What Moldova Law No. 131 of 3 July 2015 on Public Procurement as amended and MTender Platform requires
The Republic of Moldova Law No. 131 of 3 July 2015 on Public Procurement (Legea privind achizitiile publice / Zakon o gosudarstvennykh zakupkakh) effective 1 May 2016 as substantially amended over time (most recently by Law No. 169/2022 effective 1 January 2023 modernisation amendments aligning with EU procurement directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU under the EU-Moldova Association Agreement DCFTA), is the principal Moldovan statute governing procurement of goods, works, and services by contracting authorities including the central public administration (ministries, agencies, sub-agencies), Parliament, the President's Office, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office, local public administration bodies of first and second tiers (rayons, municipalities, communes), state-owned enterprises with majority state participation, public-sector institutions, and other contracting authorities subject to EU procurement directive scope. Law 131/2015 substantially modernised the Moldovan procurement regime aligning with the EU procurement directives as part of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement DCFTA (in force 2016) Chapter Eight (Public Procurement) approximation obligations. The Public Procurement Agency (Agentia Achizitii Publice / AAP, tender.gov.md) under the Ministry of Finance is the central regulatory authority responsible for procurement regulation, oversight, electronic procurement platform operation, and procurement guidance. The MTender platform (mtender.gov.md, achizitii.md) is the mandatory federal e-procurement platform for in-scope procurement. The National Agency for Solving Complaints (Agentia Nationala pentru Solutionarea Contestatiilor / ANSC) is the specialised body for procurement complaints. Procurement methods established by Law 131/2015 art. 31 to 56 comprise (a) Open Tender (Licitatie deschisa, the default open public procedure), (b) Restricted Tender (Licitatie restransa, with prequalification), (c) Competitive Dialogue (Dialog competitiv, for complex acquisitions), (d) Negotiated Procedure with Publication (Procedura negociata cu publicare anuntului de participare), (e) Negotiated Procedure without Publication (Procedura negociata fara publicare anuntului, under prescribed exceptions in art. 56 including emergency and sole-source), (f) Request for Quotations (Cerere a ofertelor de pret), (g) Innovation Partnership (Parteneriat pentru inovare), (h) Design Contest (Concurs de solutii), and (i) Low-Value Procurement (Achizitia publica de mica valoare, for prescribed lower-value contracts). The Court of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova conducts ex-post procurement audit. The Anticorruption Prosecution (Procuratura Anticoruptie) has investigative jurisdiction over procurement-related corruption. Moldova is in WTO accession in the procurement chapter and is NOT yet a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).
Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (Parlamentul Republicii Moldova, legislative authority); President of the Republic of Moldova (signing authority); Ministry of Finance (Ministerul Finantelor, oversight); Public Procurement Agency (Agentia Achizitii Publice / AAP, central regulatory authority); National Agency for Solving Complaints (Agentia Nationala pentru Solutionarea Contestatiilor / ANSC, procurement appeals body); MTender (mtender.gov.md, achizitii.md, federal e-procurement platform); Court of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova (procurement audit); Anticorruption Prosecution (Procuratura Anticoruptie, corruption investigation) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- Moldova Law No. 131 of 3 July 2015 on Public Procurement - principal Moldovan statute on public procurement
- Law No. 169/2022 effective 1 January 2023 - modernisation amendments
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