The Public Procurement Law enters into force 12 months after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette; the period is practically now 10 months; thus, time is very tight to complete all necessary steps and be ready for sound and efficient law implementation in July 2022.

The new Government of Lebanon's Declaration, issued on September 16, 2021, clearly commits to pursue efforts to reform Public Procurement including issuing secondary legislations necessary for enactment.

This briefing note presents the latests developments and the way forward regarding the preparation for the implementation of the public procurement law no.244/2021. It includes a calendar that presents the key actions that the new Government of Lebanon needs to undertake towards the law implementation, and that require efforts, funding, expertise and support from international partners.