Article 23. Participant in Procurement Procedures

A participant in procurement procedures (hereinafter referred to as the participant) shall be an individual or legal entity that is a resident or non-resident of the Republic of Uzbekistan, participating in the procurement procedure as a bidder for public procurement.

The participant shall have the right to:

access to information on public procurement to the extent provided for by legislation;

submit requests to the state customer or a specialized organization involved by them and receive clarifications on the procedures, requirements and conditions for conducting specific public procurement;

participate in the opening of proposals by the procurement commission in accordance with the established procedure;

appeal the results of procurement procedures to the Commission for consideration of complaints in the field of public procurement;

make changes to offers or withdraw them in accordance with the legislation.

The participant shall be obliged to:

comply with the requirements of the legislation on public procurement;

submit proposals and documents that meet the requirements of the procurement documentation, and be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided;

disclose information about the main beneficial owner;

conclude a contract with the state customer in the event of recognition them as the winner in the manner and within the time limits stipulated by legislation.

The participant and its affiliated person shall not be entitled to participate in the same lot for electronic shop, simplified procedure for small-value procurement, auction, selection of the best proposals, tender, and two-stage public procurements.