Article 76. Public Control of Procurement Procedures

Public control of procurement procedures shall be carried out in order to promote the development and improvement of public procurement, prevent and detect violations of the requirements of the legislation on public procurement and inform state customers, authorized state bodies about the identified violations.

Public control of procurement procedures shall be carried out through the implementation of the principles of openness and transparency.

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, self-governing bodies of citizens, as well as non-state non-commercial organizations and mass media registered in the manner prescribed by legislation, shall have the right to exercise public control over compliance with the legislation on public procurement.

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, self-governing bodies of citizens, as well as non-governmental non-commercial organizations and mass media registered in the manner prescribed by legislation, exercising public control, shall have the right to:

prepare proposals for improving the legislation on public procurement;

send requests to state customers for information on the implementation of procurement procedures and on the progress of execution of contracts;

carry out independent monitoring of procurement procedures and assessment of the effectiveness of public procurement, including an assessment of their compliance with the requirements of this Law;

apply to state bodies with the initiative to conduct verification activities;

apply to law enforcement agencies in cases of violations in the actions (inaction) of the state customer, the operator of the electronic public procurement system, the authorized body, procurement commissions and their members;

appeal to court in accordance with the legislation.