The Time Limit Problem in Complaints Concerning the Tender Documents of Negotiated Procedures Without Notice

03 November 2025

A significant proportion of tenders under Public Procurement Law No. 4734 are conducted under the negotiated procedure without notice provided for in Article 21(b), 21(c) and 21(f). Negotiated procedure tenders are not the principal tender procedure under the Law. Tenders of this kind may be held where circumstances of unforeseeability, natural disaster or special conditions requiring urgency arise. Because competition and participation are limited, it is a type of tender in which the risk of corruption is considerable.