This guide is the checklist behind a bid in Jordan: each registration, certificate, authorisation and security, in the order a tender reaches it, with who can lawfully handle it. For how Jordanian procurement works overall, including local and international tenders, committees, evaluation and complaints, see How to bid for government tenders in Jordan.
Before you bid
1. Company registration and the national establishment number. The JONEPS company profile asks for your national establishment number, legal form, founding date, capital and employees. Jordanian companies register with the Companies Control Department at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply; an advocate files under their own access and the founders sign the constitutional documents.
2. The vocational licence (رخصة مهن). Jordan-based suppliers hold one from the Greater Amman Municipality or their municipality, and JONEPS records its number, region, profession, issue date and renewal status. You hold it and renew it every year.
3. Tax and social-security numbers. Both are mandatory fields on JONEPS.
- Tax number: from the Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD). An accountant keeps your filings current, and you obtain certificates in your own name by authenticating on ISTD e-services.
- Social Security Corporation number: you register as an employer and pay contributions.
Tenders and award steps commonly ask for a tax clearance and a social-security clearance, so keep both accounts in good standing.
4. The authorisation for your authorised person. Every bid is signed by the authorised person (المفوض) your company records on JONEPS, with the authorisation’s number and date.
- Who does it: an advocate drafts the authorisation or power of attorney, a notary authenticates it and your authorised signatories sign. It takes 1–3 days and about 20 minutes of your time.
- Valid: as the document states.
5. Register on JONEPS. Register as a company with the Government Procurement Department (GPD) for supplies, medicines and services, the Government Tenders Department (GTD) for works and technical services, or both.
- Who does it: the authorised person opens the account under their own national number or passport. The profile holds the authorisation list, bank details and UNSPSC codes, and the data can be prepared for you; it takes about 30 minutes of your time.
- What only you do: issue the authorisation and accept the E-Procurement Instructions 2022.
- Timing: you can bid once the registration status is approved.
6. Contractor classification (works). Works bidders’ JONEPS profiles carry the company’s GTD classification: work type, field and sub-field, and grade. An engineer prepares the file and your company applies and signs. GTD is digitising classification and licensing in 2026.
With your bid
7. Buy the tender documents. Only firms that bought the documents may bid, so buy before the deadline.
- Cost: JOD 25 to JOD 5,000, depending on the tender’s value.
- How: your authorised person starts the purchase and you pay through eFAWATEERcom or a Jordanian bank app, the same day, in about 10 minutes.
8. Experience and references. In technically evaluated tenders, your experience and references are the evidence. You provide the references and they can be compiled for you in 1–2 weeks.
9. The industrial preference (Jordanian products). Since June 2026, Jordanian industrial products that meet the specifications get a 20% price preference, raised from 15%, in tenders by ministries, institutions, universities, municipalities and majority state-owned companies. To claim it, you put the manufacturer’s origin evidence in your bid.
10. Audited financial statements, when the tender asks. Larger tenders ask for them as evidence of financial capacity. A licensed auditor signs them; you approve them.
11. The bid security. Mandatory in open tenders: 1–3% of the bid value or estimate.
- Form: a bank guarantee or certified cheque from a bank operating in Jordan. You apply, in about 30 minutes of your time.
- Cost and time: the bank’s commission; usually 1–5 business days.
- Valid: for the bid validity, 90 days by default.
12. The technical and financial envelopes. They are prepared in Arabic or English, in about 45 minutes of your time, and uploaded separately. Central tenders take electronic bids only, and paper bids are rejected.
13. Submit on JONEPS. The package can be prepared for you; your registered authorised person submits it under their own credentials before the deadline, in about 20 minutes.
If you’re in line for award
| Document | Issued by | Who can get it for you | Valid for | What only you do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance security (at least 10% of the award) | A bank operating in Jordan | Your bank, usually in 3–10 business days, for its commission | The contract or defects period | Apply to the bank |
| Maintenance security (3–5%) | A bank operating in Jordan | Your bank, for its commission | The contract or defects period | Apply to the bank |
| Advance-payment guarantee (100% of the advance) | A bank operating in Jordan | Your bank, for its commission | — | Apply to the bank |
| Tax and social-security clearances | ISTD and the Social Security Corporation | Your accountant keeps the filings current | — | Obtain them in your own name |
After the provisional award window of 5–7 working days, you pay the fees, post the performance security and sign the contract. Plan on about 45 minutes of your own time for these steps.
Before the contract: foreign contractors
Registrations for works. A non-Jordanian contractor must register with the Jordanian Construction Contractors Association (JCCA) and its home country must give Jordan reciprocity. It must also register with the Ministry of Industry and Trade under the Companies Law, pass prequalification and employ Jordanians. Lawyers and engineers prepare the files; you apply.
