Decision support · Nepal

Procurement Method Finder खरिद विधि छनोट

Turn the approved cost estimate and procurement context into a clear method, procedure and legal basis under Nepal's public procurement framework.

Act: 2nd Amendment · Regulations: 16th Amendment · SBDs reviewed 9 Sep 2026

Describe the procurement

The result updates as you enter the case.

What are you procuring?

Approved cost estimate

NPR

Enter the approved estimate including applicable components.

Does a special situation apply?

Use the ordinary value-based route

An international-bidding condition appliesDomestic competition is unavailable, national bidding failed, donor terms require it, or the requirement is specially complex.This requires a multi-year agreementThis affects eligibility for several special methods.

Standard route

Recommended procurement method

National open competitive bidding

Open NCBNPR 25,00,000

Use open national bidding for the works requirement.

Why this route

The approved estimate exceeds NPR 2,000,000.

Required next steps

01
Approve the specification or design, cost estimate, procurement plan and bidding document.
02
Publish the national open-bid notice through the required electronic system.
03
Evaluate bids against only the disclosed responsiveness and qualification criteria.

Official PPMO documents

Use the document for this route

1 file

PPMOWorks NCB · Single-stage, single envelopeWithout qualification requirement, up to NPR 20 million · revised 12 Aug 2026Open PPMO ↗

Checks before proceeding

Do not divide a procurement package to avoid a threshold or change the applicable method.
Re-check international bidding if the domestic market cannot provide competitive supply or if donor conditions apply.

Legal basis

Act · Section 9

Open bidding is the default where practicable

Printed p. 13

Regulations · Rule 31

Open bidding above NPR 2,000,000

Printed p. 33

What this finder checks

Value threshold

Direct, quotation, open-bid and consulting-EOI boundaries.

Market condition

National, international, limited-market and sole-source routes.

Special eligibility

Government e-marketplace, community, force account, catalogue, buy-back and lump-sum methods.

Procedure

Two-envelope use, shortlist route, approvals and mandatory checks.

Source control

Compiled legal source set

ACT

Public Procurement Act, 2063

Compiled through the 2nd Amendment · 2083 · Official source ↗

REG

Public Procurement Regulations, 2064

16th Amendment Gazette · 2083 · Official source ↗

This finder provides indicative decision support, not an approval or legal opinion. Confirm current gazette amendments, PPMO instructions, donor conditions, delegated authority and project-specific facts before starting procurement.