Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipalities and Housing (MOMAH) and the National Centre for Privatization & PPP (NCP) have launched the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage for the Municipal Food Safety Labs Operation Project under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

The project will be delivered under an Equip-Operate-Maintain-Transfer (EOMT) structure with a contract duration of five years, NCP said in a press statement.

The EOI is targeting participation from local, regional and international companies with laboratory operations expertise.

The scope includes equipping, operating and maintaining food safety laboratories across five municipalities: Hafr Al Batin, Northern Borders, Tabuk, Qassim and Al Ahsa.

The project aims to upgrade laboratory equipment, expand chemical and microbiological testing capacity for food and water products, and improve testing accuracy across the compliance value chain.

It will also include knowledge transfer mechanisms to enable a smooth handover of operations to municipalities at the end of the contract period.

Interested investors, operators and financial institutions can access project details through the NCP platform, with submissions for the EOI stage due by 15 April 2026.

Earlier this month, NCP in collaboration with Al Madinah Regional Municipality, and MOMAH had launched the EOI, Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) stages for the Sikkah Al Hadid joint development project.

Saudi Arabia’s National Privatisation Strategy, which builds on the Privatisation Programme launched in 2018, is targeting $64 billion in private-sector capital investment by 2030, as part of the Kingdom's drive to expand public-private partnerships (PPPs), enhance the quality of infrastructure and public services, and drive sustainable growth.

(Writing by Deva Palanisamy; Editing by Anoop Menon)

(anoop.menon@lseg.com)

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