GPA/130/Add.5  
 
18 May 2016  
(16-2726)  Page: 1/9  
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
STATISTICS FOR 2014 REPORTED UNDER 
ARTICLE XVI:4 OF THE REVISED GPA 
REPORT BY ARMENIA1 
Addendum 
The following submission, dated 6 May 2016, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of 
Armenia. 
 
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THE CONTRACTS AWARDED IN 2014 BY STATE GOVERNMENT BODIES, STATE 
INSTITUTIONS, URBAN COMMUNITIES, CUSTOMERS SUBORDINATED TO  
THEM (STATE OR COMMUNITY NO N-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS  
INCLUDING SCHOOLS, COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH MORE  
THAN 50% STATE OR COMMUNITY SHARES, PUBLIC SERVICES)  
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED THRESHOLDS 
ANALYSIS 
Object of analysis  - 75 state government bodies and state institutions, 21 urban communities, 
1,216 customers subordinated to them and three public organizations. 
 Period of analysis  – 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014. 
 
Subject of analysis  - Contracts awarded in the framework of organized procurement according to 
the established thresholds.
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Purpose of analysis  - Classification of procurement made within the reporting period in 
accordance with the WTO Procurement Agreement criteria. 
 
1  THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARDED CONTRACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED THRESHOLDS 
1.1.  According to the submitted information wi thin the reporting period the state government 
bodies and state institutions, 21 urban communiti es, 1,216 customers subordinated to them have 
awarded contracts approximately amounting to AMD 345,076.7 million.  
                                               
1 In English only. 
 Based on the WTO Procurement Agreement please see below the contracts awarded within the 
reporting year according to the established thresholds: 
- for state government bodies and state institutions - AM D 78 million in case of goods and 
services, and AMD 3 billion in case of works; 
- for urban communities - AMD 120 million in case of goods and services and AMD 3 billion in 
case of works; 
- for other customers (state or community NGOs, commercial organizations with more than 
50% state or community shares, public services) - AMD 240 million in case of goods and services and AMD 3 billion in case of works. GPA/130/Add.5 
 
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  1.2.  Particularly, the contracts awarded by st ate government bodies and state institutions 
amounted to AMD 231,873.6 million, by urban communities to AMD 37,805.8 million, and by other customers to AMD 75,397.3 million. 
1.3.  Almost 47.15% of the awarded contracts related to the acquisition of other goods, works and 
services listed in the sub paragraph 4 of the paragraph 32 of the "On Order for organizing 
Procurement process" approved by the RA Go vernment Decree N 168-N dated 10 February 2011. 
1.4.  The amount of such procurement totalled  to more than AMD 162,718.3 million, of which 
AMD 95,197.6 million was above the established threshold and AMD 67,520.7 million - below the 
established threshold. State government bodies  and state institutions awarded 589 contracts 
above AMD 68,219.8 million within the procurement in the amount of AMD 116,434.6 million. The 
value of 4,800 contracts awarded above the established threshold amounted to 
AMD 48,214.8 million. 
1.5.  Through other forms of procurement the stat e governing bodies and public institutions, urban 
communities, customers under their coordination have awarded contracts amounting to 
AMD 182,358.3 million. 66.39% of such contracts were below the established thresholds. The 
value of such contracts reaches AMD 121,077.2 million. The customers which have submitted information within the reporting period have awar ded contracts above the established threshold in 
the amount of AMD 61,281.1 million, of which AMD 11,277.6 million was provided for works, 
AMD 42,409.3 million - for supply of goods and AMD 7,594.2 million - for provision of services (Table 1). 
1.6.  The procurement above the established th reshold have been mostly awarded by state 
government bodies and state institutions. The value of such contracts amounted to 
AMD 52,249.8 million. Within the reporting period  the contracts above the established threshold 
have been awarded by urban communities in the amount of AMD 1,407.3 million, and by the other 
customers (i.e. talking about organizations subordinated to state government bodies, state 
institutions, and urban communities) - in the amount of AMD 7,624 million. 
Diagram 1 - Amount of contracts awarded above the established thresholds (goods, 
works, services) 
 
