The number of tenders invited online in Bangladesh has gone past four lakh in an indication of the country’s race towards digitalisation. This is a landmark achievement of the electronic government procurement (e-GP) system introduced by the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division, according to a press release. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rolled out the e-GP portal in 2011 as part of digitalising public services. Now, the total value of the tenders is Tk 410,000 crore. E-GP is a web-based system, which encompasses the total procurement lifecycle and records all procurement activities. Its purpose is to maintain complete and up-to-date public procurement system activities of all public agencies as well as provide tender opportunities to all potential tenderers from Bangladesh and abroad.
The number of tenders invited online in Bangladesh has gone past four lakh in an indication of the country’s race towards digitalisation. This is a landmark achievement of the electronic government procurement (e-GP) system introduced by the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division, according to a press release. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rolled out the e-GP portal in 2011 as part of digitalising public services. Now, the total value of the tenders is Tk 410,000 crore. E-GP is a web-based system, which encompasses the total procurement lifecycle and records all procurement activities. Its purpose is to maintain complete and up-to-date public procurement system activities of all public agencies as well as provide tender opportunities to all potential tenderers from Bangladesh and abroad.
