Supplier Relations

The Gazprom Group’s procurement system relies on the following principles:

• catering to all Gazprom Group’s needs for goods, works and services in full and in due time, and identifying a supplier (contractor) capable of meeting the customer’s needs in a timely and quality manner, and in line with the required indicators of price, quality, and reliability;
• safe operation of hazardous UGSS production facilities;
• information transparency of procurement;
• equality, fairness, zero discrimination or unreasonable restrictions on competition among bidders;
• targeted and economically efficient spending;
• stimulation of competitive environment.

For the purposes of the Gazprom Group’s unified procurement policy in accordance with the principles set forth in the Regulation on Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services by PJSC Gazprom and Gazprom Group CompaniesApproved by resolution of the Board of Directors of PJSC Gazprom No. 3168 dated October 19, 2018 (as amended). (the “Regulation on Procurement”), PJSC Gazprom established the Central Procurement Office of the Gazprom Group.

The Group’s Central Procurement Office is responsible for:

• planning and conducting procurements at the Gazprom Group;
• providing methodological guidance to the Gazprom Group and exercising control over its procurement activities;
• maintaining the Gazprom Group’s Register of Potential Bidders following their pre-qualification.

The Gazprom Group has put in place the Automated Electronic Procurement System (AEPS), covering the entire procurement cycle, from needs planning to signing and executing contracts.

As regards electronic procurement, the Group employs the Electronic Trading Platform of Gazprombank (ETP GPB)ETP GPB’s section of the Gazprom Group’s procurements at https://etpgpb.ru/pao_gazprom/ integrated with the Unified Information System (UIS) for public and municipal procurement of goods, works and services (www.zakupki.gov.ru), and with the AEPS.

The Gazprom Group selects suppliers using the procedures stipulated by the Regulation on Procurement which sets out uniform procurement rules, practices, terms and conditions.

In 2023, the Gazprom Group entities signed contracts with over 32,800 suppliers of goods, works and services, 32,500 (99%) of which were independent providersPursuant to clause 1.2.5 of the Regulation on Procurement..

To ensure compliance with Russian procurement laws and regulations, PJSC Gazprom maintains its own by-laws which include mechanisms for preventing and avoiding procurement violations.

The Group ensures compliance with the basic principles of combating corruption and fraud and avoiding conflicts of interest in procurement, while also making efforts to prevent violations.

In pursuance of Article 13.3 of Federal Law No. 273-FZ On Combating Corruption dated December 25, 2008, PJSC Gazprom adopted its Anti-Corruption Policy in addition to the Code of Corporate Ethics of PJSC Gazprom.

The Gazprom Group entities run the Procurement Audit and Control as an Anti-Corruption Mechanism skills upgrading program with a view to training their employees in anti-corruption laws and practices.

The grievance procedure for bidders whose rights and legitimate interests are violated by an act (failure to act) of the customer, procurement commission or electronic procurement platform operator is described in Article 18.1 of Federal Law No. 135-FZ On the Protection of Competition dated July 26, 2006, and clauses 10–13 of Federal Law No. 223-FZ On Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services by Certain Types of Legal Entities dated July 18, 2011.