Malta: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

The concession, issued under reference MFC/1/2026, will be awarded on a build, finance, operate and transfer (“BFOT”) basis. The successful tenderer will be responsible for financing and developing new film-production facilities on a site measuring approximately 92,400 square metres, operating the studios throughout the concession period and transferring the facilities back to the contracting authority upon its expiry.

Riżorsi Agrikoli Malta (“RAM”) has launched a pre-qualification process for the award of a major concession concerning the development and operation of a National Farm Waste Treatment Facility.

The Water Services Corporation has issued a major tender for the design, construction and commissioning of a new reverse osmosis desalination plant in Pembroke, Malta, with a nominal capacity of 11,200 m³ per day. The procurement follows EU Directive 2014/25/EU procedures and requires the existing plant to remain operational throughout the project's 100-week completion period. Economic operators must navigate extensive technical requirements covering reverse-osmosis systems, electrical infrastructure,

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on amendments to its guidelines on the delayed disclosure of inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), ...

On 9 January 2026, the European Commission published Guidelines on the interpretation of certain concepts essential to the application of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

Malta is a member of the European Union and as such has a public procurement regime that is based, in large part, on EU directives.

On 5 February 2024, the Department of Contracts issued guidelines to economic operators explaining recent changes to Malta's electronic public procurement system (ePPS).

The European Court of Auditors (the "ECA") recently prepared a Special Report on Public procurement in the EU (the "Report").

The National Coordinating Committee ("NCC"), in close collaboration with the relevant government authorities involved in the fight against financial crime...