Teckal is an exemption from the rules of Government procurement in the European Union whereby a public authority may award a contract to a separate entity, without public procurement, provided these three requirements are met:

Teckal is an exemption from the rules of Government procurement in the European Union whereby a public authority may award a contract to a separate entity, without public procurement, provided these three requirements are met: 1.
* The company is wholly owned by the public authority or authorities. 2.
* The public authority awarding the contract must exercise control over the separate entity, to an extent similar to what the public authority exercises over its own departments. 3.
* A substantial part, at least 80%, of the activities of the separate entity must be carried out for the public authority awarding the contract.