2nd Government Procurement Plan Forum 2025 Kicks Off.

Doha: Under the patronage of the Ministry of Finance and in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Qatar Development Bank, and Qatar Chamber, the second edition of the Government Procurement Plan Forum 2025 kicked off Monday and will continue until November 6. The launch of the forum was attended by HE Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, HE Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, HE Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, HE Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Thani, HE President of the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) Dr. Eng. Saad bin Ahmed Al Mohannadi, and CEO of Qatar Development Bank Abdulrahman Hisham Al Suwaidi. According to Qatar News Agency, the organization of this forum comes within the framework of the State of Qatar's efforts and keenness to enhance the role of the private sector as a key partner in economic development and to highlight initiatives aimed at providing a stimulating environment for the work and growth of local companies. It also aims to attract private sector companies, entrepreneurs, investors, owners of multi-level companies, and economic institutions. The forum is based on presenting the general government procurement plan for the year 2025 in order to evaluate the expected work and needs. It is expected that 3303 tenders will be issued distributed over 21 economic sectors for the coming year compared to 16 economic sectors for the current year, and more than 189 economic activities for the coming year according to the international ISIC classification compared to 100 activities for the current year. About 71 percent of the tenders fall into five main economic sectors, namely the information and communications sector, the administrative and support services sector, the wholesale and retail trade sector, the professional, scientific and technical activities sector, and the manufacturing and repair sector. Many ministries and governmen t departments are participating in organizing this forum in its second edition, including the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Public Works Authority, the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), Hamad Medical Corporation, and the Primary Health Care Corporation. The forum also featured many working papers presented by cooperating parties, which discuss topics of financing raw materials, competitive cost, and access to local markets. It underscored local value and its economic impact, as well as the evaluation of companies' performance in implementing contracts, benefits and exemptions provided to national factories, small, medium and micro enterprises, and the automation of government tenders electronically to enhance the transparency and effectiveness of government procurement processes and accelerate them.