Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Government Procurement Law.
Article 2 This Law is applicable to government procurement in People's Republic of China (PRC).
The term "government procurement" as mentioned in this Law refers to the use of financial funds by state organs, institutions and organizations at all levels to purchase goods, projects and services within the centralized procurement catalogue formulated according to law or above the procurement quota standard.
The catalogue of centralized government procurement and the standard of procurement quota shall be formulated in accordance with the authority prescribed in this Law.
The term "procurement" as mentioned in this Law refers to the behavior of obtaining goods, projects and services for compensation through contracts, including purchase, lease, entrustment and employment.
"Goods" as mentioned in this Law refers to articles in various forms and types, including raw materials, fuels, equipment and products.
The term "project" as mentioned in this Law refers to construction projects, including new construction, reconstruction, expansion, decoration, demolition and repair of buildings and structures.
The term "services" as mentioned in this Law refers to other government procurement objects except goods and projects.
Article 31 Goods or services that meet any of the following circumstances may be purchased from a single source in accordance with this Law:
(a) Can only be purchased from a single supplier;
(2) Unable to purchase from other suppliers due to unforeseen emergencies;
(3) It is necessary to ensure the consistency of the original procurement items or supporting services, and it is necessary to continue to purchase from the original suppliers, and the total amount of additional funds shall not exceed 10% of the original contract purchase amount.