Due to the significant volume of public investment it represents, public procurement is considered a key driver of our country’s economic, social, and environmental development, as well as an important factor in improving the business climate.

As such, it must be properly managed, with quantitative monitoring of its performance, transparency, and impact—particularly in terms of inclusion and the stimulation of economic growth.

The establishment of the Moroccan Observatory of Public Procurement responds to several strategic imperatives:

• It is a direct implementation of the 2011 Constitution, which enshrined the "right to information" as a constitutional right;
• It also fulfills the recommendations made by various constitutional institutions and the Special Commission on the New Development Model, which, among other things, called for greater transparency in public procurement through the regular publication of related indicators and data;
• It reflects the Government’s commitment to establishing public procurement as a tool for wealth creation and the reduction of inequalities.

The Moroccan Observatory of Public Procurement is housed within the General Treasury of the Kingdom, in accordance with Article 158 of Decree No. 2-22-431 of March 8, 2023, relating to public procurement. It was created by Decree No. 2.22.78 of April 22, 2024, establishing the Moroccan Observatory of Public Procurement..