 
1.7.  According to the submitted information, within the reporting period approximately 20 
customers have made procurement above the established thresholds (Appendix 1) ։ 15 of them 
were state government bodies and state institutions. Most contracts above the established 
thresholds have been awarded by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia. Within the 
reporting year the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia has awarded 45 such contracts for procurement of goods and four contracts for provision of services amounting to 
AMD 25,182.5 million and AMD 860.4 million respectively . Within the reporting year the Ministry of 
Defense of the Republic of Armenia has awarde d contracts for 45 goods procurement and four 
services, amounting to AMD 25,182.5 million and AM D 860.4 million respectively. The Police of the 
Republic of Armenia under the Government of th e Republic of Armenia has awarded 12 contracts 
above the established threshold for goods supply  in the amount of AMD 5,649.3 million, and one 
contract above the established threshold for servic es in amount of AMD 398.9 million. Three such 
contracts for the procurement of goods have been awarded by the Ministry of Healthcare of the 
Republic of Armenia in the amount of AMD 737.7 million. Three contracts above the established GPA/130/Add.5 
 
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  threshold for the service provision have been awar ded by the Ministry of Education and Science of 
the Republic of Armenia in the amount of AMD 747.7 million. 
1.8.  Within the reporting year, out of state government bodies and state institutions only the 
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia an d the "Urban PIU" SI under the Ministry of Urban 
Development of the Republic of Armenia have aw arded contracts above the established threshold 
for works conduct. The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia has awarded two such 
contracts amounting to AMD 7,846.8 million, and the "Urban PIU" SI under the Republic of 
Armenia MUD has awarded one such contract  in the amount of AMD 3,430.8 million. 
1.9.  According to the submitted informatio n out of urban communities only the Yerevan 
Municipality has awarded a contract above the estab lished threshold. Within the reporting year it 
has awarded one contract for goods procurement approximately amounting to 
AMD 1,407.3 million. 
1.10.  Out of the other customers contracts abov e the established thresholds have been awarded 
by the organizations subordinated to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic 
of Armenia and the Ministry of Transport and Co mmunication of the Republic of Armenia. There 
were six such contracts, five of them were awarded by customers subordinated to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia. Three contracts were related to goods 
supply, and the other two to the provision of serv ices. The total value of the contracts amounted 
to AMD 2,143.5 million. One company subord inated to the Ministry of Transport and 
Communication of the Republic of Armenia has awarded one contract above the established threshold for goods supply in the amount of AMD 4,481.1 million.  
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No. Customer Works Goods Services 
Number of 
awarded 
contracts (item) Amount of 
awarded 
contracts 
(thousand 
AMD) Number of 
awarded 
contracts (item) Amount of 
awarded 
contracts 
(thousand 
AMD) Number of 
awarded 
contracts (item) Amount of 
awarded 
contracts 
(thousand 
AMD) 
1 RA National Assembly - - 1 132,480 - - 
2 RA Government staff - - - - 1 238,000 
3 RA Ministry of Finance 2 7,846,860 2 736,526.27 - - 
4 RA Police under the RA Government - - 12 5,649,280.11 1 3,989,811.4 
5 RA Ministry of Defense - - 45 25,182,543.05 4 860,364.68 
6 RA National Security Service under the RA 
Government - - 2 546,965.67 - - 
7 "Urban PIU" SI under the RA Ministry of Urban 
development 1 3,430,800 - - - - 
8 RA National Security Service  - - 1 148,899.98 - - 
9 RA Ministry of Agriculture - - 1 468,082.05 - - 
10 Penitentiary Service under the RA Ministry of 
Justice - - 3 603,697.11 - - 
11 RA Ministry of territorial administration and 
emergency situations  - - 2 171,560.56 - - 
12 General Department of State Security - - 2 206,768.16 - - 
13 RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs - - - - 1 551,749.5 
14 RA Ministry of Education and Science - - - - 3 747,730.622 
15 RA Ministry of Healthcare - - 3 737,715.5 - - 
16 Yerevan Municipality - - 1 1,407,264 - - 
17 Organizations subordinated to Yerevan 
Municipality - - 1 429,779.7 - - 
18 Companies subordinated to RA Ministry of 
Energy and Natural Resources - - 3 1,506,563.3 2 637,034.9 
19 Organizations subordinated to RA Ministry of 
Transport and Communication - - 1 4,481,154.59 1 569,500 
 Total - Works 3 11,277,660 - - - - 
 Total - Goods - - 80 42,409,280.04 - - 
 Total - Services - - - - 13 7,594,191.1 
 
