Law on state procurement. Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food security Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law states the general legislative and economic principles governing State procurement. Its purpose is to: (a) provide for the rational and economical expenditure of financial resources allocated for State procurement; (b) develop sound competition between suppliers producing goods, works and services meeting State needs; (c) provide a just and non-discriminative approach for participants of procurement proceedings; (d) achieve transparency and public participation in State procurement; and (e) create a single, integrated procurement system and promote public confidence in such system. Public procurement shall be applicable to any type of commodities (including raw materials, manufactured goods, equipment, buildings, etc.) in solid, liquid or gas form, and to electrical power. Procurement shall also include services associated with the goods if the cost of such services is not higher than that of the goods. The Public procurement agency shall be the state institution responsible for public procurement and supply. Methods of State procurement shall be: (a) open tendering; (b) closed tendering; and (c) single-source procurement. Full text English Website www.tech.org.ge References - Legislation Repealed by Law of Georgia on Public Procurement (No. 1388-IS of 2005) Legislation | Georgia | 2005 (2019) Keyword: Framework law, Agricultural commodities, Governance, Procedural matters, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Business/industry/corporations, Access-to-information, Contract/agreement, Public land, Public participation Source: FAO, FAOLEX