Kazakhstan unscrupulous suppliers register: who gets listed

Author — Azat Masaurov. Checked against the law on 19.10.2026.

Grounds for listing

The list is closed. It is set out in para. 4 of Art. 8 of Law No. 106-VIII "On Public Procurement":

1. False information. This means information on qualification requirements or documents that affect the price. The fact can be established by the authorized body or state audit bodies at any stage of the procurement (Art. 14).
2. Evading the conclusion of a contract. The winner did not sign the contract within the deadline set by the Public Procurement Rules. Or signed it but did not pay the performance security and/or the anti-dumping amount (para. 5 of Art. 17).
3. Non-performance of the contract.
4. Improper performance of the contract. There is an exception here: the customer does not go to court if the supplier has paid the penalty, performed the contract and caused no damage.

The participant in second place and suppliers under single-source contracts are not listed (para. 21 of the Register Rules). Nor are suppliers in a number of single-source procurement cases, for example purchases from natural monopolies (para. 11 of Art. 8).

According to the portal's statistics, more than half of the entries are for non-performance or improper performance of a contract. About 17 % more are for evading a contract.

Who adds a supplier to the register

The procedure depends on the ground.

• False information, non-performance and improper performance — only by court decision. The customer or organizer files a claim within 30 calendar days: from the day it learned of the violation, or, for non-performance, from the day the contract was terminated or expired. After the decision enters into force, the customer sends it via the portal to the authorized body within 3 working days. The authorized body enters the information in the register within 7 working days.
• Evading a contract — without a court. If the contract is not signed on the portal on time, the authorized body's decision is issued via the portal and the supplier is listed automatically. If the security is not paid, the customer decides within 3 working days to recognize the supplier as unscrupulous, and the authorized body enters it in the register.

For how long

24 months (para. 7 of Art. 8). The term runs from the day the court decision enters into force, or, for evading a contract, from the day of the authorized body's decision. The entry is removed automatically no later than one working day after the term ends.

What is prohibited and who it applies to

While a company is on the register, it cannot take part in public procurement (subpara. 7 of para. 1 of Art. 7). The ban is wider than it seems:

• a supplier is not admitted if its director, founder or major shareholder is linked to the management or capital of a listed company;
• a company is not admitted if its director, founder or major shareholder is a listed sole proprietor;
• a sole proprietor is not admitted if they are the director, founder or major shareholder of a listed company.

A new LLP (limited liability partnership) with the same director or founder will not get around the ban. The same restrictions apply if the supplier is on the register of unscrupulous participants in quasi-public sector procurement or on the list of unreliable suppliers of the Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund (para. 2 of Art. 7).

How to check yourself and a counterparty

The register is free and open to everyone (para. 10 of Art. 8).

1. Open goszakup.gov.kz/ru/registry/rnu. In the portal menu, it is "Registers" ("Реестры") → "Register of unscrupulous public procurement participants" ("Реестр недобросовестных участников ГЗ").
2. Enter the BIN/IIN or the name. There are separate fields for the founder's BIN/IIN ("БИН, ИИН учредителя"), the ground, and the dates of inclusion and removal.
3. Check the quasi-public sector register separately: goszakup.gov.kz/ru/registry/rnu_quasi.

Check not only yourself but also your subcontractors and consortium partners, as well as companies where your director or founder is involved in another business.

How to get off the register early

There are three grounds for removal (para. 8 of Art. 8): the term has expired, a court has overturned the decision recognizing the supplier as unscrupulous, or the authorized body has removed the entry following the conciliation commission.

• For evading a contract, file a petition with the customer's conciliation commission no later than 10 working days from the day you learned of the listing (para. 6 of Art. 8). The commission must include representatives of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs "Atameken". If the commission supports removal, the customer applies to the authorized body. The removal decision is made within 3 working days.
• For the other grounds, the dispute goes to court. If a higher court overturns the decision, the information is removed at the supplier's request within 3 working days after receipt of a certified copy of the court act.

The decision to list a supplier can be appealed under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (para. 9 of Art. 8). The 10-day deadline for the petition is short, so it is best to bring in a lawyer right away.

How to stay off the register

• Before bidding, check all qualification documents. False information means court and a two-year ban.
• Keep money for performance security ready in advance; more: tparser.kz/en/guides/bid-security/.
• If you cut the price significantly, calculate the anti-dumping amount before bidding. Not paying it also counts as evasion: tparser.kz/en/guides/dumping/.
• Watch the contract signing deadline on the portal and check your digital signature (EDS) in advance.
• If problems with performance arise, warn the customer in writing, pay the penalty and complete the contract. The law does not require a claim if the supplier has paid the penalty, fulfilled its obligations and caused no damage.

The Samruk-Kazyna list is a different list

The Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund keeps its own list of unreliable potential suppliers. It is maintained under the Fund's procurement rules on the zakup.sk.kz portal, not under the public procurement law. But the law links them: a company on this list is also barred from public procurement (para. 2 of Art. 7). So it is worth checking both lists.

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