UAE Government Sector Technology Contracting
Type
E-journal
Date
13 Apr 2016
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
General Information Technology & Telecommunications, Central Government
Copyright
LexisNexis
Relevant company
Al Tamimi & Company
Analysis
Contracting with government sector entities in the UAE, and elsewhere in the Middle East, is often subject to compliance with government sector procurement rules. Government procurement rules in this region have typically been drafted with civil construction works in mind.
These rules do not always lend themselves to convenient application in a sophisticated IT procurement context, where the subject goods and services may be software licences and software implementation services, rather than bridges and road building expertise. In this article we outline some considerations that IT service providers should be aware of when seeking to contract with local government entities in the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, as well as at a UAE federal government level.