The role of the bid examination committee in administrative contracting in KSA and UAE: a systematic review

AbstractThe objective of this systematic review was to know the role of the bid examination committee in administrative contracting in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Following the PRISMA protocol, we conducted a review of papers published in 3 databases (Google scholar, JSTOR, Researchgate). It was conducted in September and October 2023. Moreover, studies that addressed the bid examination and published since 2000 were included. The focus was made upon comparing the role of bid examination committee in administrative contracting in KSA and UAE. From the initial 543 studies reviewed, 40 met the inclusion criteria. The principles of the bid examination committee have been considered by the relatively small number of studies included in the review. We did find a variety of researchers from different countries examining the phenomenon, often using qualitative approaches to explore the topic. Although the link between bid examination committee and government projects in Saudi Arabia and UAE has been qualitatively and quantitatively found, the link between bid examination committee and administrative contracting remains lacking.