Article 56. Criteria for the Selection of the Best Proposals

Public procurement through the selection of the best proposals (hereinafter referred to as selection) shall be carried out if the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously:

criteria for determining the winner have not only a monetary, but also a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the public procurement of goods (works, services);

cost of goods (works, services) under one contract is up to twenty-five thousand (for budget customers — up to six thousand) the size of the basis calculated value.

If the state customers are granted the right to carry out procurements without conducting a tender by the decrees and resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the procurement procedure shall be carried out by selection regardless of the amount of the public procurement. In this case, if the value of the goods (works, services) exceeds twenty-five thousand times (six thousand for budget customers) the basic calculated value, the technical specifications for the public procurement shall be submitted for expert examination to the State Unitary Enterprise “Center for Comprehensive Expertise of Projects and Import Contracts” under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the Center for Comprehensive Expertise) in the manner established by the legislation.

The selection shall be mandatory carried out in electronic form, with the exception of cases provided for by legislation.