Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Public procurement in Uzbekistan totalled 281.8 trillion soums in the first nine months of 2026, with 1,595,842 transactions concluded during the period, the Agency for Industrial Cooperation and Public Procurement reported.
Purchases conducted through competitive methods accounted for 170.5 trillion soums. The procedures generated savings of 12.1 trillion soums.
By region, Tashkent recorded the highest volume of public procurement, at 111.2 trillion soums. The figure reached 50.3 trillion soums in Navoi Region and 28.8 trillion soums in Tashkent Region.
Among ministries, the Ministry of Preschool and School Education ranked first by procurement volume, with 18.8 trillion soums.
It was followed by the Ministry of Transport, with 14.2 trillion soums, and the Ministry of Health, with 10.7 trillion soums.
Among major state-owned enterprises, the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company recorded the highest procurement volume, at 33.7 trillion soums.
The figure stood at 13.2 trillion soums for the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company, 10.5 trillion soums for Uzbekistan Airways and 8 trillion soums for the state-owned Navoiuran enterprise.