Who does what
| Step | Who can do it | What only you do |
|---|---|---|
| Company registration | An advocate, under their own access | Sign the constitutional documents |
| Vocational licence | — | Hold and renew it |
| Tax number and clearance | An accountant keeps filings current | Authenticate on ISTD e-services |
| Social-security number | — | Register as employer and pay contributions |
| Authorisation | An advocate drafts; a notary authenticates | Sign |
| JONEPS registration | The data is prepared for you | Name the authorised person, issue the authorisation, accept the terms |
| Contractor classification | An engineer prepares the file | Apply and sign |
| Tender documents | Your authorised person starts the purchase; a local agent can help foreign firms pay | Pay |
| Experience and references | Compiled for you | Provide the references |
| Securities | A bank operating in Jordan | Apply |
| Bid submission | The envelopes are prepared for you | Submit through your authorised person |
| Joint venture for works | An advocate drafts | Sign |
| JCCA and Ministry registrations | Lawyers and engineers prepare | Apply |
The professionals involved
| Professional | Licensed or regulated by | What they do for a bidder |
|---|---|---|
| Bank operating in Jordan | Central Bank of Jordan | Issue the bid security (1–3%), performance security (at least 10%), maintenance security (3–5%) and advance-payment guarantees (100%); issue certified cheques used as securities |
| Local agent (the optional “agent in Jordan” on JONEPS) | — | Act as the registered local agent on your JONEPS profile; help with Jordanian bank guarantees and electronic fee payment |
Advocates handle company registration, authorisations and joint-venture agreements, notaries authenticate the authorisations, accountants keep tax filings current, and engineers prepare classification files.
If your company is from abroad
You don’t need a Jordanian company or agent for goods or services; for works, you need a partnership or joint venture with a classified Jordanian contractor, with the exceptions the law sets. Who may bid and on what terms is in How to bid for government tenders in Jordan. For the paperwork:
- Which tenders: international tenders only.
- JONEPS: register by nationality, without a Jordanian registration; an agent in Jordan is optional.
- Vocational licence: not applicable to non-resident firms.
- Authorisation: foreign powers of attorney are notarised and consular-legalised, since Jordan is not an Apostille party, and translated into Arabic.
- Other foreign documents: the same notary and consular chain, with a certified Arabic translation; you sign the originals.
- Tender documents: you need a Jordanian payment channel, through an agent or a bank.
- Securities: you need a bank in Jordan.
- Works: you take part through a joint venture with a classified Jordanian contractor, drafted by an advocate and signed by both sides, and you register with the JCCA and the Ministry of Industry and Trade while staying active at home.
- Financial statements: your home audited accounts, translated.
- Evidence: experience and references with translations where needed.
- Preference: your products face the 20% preference for Jordanian industrial products.
Pitfalls
- Don’t plan a bid on a local tender. Local tenders are reserved for Jordanian bidders.
- Buy the documents before the deadline. Only buyers of the documents can bid.
- Get every security from a bank operating in Jordan.
- For works, line up the joint venture and check reciprocity first. Without a classified Jordanian partner, a foreign contractor generally can’t take a works contract.
- Never share your JONEPS credentials. Anyone acting for you does so under your formal authorisation and their own national number or passport.
Doing it with askTender
In Jordan, your askTender Partner is added as a named user on your company’s account on JONEPS and works under their own login; we confirm this with the portal before your first bid. You keep your own login and sign only what the law reserves to you: the authorisation, the acceptance of the e-procurement terms, the security applications, any joint-venture agreement and the contract. The askTender Desk prepares the registration data, the envelopes and the forms, and tracks your certificates; askTender Partners, such as an advocate, an engineer or a local agent, do the steps their licence covers.
Questions
What does JONEPS registration ask for?
The national establishment number, the company’s legal form, founding date, capital and employees, the authorised person’s name, national number and contact details, an optional agent in Jordan, social-security and tax numbers, the authorisation list, the vocational licence, bank details, classification and UNSPSC codes. You register with the Government Procurement Department, the Government Tenders Department or both, and accept the E-Procurement Instructions 2022.
Who is the authorised person on JONEPS, and can someone else be it?
The authorised person opens the company’s JONEPS account with their own national number or passport and signs the bids. Your company names them through a formal authorisation, drafted by an advocate, authenticated by a notary and signed by your authorised signatories. Another person can act only under that authorisation and their own identity, never with your credentials.
How much do Jordanian tender documents cost?
From JOD 25 up to JOD 5,000, depending on the tender’s value. Only firms that bought the documents may bid, and in 2026 central tenders take payment through eFAWATEERcom or Jordanian bank apps. A foreign firm needs a Jordanian payment channel, such as an agent or a bank.
Which securities does a Jordanian tender require?
A bid security of 1–3% of the bid value or estimate, mandatory in open tenders; then, on award, a performance security of at least 10%, a maintenance security of 3–5% and a guarantee for the full advance if you take one. Each is a bank guarantee or certified cheque from a bank operating in Jordan.
Do foreign documents need an apostille for Jordan?
No: Jordan is not on the HCCH Apostille table, so foreign public documents and powers of attorney are notarised and consular-legalised instead, with an Arabic translation. Local tenders are in Arabic only, and Arabic prevails in bilingual international tender documents.
Sources
- Government Procurement Bylaw No. 8 of 2022 (Arabic)
- Instructions Regulating Government Procurement Procedures 2022 (Arabic)
- JONEPS: supplier registration
- JONEPS: Jordan Online E-Procurement System
- Construction Contractors Law (English, Government Tenders Department)
- Petra: Cabinet raises industrial preference in tenders to 20%
- HCCH: status table of the Apostille Convention
This guide explains the rules in plain English; it isn’t legal advice. Procurement rules change, and each tender document sets its own conditions — it always prevails.