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The document was developed on behalf of the Chairman of the Federation Council and is aimed at removing administrative barriers for customers.A group of parliamentarians prepared a draft federal law On amendments to the Federal Law On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs (44-FZ) and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.See also M. Ulbashev: Simplification and acceleration of public procurement is already having a tangible effect in the regions December 15, 2025. Among the co-authors of the document are Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, Matvienko Valentina Ivanovna, representative from the executive body of state power of St. Petersburg, Senators of the Russian Federation Nikolay Zhuravlev, Zhuravlev Nikolay Andreevich, representative from the executive body of state powerKostroma region Anatoly Artamonov, Artamonov Anatoly Dmitrievich representative from the executive body of state power of the Kaluga region Sergei Ryabukhin, Ryabukhin Sergey Nikolaevich representative from the legislative (representative) body of state power of the Ulyanovsk region Timur Nagumanov, Nagumanov Timur Dmitrievich representative from the executive body of state power of the Republic of Tatarstan deputiesState Duma.The draft law was prepared by a working group of the Federation Council on behalf of Valentina Matvienko; it is aimed at further accelerating and simplifying procurement procedures.The bill provides for the extension of anti-crisis measures in the field of public procurement for another year.In accordance with the document, customers retain the opportunity to enter into turnkey construction contracts, change the terms of contracts by decision of the Government of the Russian Federation, executive authorities of constituent entities or local governments, and also apply special rules for reunited regions.For certain categories of customers, the limit of 50 million rubles on the annual volume of purchases from a single supplier is lifted.The initiative simplifies procurement in the field of youth policy: government agencies implementing activities in this area are allowed to purchase services from a single supplier in the amount of up to 600 thousand rubles, goods - up to 5 million rubles.In addition, the terms of designers supervision are synchronized with the terms of the construction contract, and if the volume of work increases by 10%, the terms for fulfilling obligations can be proportionally increased.Anti-dumping measures, previously applied only to tenders and auctions, now apply to the request for quotations procedure.In terms of procurement by state-owned companies (223-FZ), the period for posting notices of auctions is reduced from 15 to 7 days, the threshold for requesting quotations with the participation of small and medium-sized businesses is increased from 7 to 10 million rubles, and additional responsibility of customers is introduced in contracts with small businesses.According to Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Nikolai Zhuravlev, the document was a response to requests from the regions.Colleagues from the constituent entities of the Federation have identified specific problems when the current norms of 44-FZ create excessive administrative barriers, and we have systematized these proposals.Unnecessary formalities are eliminated, budget funds work for a specific result, project implementation times are reduced and people feel qualitative changes faster, said the parliamentarian.The previous package of amendments to 44-FZ was developed and approved by senators in the summer of 2026.Then the limit for electronic request for quotations was raised to 20 million rubles, the threshold for contracts with SMEs was increased to 30 million rubles, and the replacement of goods with analogues was allowed while maintaining protective measures for Russian manufacturers.At the same time, parliamentarians are introducing changes to the Code of Administrative Offences, which exclude the possibility of replacing an administrative fine for late payment to SME suppliers with a warning in case of a primary offense.
