Procurement Risk:
Critical
Score:
9/100
Government Policy
Q57
0/100
Does the country have legislation covering defence and security procurement with clauses specific to corruption risks, and are any items exempt from these laws?
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Qatar has no defence legislation that covers defence and national security purchases [1,2]. The…
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Qatar has no procurement legislation that covers defence and national security procurement [1,2,3,4,5].
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, as Qatar has no procurement legislation that covers defence and national security procurement [1,2,3,4,5], and thus…
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Q58
17/100
Is the defence procurement cycle process, from assessment of needs, through contract implementation and sign-off, all the way to asset disposal, disclosed to the public?
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The defence procurement cycle is partially formalized. There are internal guidelines and mechanisms in the armed forces and in other security agencies that regulate…
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Whilst in theory, each defence and security institution should have their own procurement cycle process, in practice, these processes are not formalised, are confidential,…
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There are internal guidelines and mechanisms in the armed forces and in other security agencies that regulate the procurement process [1,2]. This is due…
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Q59
0/100
Are defence procurement oversight mechanisms in place and are these oversight mechanisms active and transparent?
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The defence and security institutions in Qatar do not have any oversight mechanisms. Oversight mechanisms are almost non-existent in the armed forces and the…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable as there are no procurement oversight mechanisms (see Q59A). The oversight mechanisms are vague, basic, and inefficient,…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable as there are no procurement oversight mechanisms (see Q59A). There are no defence procurement oversight mechanisms in…
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Although Qatar does not release much information about the defence sector, our sources confirm that the MoD has a strategic unit that assesses its…
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There is no public information available on planned purchases. However, strategic purchases such as jets and tanks are made public as a part of…
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The Qatari Government does not release any information in relation to defence purchases on its official website. The only online presence of the MoD…
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It has been established that the Qatari Government does not release any official information about its purchases through official means. [1] As there is…
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Capability Gap and Requirements Definition
Q62
0/100
What procedures and standards are companies required to have – such as compliance programmes and business conduct programmes – in order to be able to bid for work for the Ministry of Defence or armed forces?
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There is no evidence of laws or procedures detailing how the Government discriminates in its selection of suppliers. Suppliers or sub-contractors are not required…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no evidence of laws or procedures detailing how the Government discriminates in its selection…
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Q63
0/100
Are procurement requirements derived from a national defence and security strategy, and are procurement decisions well-audited? Are defence purchases based on clearly identified and quantified requirements?
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There is no evidence of the existence of a defence procurement strategy. The only information of relevance to Qatar’s defence procurement is linked to…
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It has been established throughout this assessment that the defence sector is not typically subject to any form of scrutiny, and that its purchases…
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As has been established above, Qatar does not seem to have a national security and defence strategy, or its strategy is kept secret. Due…
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Tender Solicitation, Assessment and Contract Award
Q64
0/100
Is defence procurement generally conducted as open competition or is there a significant element of single-sourcing (that is, without competition)?
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The majority of defence procurement is not conducted through open competition, and there is no evidence of a single defence competition announcement. It has…
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Although there is no external oversight mechanism, and there is very little internal oversight mechanism, these units have no power to question or influence…
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Q65
6/100
Are tender boards subject to regulations and codes of conduct and are their decisions subject to independent audit to ensure due process and fairness?
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There is little to no information about defence and military procurement. There are internal tender boards that bidders have access to. Such boards are…
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As there are no official oversight mechanisms (external) and minimal internal oversights, access to data by these units is limited to non-existent. [1] Besides…
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As the tender board is restricted, one can conclude that there is no transparency. In many cases, tender boards contain a call for bidding,…
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As there are no official oversight mechanisms (external) and minimal internal oversights, access to data by these units is limited to non-existent. [1] Besides…
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Q66
0/100
Does the country have legislation in place to discourage and punish collusion between bidders for defence and security contracts?
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There are very limited guidelines that deal with defence procurement in general. These guidelines and internal policies do not address collusion in defence procurement…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, as with the lack of a legal framework discouraging and punishing collusion between bidders, assessing its…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, as with the lack of a legal framework discouraging and punishing collusion between bidders, assessing its…
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There is no evidence that procurement officials receive training on identifying collusion in bidding practices [1,2].
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Contract Delivery and In-Service Support
Q67
19/100
Are there mechanisms and procedures that ensure that contractors meet their obligations on reporting and delivery?
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There are some formal policies and procedures outlining how to monitor, assess and report on a supplier’s service and/or delivery obligations as part of…
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Reporting on delivery obligations occur via templates and forms. These forms are filled in by officers and then sent to the relevant units (finance,…
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In procurement, officials usually conduct monitoring activities to ensure that deliveries comply with contractual obligations, but do not look through them. This happens to…
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There are cases where breaches of contract are sanctioned. These cases could include poor quality of goods (food, clothes, or services). In general, no…
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Q68
33/100
Are there mechanisms in place to allow companies to complain about perceived malpractice in procurement, and are companies protected from discrimination when they use these mechanisms?
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Although most of the tenders are single sourced, there are rare cases when bidders have needed to complain. To do so, they use informal…
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As Qatar is a small country, with a small number of soldiers and military personnel, there are rare cases when a supplier needs to…
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Companies prefer not to complain; they normally use informal channels with commanders and officials to solve problems such as collusion and mis-practices, so that…
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Procurement officials have no authority or power to sanction the corrupt activities of suppliers. Commanders, heads of units, and procurement committees may do this.…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable because procurement officials have no authority or power to sanction the corrupt activities of suppliers (see Q69A)..…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable because procurement officials have no authority or power to sanction the corrupt activities of suppliers (see Q69A)..…
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Offset Contracts
Q70
0/100
When negotiating offset contracts, does the government specifically address corruption risk by imposing anti-corruption due diligence on contractors and third parties?
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Qatar has no requirements or formal policies to manage offset contracts, including reporting, monitoring, and delivery obligations. [1,2,3,4] Offset contracts are spread out in…
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According to our sources, the government does not impose any anti-corruption regulations within the armed forces or the MoD agencies/ units. Therefore, it is…
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Qatar has no requirements or formal policies to manage offset contracts, including reporting, monitoring, and delivery obligations. [1,2,3,4] Offset contracts are spread out in…
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Offset contracts are not available for the public. [1,2,3] However, in some cases, they are published if they include large sums and strategic deals…
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The Government’s monitoring of offset contracts is minimal. Officials within the armed forces or the MoD have no authority to monitor or report on…
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There is a total lack of transparency in offset contracting, as these contracts are mostly granted by the Emir office through the officer of…
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As the country does not have a mechanism of public deliberation, it is hard to justify offset contracts. [1] Additionally, offset contracts are granted…
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Agents / Brokers
Q73
75/100
How strongly does the government control the company’s use of agents and intermediaries in the procurement cycle?
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Q74
0/100
Are the principal aspects of the financing package surrounding major arms deals, (such as payment timelines, interest rates, commercial loans or export credit agreements) made publicly available prior to the signing of contracts?
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There are no details available to the public about financing packages surrounding arms deals, and there is no evidence whether a financing package exists…
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Seller Influence
Q75
NS/100
How common is it for defence acquisition decisions to be based on political influence by selling nations?
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. It is extremely common for defence decisions to be driven by the political influence…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. It has become clear throughout this assessment that the defence sector is not subject…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Domestic political pressure, in relation to defence decisions, does not exist. [1] The country has…
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