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

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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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3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Jan 2028

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 29 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

Updated: 29 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

Updated: 29 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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