Electronic procurement is going to be launched in the country in line with the government vision for building a Digital Bangladesh by 2021.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the electronic government procurement (e-GP) portal at the Bangabandhu International Conference center on June 2 to start the e-tendering.
The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the IME Division of the Ministry of Planning has completed all preparations for the e-GP web portal inauguration under its Public Procurement Reform Project-II supported by the World Bank.
After inauguration of the portal, CPTU will offer interested bidders register with the e-GP system and following that an orientation will be offered for them, CPTU source said.
The CPTU will introduce electronic procurement in two phases. The e-Tendering will primarily be introduced in the first phase in four procuring entities of the four target agencies; then in the CPTU and 16 procuring entities (PEs) under four agencies.
The agencies include Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Rural Electrification Board (REB).
The system will gradually be rolled out to 308 PEs of those four agencies up to district level and ultimately it will be expanded to all the PEs of the government.
In the second phase, e-Contract Management System (e-CMS) will be introduced covering complete Contract Management processes such as work plan submission, defining milestone, tracking and monitoring progress, generating reports, performing quality checks, generation of running bills, vendor rating and generation of completion certificate.
According to the Planning Ministry sources, the system has been developed in such a way that the electronic procurement can be introduced in all procuring entities, but first it has to be piloted.
Meanwhile, the government has already okayed the e-GP guidelines and the CPTU has completed training for the concerned procuring entity officials. It has also signed MOU with seven banks for payment required for the e-GP system.
The CPTU has launched the PROMIS (Procurement Management Information System) which will also be integrated with e-GP.
It is expected that the e-GP will remove hassles in physical submission of tenders, because the bidders need not move with the tenders once e-tendering is in place. Moreover, it will save time and costs by widening competition in the procurement process, CPTU source said.
In Bangladesh, about 75 per cent of the development budget is spent on procurement. The Public Procurement Act 2006 and the Public Procurement Rules 2008 are now in force to ensure transparency and accountability in the process of government purchase with the public funds, the source added.
The CPTU has been carrying reform activities to build procurement capacity, improve procurement management, introduce e-GP and raise awareness to make a well functioning public procurement system in Bangladesh.
The lead consultant GSS Infotech, sub-consultant ABC Procure and the government nominated sub-consultant Dohatec New Media are together implementing the e-GP system.
E-GP is in practice in some states of India, South Korea, Indonesia and China. The experiences show that it has benefited the public procurement immensely, the source said.
The present government is pledge-bound to build a digital society by introducing ICT in all sectors
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the electronic government procurement (e-GP) portal at the Bangabandhu International Conference center on June 2 to start the e-tendering.
The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the IME Division of the Ministry of Planning has completed all preparations for the e-GP web portal inauguration under its Public Procurement Reform Project-II supported by the World Bank.
After inauguration of the portal, CPTU will offer interested bidders register with the e-GP system and following that an orientation will be offered for them, CPTU source said.
The CPTU will introduce electronic procurement in two phases. The e-Tendering will primarily be introduced in the first phase in four procuring entities of the four target agencies; then in the CPTU and 16 procuring entities (PEs) under four agencies.
The agencies include Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Rural Electrification Board (REB).
The system will gradually be rolled out to 308 PEs of those four agencies up to district level and ultimately it will be expanded to all the PEs of the government.
In the second phase, e-Contract Management System (e-CMS) will be introduced covering complete Contract Management processes such as work plan submission, defining milestone, tracking and monitoring progress, generating reports, performing quality checks, generation of running bills, vendor rating and generation of completion certificate.
According to the Planning Ministry sources, the system has been developed in such a way that the electronic procurement can be introduced in all procuring entities, but first it has to be piloted.
Meanwhile, the government has already okayed the e-GP guidelines and the CPTU has completed training for the concerned procuring entity officials. It has also signed MOU with seven banks for payment required for the e-GP system.
The CPTU has launched the PROMIS (Procurement Management Information System) which will also be integrated with e-GP.
It is expected that the e-GP will remove hassles in physical submission of tenders, because the bidders need not move with the tenders once e-tendering is in place. Moreover, it will save time and costs by widening competition in the procurement process, CPTU source said.
In Bangladesh, about 75 per cent of the development budget is spent on procurement. The Public Procurement Act 2006 and the Public Procurement Rules 2008 are now in force to ensure transparency and accountability in the process of government purchase with the public funds, the source added.
The CPTU has been carrying reform activities to build procurement capacity, improve procurement management, introduce e-GP and raise awareness to make a well functioning public procurement system in Bangladesh.
The lead consultant GSS Infotech, sub-consultant ABC Procure and the government nominated sub-consultant Dohatec New Media are together implementing the e-GP system.
E-GP is in practice in some states of India, South Korea, Indonesia and China. The experiences show that it has benefited the public procurement immensely, the source said.
The present government is pledge-bound to build a digital society by introducing ICT in all sectors