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  1.11.  The main part of the procurement abov e the established threshold has been made by 
framework agreements. The contracts awarded by the mentioned procedure in total amounted to AMD 35,547.2 million, of which AMD 3,563.3 m illion was provided for works conduct, 
AMD 30,571.8 million for goods supply, AMD 1,412.1 million for service provision (Table 1). Nearly 
AMD 7,539.6 million were contracts awarded ab ove the established thresholds by open 
procedures. Services in the amount of AMD 4,227.8 million and goods in the amount of AMD 3,311.8 million were purchased. 
1.12.  The contracts awarded by announcing ne gotiation procedure in total amounted to 
AMD 8,481.4 million. Three contracts have been aw arded: one for goods, one for works, one for 
services. Totally, 11 contracts in the amount of AMD 7,405.8 without announcing negotiation procedure. 
Table 1 - Contracts awarded above the esta blished thresholds per procedures (million 
AMD) 
Indicator Works Goods Service Total 
Open Procedures -  3,311.8  4,227.8 7,539.6  
Framework Agreements 3,563.3  30,571.8  1,412.1 35,547.2  
Negotiation procedures without announcing 4,283.6  1,737.5  1,384.7 7,405.8  
Announcing Negotiation procedures 3,430.8  4,481.1  569.5 8,481.4  
Competitive dialogue -  2,306.9  - 2,306.9  
 1.13.  Out of public organizations the "International Energy Corporation" CJSC, "TransGas" LLC and "Electric networks of Armenia" CJSC have provided information according to which contracts 
have been awarded in the amount of AMD 30,001.1 million. Amounts above the established 
threshold totalled to AMD 20,126 million. Thirteen such contracts have been awarded, most of them for goods procurement. One contract above the established threshold has been awarded for 
service provision, and one contract for works conduct, in the amount of AMD 400.9 million and 
AMD 14,837.6 respectively. The latter has been awar ded by "International Energy Corporation" 
CJSC. The "Electric networks of Armenia" CJSC has purchased goods in the amount of 
AMD 4,887.5 million by 11 procurement contracts. 
1.14.  The above mentioned public organizations have awarded contracts below the established 
threshold in the amount of AMD 9,875.1 million. Three hundred and ninety-seven such contracts 
have been awarded. 
1.15.  According to the provided information contracts with value more than AMD 115,438.9 were 
awarded as a result of competitive procurement organized by state government bodies and state 
institutions, 54.73% of which were below the established threshold. The value of such contracts 
amounted to AMD 63,189.1 million. 
1.16.  The contracts awarded above the establis hed threshold by state government bodies and 
state institutions within the reporting period amounted to AMD 52,249.8 million (Table 2). 
Contracts above the established threshold have been awarded in the amount of 
AMD 11,277.7 million for works conduct, in th e amount of AMD 34,584.5 million for goods 
purchase and in the amount of AMD 6,387.6 million for service provision. 
1.17.  According to the provided information with in the reporting year state government bodies 
and state institutions have awarded 186 contracts amounting to AMD 16,204.2 million by open 
procedures. Four of the mentioned contracts amounting to AMD 5,702.5 million were above the established thresholds. In the framework of open procedures state government bodies and state 
institutions have awarded two contracts for goods supply and two contracts for service provision. 
The procurement of goods amounted to AMD 1,4 74.7 million. The value of contracts procedures 
organized for the procurement of services is much higher. The value of two such contracts 
exceeded AMD 4,227.8 million. 
1.18.  Within the reporting period state government bodies and state institutions have awarded 
contracts above the established thresholds approximately amounting to AMD 35,040.5 million by framework agreements. The majority of them related to goods purchase. Sixty-eight such 
contracts amounted to AMD 30,065.1 million. State government bodies and state institutions have GPA/130/Add.5 
 
