Conditions for organizing bidding for public services in Vietnam

Conditions for organizing bidding for public services in Vietnam (Internet image) 

Circular 105/2008/TT-BTC stipulates the conditions for organizing bidding for public services in Vietnam as follows:

- Bidding shall be organized for public services when the following conditions are met:

• Having a bidding plan and allocated funds for public non-business services put up for bidding.

• Having specified service users;

• Having specified service standards and quality;

• Using state budget funds of VND 500 million or more;

• Having a bidding decision of the head of a central agency (for public non-business services determined as spending tasks of the central budget) or the president of a provincial-level Peoples Committee (for public non-business services determined as spending tasks of the local budget);

- Public non-business services which fully meet the above conditions must be put up for bidding. Only those that do not meet these conditions may apply the form of placement of orders or assignment.

- For land measurement services for the grant of land use rights certificates, the president of a provincial-level Peoples Committee shall, based on practical conditions, decide on bidding for, placement of orders or assignment of these services.

- For public non-business services valued at under VND 500 million while fully meeting the other conditions for bidding, the head of a central agency or the president of a provincial-level Peoples Committee shall, depending on specific conditions, decide on bidding for, placement of orders or assignment of these services.

More details can be found in Circular 105/2008/TT-BTC, which comes into force from December 11, 2008.

Ngoc Tai

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