The Anti-Corruption Agency has conducted a study of the case mentioned in the news ‘262.0 million soums spent to purchase New Year tree decorations in Kashkadarya’, published on Daryo.uz website on March 27, 2023.

The study of the public procurement procedure for the purchase of New Year tree decorations by order of the Koson District Improvement Department revealed a violation of the requirements of articles 7, 8, 10, 14 and 26 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan ‘On Public Procurement’.

In particular, in violation of the principles of the expediency and necessity of public procurement, a rational and economical way to conduct them within a reasonable time, the Koson District Improvement Department conducted public procurement for the purchase of New Year tree decorations on March 27 for the New Year holidays held in December 2022 and January 2023.

On this basis, on March 31, 2023, a statutory notice was sent to the customer to annul the protocol of the Procurement Commission. The collected materials were submitted to the State Financial Control Inspectorate for taking action.

On April 4, 2023, at the statutory notice of the Agency, the Koson District Improvement Department annulled the protocol of the Procurement Commission.

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