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  awarded contracts above the established thresholds for provision of services in amount of 
AMD 1,412.1 million by framework agreements. By the mentioned procedure one procurement 
above the established threshold for works conduct amounting to AMD 3,563.3 million. 
1.19.  In accordance with the provided information the state government bodies and state 
institutions haven't awarded contracts above the established threshold in simplified or limited 
procedures. The price of one contract from the two awarded buy competitive dialogues was above 
the established threshold. Contract in the amo unt of AMD 2,306.9 million for goods supply were 
awarded by that procedure. By announcing negotiation procedure one contract in the amount of 
AMD 3,430.8 million above the threshold was awar ded. It dealt with the work execution.  
1.20.  In the reporting period the state government bodies and state institutions without 
announcing negotiation procedures awarded seven contracts above the threshold in the total 
amount of AMD 5,769 million. Three of these contracts related to goods supply 
(AMD 737.7 million) and service provision (AMD 7 47.7 million). One contract for work execution 
was awarded above the threshold in the amount of AMD 4,283.4 million. 
Table 2 - Contracts awarded ab ove state government bodies and state institutions per 
procedures (million AMD) 
Names of Indicators Work Goods Service Total 
Open procedures  -  1,474.7  4,227.8 5,702.5  
Framework agreements 3,563.3  30,065.1  1,412.1 35,040.5  
Negotiation procedure without 
announcing 4,283.6  737.7  747.7 5,769  
Negotiation procedure with 
announcing 3,430.8  - - 3,430.8  
Competitive dialogue -  2,306.9  - 2,306.9  
 
1.21.  State government bodies and state institutions awarded 6,131 contracts below the defined 
threshold in the amount of AMD 63,189.1 million. The procurements made for work totalled to 
AMD 35,761.9 million, AMD 16,140.4 million for goods supply, AMD 11,286.8 million for services. 
1.22.  In the reporting year, with the exception of  purchase of goods, works and services included 
in list stipulated by the sub-clause 4,  clause 32 of the RA Government Decree № 168-Ն "On Order 
for organizing Procurement process", dated 10  February 2011, the 21 urban communities that 
provided information made procurement in the amount of AMD 31,235.2 million, of which only 
AMD 1,407.3 million was above the threshold. One such contract was awarded. It was related to 
goods supply. The contract was awarded in the framework of implemented open procedure. The 21 urban communities didn't make procurements above the threshold with other forms of 
procurement. The awarded 3,159 contracts were below the stipulated threshold. The price of 
purchase thereof was AMD 29,827.9 million. 
1.23.  The customers subordinated to state government bodies and state institutions, urban 
communities having provided the information made procurement in the amount of 
AMD 35,684.1 million (with the exception of purchase of goods, works and services included in the 
list stipulated by the sub-clause 4, clause 32 of the RA Government Decree № 168-Ն "On Order for 
organizing Procurement process", dated 10 February 2011) of which AMD 7,624 million above the 
stipulated threshold and AMD 28,060.1 below the threshold (Table 3). The customers under the 
coordination of state government bodies and state institutions, urban communities didn't make 
procurement above the threshold for works purc hase. Three such contracts were awarded for 
service provision in the amount of AMD 1,206.5. Two contracts were awarded without announcing negotiation procedures and one contract by announcing negotiation procedure. The total amount of the first two was AMD 637 million, the second was AMD 569.5 million. 
1.24.  The customers subordinated to state government bodies and state institutions, urban 
communities awarded in the total amount of AMD 6,417.5 above the stipulated threshold for goods 
purchase, of which AMD 4,481.1 by announcing negotiation procedures. GPA/130/Add.5 
 
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  1.25.  The customers subordinated to state government bodies and state institutions, urban 
communities awarded contracts in the amount of AMD 6,417.5 for goods purchase above the stipulated threshold, of which AMD 4,481.1 by announcing negotiation procedure. 
Table 3 - The number of contra cts of other customers awarded above the threshold per 
procedures (million AMD) 
Names of indicators Work Goods Service Total 
Open procedures -  429.8  - 429.8  
Framework agreements - 506.7  - 506.7  
Negotiation procedures without announcing -  999.8  637 1,636.8  
Negotiation procedures with announcing - 4,481.1  569.5 5,050.6  
 
2  NUMBER OF AWARDED CONTRACTS PER THRESHOLD 
2.1.  During 2014, state government bodies and state institutions, urban communities, customers 
subordinated to them awarded 25,047 contracts wi th the exception of purchase of goods, works 
and services included in the list stipulated by the sub-clause 4, clause 32 of the RA Government 
Decree № 168-Ն "On Order for organizing Procurement process", dated 10 February 2011. 
Ninety-six of the contracts were above the establ ished threshold and 24,951 below. Three of the 
contracts awarded above the threshold were fo r works, 80 for goods supply and 13 for service 
provision.  
2.2.  State government bodies and state institutio ns awarded 87 contracts above the threshold. In 
the reporting year urban communities had such contract and eight the customers subordinated to 
state government bodies, state institutions and urban communities (Diagram 2). 
Diagram 2 - Number of contracts awar ded above threshold per customers  
 
