Saudi Aramco is headquartered in Dhahran and employs more than 76,000 people. Its iktva programme (In- Kingdom Total Value Add) is built into Aramco procurement: suppliers submit a five-year iktva plan. In February 2026 Aramco said the programme had reached its 70% local-content target and set a new target of 75% local content in goods and services by 2030.
Outside Aramco, local content is also enforced in public procurement. The Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA) keeps a mandatory list of national products. In tenders it covers, foreign products not on that list are scored as if they cost 10% more. Since 2022 the rules also reach companies at least 50% owned by the state.
For a supplier or contractor, that means procurement teams look for specific things on your website:
- In-Kingdom presence: your Unified National Number, National Address, facilities and workshops in the Kingdom, with photos of the real sites.
- Local-content standing: your iktva participation or score if you have one, Saudization figures you are willing to publish, and products on the national products list.
- Certifications and HSE: ISO certificates, approvals and safety records as downloadable PDFs, with dates.
- Capability, not adjectives: equipment lists, capacities, sectors served and project references, in English for international engineers and Arabic for Saudi buyers.
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