Preferential treatment in public procurement of goods is accorded to locally-incorporated SMEs and companies; preferential treatment in public procurement of works with investment not exceeding 300 million rupees is accorded[reserved] to 'local contractors' , which excludes 'foreign contractors' as defined in the Construction Industry Development Board Act, and which comprises 'a firm, the control of which is vested in a person who is a non-citizen, that carries out construction works in the construction industry'; For other works, a margin of preference for procurement of works is accorded to local SME contractors [since 2008 and until July 2022, however, the application of margins of preference for Works in all Invitations for Bids has been temporarily suspended].
"16.Open advertised bidding method [...]
(2)A  public  body  may,  in  appropriate  cases  and  subject  to  any  regulations  to  that effect, confer an advantage or preference to domestic or regional goods, services or contractors in the case of open advertised bidding proceedings.
18. Open international bidding
(1) Open advertised international bidding shall be used where - (a) the estimated value of the procurement exceeds the prescribed threshold;[...]" (THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT 2006 No 33 - 2006)
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"5. Open international bidding
(1) The Policy Office may, in the case of procurement through open international bidding, issue instructions relating to the criteria and the applicable percentage preference for domestic or regional goods, services or contractors.
(2) For the purposes of section 18(1)(a) of the Act and subject to paragraph (3), the estimated value for procurement of goods, works and other services shall be 200 million rupees and for consultancy services 10 million rupees.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), works – and (b) with investment not exceeding 300 million rupees, shall be restricted to local contractors.
(4) In this regulation – [...] “local contractor” means – (a) a contractor registered as such under section 19 of the CIDB Act; and (b) includes a foreign contractor referred to in section 20(7) of the CIDB Act  [...]
35. Margin of preference
(1) Where applicable, the financial evaluation stage shall involve the application of price preference in favour of domestically manufactured goods and domestic and foreign contractors and a regional price preference where the regional preference is applicable. [...]
35A. Advantage to domestic goods
For the purpose of section 16(2) of the Act, a public body may grant an advantage to domestic goods, provided that the criteria to grant the advantage are spelt out in the bidding documents and are in accordance with such directive as the Policy Office may issue.[...]" (Public Procurement (Regulations 2008))
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"Criteria for Domestic Preference to Contractors
Further to the Circular No. 19 of 2008 issued by this Office and the subsequent definition given to ‘foreign contractors’ under the Construction Industry Development Board Act 2008, it has become necessary to bring the following clarification in the application of Domestic Preference.
2. Please note that to qualify for the preference: [...]
(b) a joint venture between domestic and foreign contractors should be incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius, the domestic contractors being individually qualified. The works performed by the foreign partners and sub-contractors, if any, should not exceed 50 % of the Works value. [...]" (PROCUREMENT POLICY OFFICE Circular No. 10 of 2009)
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"Further to Circular 6 of 2020, Public bodies are hereby informed that the suspension of application for Margin of Preference for Works has been extended until 31 July 2022.[...]" (Procurement Policy Office Circular No. 6 of 2021)
THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT 2006 No 33 - 2006 Proclaimed 17th January 2008;
Public Procurement (Regulations 2008);
PROCUREMENT POLICY OFFICE Circular No. 10 of 2009
Procurement Policy Office Circular No. 6 of 2021


[<a href="https://ppo.govmu.org/Documents/PPA/PPA.pdf">Act</a>],[<a href="https://ppo.govmu.org/Documents/Regulations/Public%20Procurement%20%28Regulations%202008%29.pdf">Reg</a>],[<a href="https://ppo.govmu.org/Documents/Circulars/circular1009.pdf">Circ</a>],[<a href="https://ppo.govmu.org/Documents/Circulars/Circular%202021/Circular%20No.6%20of%202021.pdf">Circ</a>]