Samruk-Kazyna procurement: how it differs from public procurement

Which rules apply

The quasi-public sector is governed by a separate Law No. 47-VII of 8 June 2021 “On Procurement of Certain Quasi-Public Sector Entities”. The fund itself and companies in which it owns 50% or more of the shares follow the Procurement Procedure of Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC (Порядок осуществления закупок АО «ФНБ «Самрук-Қазына»); the latest version was approved by the Board of Directors on 3 September 2026.

The fund's tenders are published on the zakup.sk.kz portal. A single sign-in with an electronic digital signature (EDS) issued by the National Certification Authority (НУЦ) to the Unified Procurement Platform gives access to goszakup, zakup.sk.kz and the Mitwork platform. In the MyTender catalogue, Samruk-Kazyna and Mitwork lots are listed alongside public procurement — select the platforms in the filter, together with goszakup if you like.

Procurement methods

• tender — open and two-stage, as well as the “price-reduction tender” (тендер на понижение);
• request for price quotations (RFQ) (including the “price-reduction” variant) — up to 10,000 MCI (МРП) a year excluding VAT (43.25 million ₸ in 2026);
• e-shop — up to 20,000 MCI (86.5 million ₸), only for approved categories;
• single-source procurement;
• prequalification (ПКО) with a register of qualified suppliers.

The fund does not use auctions. Deadlines: an open tender is announced at least 10 calendar days before bids are opened (a repeat tender — 5), an RFQ — at least 5 business days before (a repeat RFQ — 3).

Security and dumping

List of unreliable suppliers

Instead of the unscrupulous suppliers register (РНП), the fund keeps a List of unreliable potential suppliers (Перечень ненадёжных потенциальных поставщиков) for 24 months. Grounds: false information, the winner of a tender or RFQ evading the contract, failure to provide performance security, a court ruling on non-performance. Being on this list also shuts you out of regular public procurement — see the article on the unscrupulous suppliers register.

For the rest of the quasi-public sector, complaints are filed before bids are opened or within 2 business days after the results protocol — they are reviewed by the centralized procurement control service, then by the court.

The fund's priorities

The fund gives priority to domestic producers (e-shop, import substitution, offtake contracts), organisations of persons with disabilities and producers of trusted digital products. From 21 September 2026 to 1 July 2027, Astana Hub participants have priority in RFQs for IT works and services from a special list.