 
2.3.  According to the submitte d information, in the reporting year the majority of contracts 
awarded by state government bodies and state in stitutions in different forms of competitive 
procurement above the threshold relate to goods supply. Seventy-four such contracts were awarded, from which 68 contracts by framework agreements. Three contracts for goods supply above the threshold were awarded by negotiation procedure without announcing, two contracts by 
open procedure and one contract by competitive dialogues. 
2.4.  For the purpose of carrying out works, state government bodies and state institutions 
awarded three contracts above the threshold, of which one by framework contract, one by 
announcing negotiation procedures and one without announcing negotiation procedures. 
2.5.  The number of contracts above the threshold fo r providing services is ten. Five such contracts 
were awarded by framework agreements, two by  open procedure and three contracts without 
announcing negotiation procedure (Table 4). GPA/130/Add.5 
 
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  Table 4 - The number of contra cts of state government bodies and state institutions 
awarded above the threshold per procedures 
Name of indicators Work Goods Service Total 
Open procedures  -  2 2 4  
Framework agreements 1 68 5 74 
Negotiation procedures without announcing 1  3 3 7  
By announcing negotiation procedures 1 - - 1 
Competitive dialogue -  1 - 1  
 2.6.  During the year of 2014, state governme nt bodies and state institutions awarded 6,131 
contracts below the defined threshold. The majority of contracts were for service provision and goods supply. Generally 2,846 contracts for service provision and 2,395 contracts for goods supply 
were awarded below the threshold. Totally 890 contracts were awarded for work execution below 
the threshold. The majority of such contracts (2 ,996), relate to the framework agreements, and 
2,682 relate to without announcing negotiation procedures. 182 contracts below the threshold 
were awarded by open procedure and 114 contracts by announcing negotiation procedures. 
2.7.  In the reporting year, only one contra ct from the awarded 3,160 is above the defined 
threshold of the 21 urban communities having prov ided the information. Only one contract above 
the threshold was awarded from the implemented 701 open procedures. In the scope of 802 
framework agreements, urban communities didn't award any contracts above the threshold. None 
of 1,236 contracts were awarded without announcing negotiation procedures. The majority of 3,159 contracts below the defined threshold related to services provision and goods supply, 
accordingly 1,237 and 1,185. Seven hundred and thirty seven contracts for carrying out works 
were also awarded. 
2.8.  During the reporting year, customers subordinated to urban communities, state government 
bodies and state institutions awarded 15,661 cont racts, of which eight contracts are above the 
threshold. Five of these contracts related to good s purchase, and three of them related to service 
provision. The customers of this  group awarded by one contract above the threshold by framework 
agreements, open procedures and announcing negotiation procedures for the purpose of goods 
purchase. Two of such contracts for goods supply were awarded without announcing negotiation procedure (Table 5). 
2.9.  Customers subordinated to state government bodies, state institutions and urban 
communities, awarded two contracts for services provision above the threshold without 
announcement of negotiation procedure and one contract by announcing negotiation procedure.  
Table 5 - Number of contracts awarded by customers above the threshold per 
procedures  
Name of indicators Work Goods Service Total 
Open procedures -  1 - 1  
Framework agreements - 1 - 1 
Negotiation procedures without announcing -  2 2 4  
By announcing negotiation procedures - 1 1 2 
 
3  CONCLUSION 
3.1.  In accordance with the information provided by the customers as a result of competitive 
procurement 33.60% of procurement made were above the defined threshold. The mentioned 
indicator reaches 45.26% for state government bodies and state institutions. 
3.2.  69.20% of the contracts above the threshol d relates to goods supply and 18.40% to works 
execution.  
3.3.  Ninety-six of the 24,951 contracts awar ded by competitive procedures were above the 
defined threshold. Thirteen service provision co ntracts and three works execution contracts were 
awarded. GPA/130/Add.5 
 
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  3.4.  78.12% of contracts awarded above the defined threshold were awarded by framework 
agreements as a result of made procurement. 
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