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Saudi Arabia: Introduction and expansion of local content requirements for government management-consulting and IT service tenders

Announcement

17 Apr 2026

In April 2026, Saudi Arabia's Local Content and Government Procurement Authority announced the introduction and expansion of local content requirements for government management-consulting and IT service tenders.

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2028

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 17 Apr 2026
Public procurement localisation

Recent update from 29 Apr 2026:

On 17 April 2026, Saudi Arabia's Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA) announced a 30% minimum local content requirement for participating in certain government management-cons...

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2027

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 17 Apr 2026
Public procurement preference margin

Recent update from 29 Apr 2026:

On 17 April 2026, Saudi Arabia's Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA) announced the application of a local-content weighting mechanism in the financial evaluation of governmen...

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2027

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2027

Announced: 17 Apr 2026
Public procurement localisation

Recent update from 29 Apr 2026:

On 17 April 2026, Saudi Arabia's Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA) announced a 30% minimum local content requirement for participating in certain government management-cons...

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