Tenders in Algeria: where to find them, what Law 23-12 sets out and how to register

This page is for companies, consultants and researchers following tenders in Algeria. It does not list individual notices. It explains where notices are published, what the Algerian texts in force set out, how to register on the national portal and what to check before you put time into a bid. For the notices themselves, use Bidanga's Algeria page.

Where Algeria tenders are published

Algeria's Law No. 23-12 of 5 August 2023 setting the general rules for public procurement was published in Official Journal No. 51 of 2023 (JORADP No. 51 of 2023). According to the summary published by Algérie Eco, the law replaces paper-based procedures with an electronic exchange system, the "portail électronique des marchés publics" (electronic public procurement portal), managed by the Ministry of Finance.

The portal's content and management are set by a ministerial order (arrêté) of 4 February 2026, published in Official Journal No. 17 of 2 March 2026 (JORADP No. 17 of 2026). According to TSA Algérie, the order provides for the portal to publish legislative and regulatory texts, legal opinions, forecast procurement programmes, lists of economic operators "interdits ou exclus, temporairement ou définitivement" (barred or excluded, temporarily or permanently) from public procurement, price indices and publication notices. According to Algérie Eco, it repeals the order of 17 November 2013 that previously governed the portal, and it names the Ministry of Finance as the system's "administrateur fonctionnel" (functional administrator).

AlgeriaTech News gives the portal's address as marches-publics.gov.dz. A first version of the portal was officially launched in December 2021 (Algérie Eco). Before you register, confirm the address with the Ministry of Finance, which the 2026 order names as the portal's administrator.

What Law No. 23-12 of 5 August 2023 sets out

The points below come from the summary of Law No. 23-12 (text in JORADP No. 51 of 2023) published by Algérie Eco. Check the Official Journal for the exact wording of each article.

• Principles. According to that summary, Law No. 23-12 rests on "la liberté d'accès à la commande publique, l'égalité de traitement des candidatures et la transparence des procédures" (free access to public procurement, equal treatment of applicants and transparent procedures).
• Procedures. According to the same summary, Law No. 23-12 makes the call for tenders (appel d'offres) the general rule and the negotiated procedure the exception. The negotiated procedure replaces the former "gré à gré simple" and "gré à gré après consultation" procedures.
• Supplier registers. According to that summary, Law No. 23-12 provides for a national register, sector registers and "un fichier au niveau de chaque service contractant des opérateurs économiques" (a register of economic operators at each contracting authority). These are kept up to date to check bidders' capacities.
• National Public Procurement Council. According to that summary, Law No. 23-12 creates a Conseil national des marchés publics, attached to the Minister of Finance, which gives opinions on public procurement.
• Ethics. According to that summary, Law No. 23-12 provides for "un code d'éthique et de déontologie des agents publics" (a code of ethics and conduct for public officials), approved by executive decree on the proposal of the Minister of Finance.

Also according to Algérie Eco, Law No. 23-12 repeals provisions that conflict with it, and existing regulations stay in force until the new implementing texts are published.

Registering and bidding on the portal

The rules for using the portal come from the order of 4 February 2026 (JORADP No. 17 of 2026), as summarised in the Algerian press.

• Registration. According to TSA Algérie, Article 6 of the order makes access to the portal's restricted features subject to registration, done by completing a form.
• Authorised person. According to Algérie Eco, the order requires contracting authorities and economic operators to name the natural person authorised to access the restricted features, and they remain responsible for the use of the username and password assigned to them.
• Tender documents. According to the same source, the order states that "le téléchargement des documents de l'appel à la concurrence se fait gratuitement sur le portail" (tender documents are downloaded from the portal free of charge).
• Electronic bids. According to Algérie Eco, the order allows economic operators to submit their bids through the portal, with electronic signature and timestamping of documents.
• Electronic signature. According to TSA Algérie, the order refers to Law No. 26-02 of 17 February 2026 on trust services for electronic signatures. The portal issues an acknowledgement of receipt showing the date and time of receipt.

In practice, register and set up your electronic signature before you target a tender, not a few days before the deadline. Keep the acknowledgement of receipt for every submission.

Tenders funded by donors and UN agencies

A project in Algeria may be funded or procured by an international organisation. In that case, read the rules of the organisation named on the notice.

• United Nations agencies. The United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) describes itself as "the official procurement platform of the United Nations". It offers free registration and says suppliers can "Register only once to have access to up to 32 organizations". Our guide on bidding on UN tenders in Africa walks through the process.
• African Development Bank and World Bank. For projects these banks finance, see our guides to African Development Bank tenders and World Bank tenders in Africa, which link to each bank's procurement rules.

What to check before you bid, and how Bidanga helps

Before you put time and money into an Algerian tender, check:

• The buyer. Note the exact contracting authority named on the notice, and find the notice on the electronic public procurement portal or the official source it cites.
• The deadline and how to submit. Compare the date on the notice with the date in the tender documents, and check whether bids are submitted online or on paper.
• The applicable text. Find the reference text on the notice: Law No. 23-12 for an Algerian public contract, or the rules of the donor or agency named on the notice.
• Exclusion lists. According to TSA Algérie, the order of 4 February 2026 provides for the portal to publish lists of excluded operators. If you bid in a consortium or with subcontractors, check those lists.

Bidanga collects public tenders from official portals and other public sources across Africa. Coverage varies a lot from country to country. Notices are organised in a common format based on the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS), with search, filters and alerts. The Algeria page shows what Bidanga currently lists for the country. Each notice links to its official source, which is the document to read before you bid.

For the wider region, see our guides to public procurement in Morocco, tenders in Mauritania and French-speaking Africa, and our list of official procurement websites by country. The Morocco, Libya and Mauritania pages list notices in neighbouring countries.