Legal regulation of procurement by quasi-public sector entities in the Republic of Kazakhstan: problems and solutions

Abstract

This article examines the features of the legal regulation of procurement by quasi-public sector entities in the Republic of Kazakhstan in modern conditions. Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has repeatedly spoken about the need to reform the public procurement system and unify it with the procurement system by quasipublic sector entities, but problems remain unresolved, and the situation has not changed fundamentally even with the adoption of the new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On Public Procurement» on July 1, 2024. For a long time, the problems associated with the organization and conduct of purchases by quasi-public sector entities have only accumulated and have practically not been solved. But the time has come for radical reform, it is necessary to seriously reconsider existing approaches to the legal regulation of relations in the field of public and quasi-public procurement. In this regard, the authors substantiate the need to develop and adopt a new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On Public and other related procurement», the scope of regulation of which should include, along with public procurement, procurement by subjects of the quasi-public sector and other purchases of goods, works and services, since along with subjects of the quasi-public sector there are other affiliated with The State is participating, but uniform rules for their organization and conduct should be established for all of them.