eGP yields significant benefits in public procurement

eGP yields significant benefits in public procurement

Dhaka, July 07 - Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) has yielded significant benefits in the country’s public procurement process, said Director (Joint Secretary) of Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA), Md Nasimur Rahman Sharif. 

“About 70 per cent of total public procurement is now being conducted through e-GP. A total of 11 countries and five international organizations have so far visited BPPA to learn about our e-GP success,” said Sharif while speaking as chief guest at a participatory workshop titled, “BPPA functions and e-GP related awareness,” held at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Patuakhali on Sunday.

He also mentioned the positive results achieved in the domain of public procurement by implementing e-GP in the country.

BPPA organized the workshop under its Digitizing Implementation Monitoring and Public Procurement Project (DIMAPPP).

Deputy Commissioner of Patuakhali Md Nur Kutubul Alam presided over the workshop.

Sharif in his speech mentioned some new modules which have been added to e-GP to make it a complete online system.

He said, the use of e-GP is now mandatory for procuring entities in their public procurement process.

A similar programme will be held at Bakerganj Upazila on Monday.

Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) managed the workshop as a consultant engaged by BPPA.

About 75 representatives from local procuring entities, banks and media participated in the workshop.

Md Nasimur Rahman Sharif gave explanations as per provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2006 and the Public Procurement Rules 2008.

BPPA (former CPTU) introduced e-GP for digitization of public procurement. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the e-GP Portal on June 2, 2011.

Dohatec New Media as the Lead Consultant, with Beximco IT and GSS Infotech, engaged by BPPA, has been operating and maintaining the e-GP system.-UNB