- Annual contractor fees on domestic contracts from 2% capped at US$400 to a flat US$20 000 above US$5 million
- Annual contractor fees on international bids from US$600 to US$180 000 for contracts above US$700 million
- Exemption application fees of US$450 (Class C), US$1 250 (Class B) and US$1 750 (Class A)
- Authority to conduct procurement: US$250, US$500 or US$1 000 by class
- Handling fees on refunds of 5% for domestic and 10% for international bidders
- SI 49 of 2020 and SI 299 of 2021 are repealed
Who this affects
- companies registered or registering as bidders with PRAZ
- micro, small and medium enterprises bidding for public contracts
- international bidders and contractors
- construction firms tendering for public works
- procuring entities in Classes A, B and C
- contractors holding public contracts and paying annual administration fees
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.