Nepal Government Proposes Ending Mandatory Newspaper Publication for Public Tenders

Kathmandu. Government tender advertisements will no longer be required to be published in daily newspapers. The amendment proposal to the Public Procurement Act, prepared by the government, includes a provision that eliminates the need to print tender notices when processed through electronic means.The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has released the draft of the amendment bill for public feedback. Previously, Section 14 (1) of the Public Procurement Act mandated that notices for any tender or pre-qualification proposal must be published in a national daily newspaper, with international media options...