Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Government Procurement Regulations (Revised)

Promulgated: December 27 2011
Effective: March 1 2012

Applicability: The Regulations apply to the procurement of goods, construction projects and services by state authorities, public institutions, and groups and organisations using fiscal funds. Procurement by enterprises using fiscal funds shall comply with other relevant laws and regulations. Where a construction project is included in the scope of administration of invitation for and submission of bids for constructions projects, the invitation for and submission of bids for the project shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations. Where there are no stipulations on such matter in laws and regulations, these Regulations shall prevail (Article 2).

Main contents: Where procurement is carried out by way of public invitation for bids, the purchaser shall, in accordance with the principle of separation of bid evaluation and bid decision, determine the wining supplier from the bidders recommended by the bid evaluation committee, or confirm the winning supplier determined by the bid evaluation committee as authorised (Article 28). Where the procurement price is higher than the market price and is clearly unreasonable, the bid inviting organisation shall cease government procurement upon the consent of the department in charge (Article 36).