45% is the volume of purchases by the largest customers from Tatarstan businesses
SME Corporation and the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan within the framework of the national project "Small and Medium-sized enterprises" held a seminar for entrepreneurs and the self-employed, dedicated to participation in the procurement of the largest federal companies. About 100 representatives of the Tatarstan business community joined the event.
The free seminar "Participation of small businesses and self-employed citizens in the procurement of the largest customers" was opened by Deputy Director of the Department of Entrepreneurship Development of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Emil Khismatov.
He spoke about the work of Tatarstan carried out to attract businesses to participate in competitive procurement of the largest customers. Thus, by Decree of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, R. N. Minnikhanov, in 2019, a Republican marketing center was established to guarantee the sale of products in a competitive environment, various services of the SME.RF Digital Platform operate, including the service "Production cooperation and sales", which allows you to build interaction between suppliers-SMEs and large private Russian and foreign enterprises.
The Speaker noted that at the legislative level, quotas on the volume of purchases from SMEs have been established for customers engaged in procurement activities in accordance with the norms of 223-FZ. They make up at least 25% of the total annual volume of purchases and at least 20% within the framework of "special trades" (purchases in which only representatives of small and medium-sized businesses can participate).
"In 2023, in the Republic of Tatarstan, the largest customers within the framework of 223-FZ carried out about 45% of purchases from small and medium-sized businesses in the amount of 32.7 billion rubles," said Emil Khismatov.
Procurement experts and major customers (JSC TGC-16, PJSC Transneft Kama Region) talked about the procedure and features of participation in procurement within the framework of 223-FZ, the principles of building procurement activities of companies, recommendations to suppliers on the execution of contracts, and also presented the main commodity nomenclature items purchased by companies.
The invited experts shared useful and practically applicable business development tips taking into account the current economic conditions, and also answered all the questions of entrepreneurs.
You can find information about the organization of procurement activities here:
Republican Marketing Center of the Republic of Tatarstan