BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 23. The total amount of
single-source procurement in Azerbaijan rose by 532 million manat
($312.9 million) in 2025.
This was reported by the Chairman of the Chamber of Accounts of
Azerbaijan, Vugar Gulmammadov, in a joint interview with Trend News Agency and
Public Television.
According to him, a comparison of 2023-2025 shows that the
growth rate of non-competitive procurement is higher than
competitive procurement.
"Last year, 9,035 procurements were carried out using the
single-source procurement method. Although this indicator decreased
by 7.6% in terms of number, it means a growth of about 10% or 532
million manat in terms of amount," he said.
Gulmammadov noted that single-source procurement is widely used
in international practice, especially in the military and defense
industry.
He added that, according to research by the European Court of
Auditors, more than 30% of public procurement in European countries
is conducted as "single-bid tenders" with only one supplier
participating, which is essentially a procurement model that
restricts competition.
