The document discusses Bangladesh's efforts to modernize its public procurement system through electronic government procurement (e-GP). It outlines the country's achievements with e-GP including establishing a centralized e-tendering and contract management system, increasing registered users and tender volumes significantly between 2012-2017, and building capacity through extensive training programs. The opportunities and challenges discussed include expanding the e-GP system to reach more users, establishing a new data center, and determining the long-term management and maintenance of the e-GP system.

1. Forth South Asia Regional Public Procurement
Conference 2017
E-GP in South Asia
Achievements, Opportunities and
Challenges
Country Presentation: Bangladesh

2. Outline of Presentation
 Modernization of Public Procurement(e-GP)
 Legal Framework in Public Procurement
 Capacity Building and Institutionalization
 Civic Engagement in Procurement Monitoring
 Achievements, Opportunities and Challenges
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3. Section 65: e- Government Procurement
(1)For carrying out the purposes of this Act, any or all
government procurement under this Act may be undertaken
using electronic processing system.
(2)The electronic processing system and the principles
governing such system shall be prescribed by the
Government.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, ‘Electronic
Processing System’ means the online processing of data
through a website.

4. GFR…, 2908 & 2911
PPR 2003
PPA 2006
PPR 2008
e-GP Guidelines
2011
PPA 2006
Legislatives Chronicles

5. 5
Modernization of Public Procurement
Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP)

6. BD Public Procurement Transforming
From Paper based to IT based
e-GP System
Single uniform national web portal
Centralized registration system
Comprehensive system (e-Tendering + e-Contract
Management)
Integrated proc. performance monitoring (e-PMIS)

7. Tender Security
Performance Security
Online through
Banks
Registration
fees
Renewal
fees
Tender
Document
fees
Payment
Gateway
Payment
Gateway
e-GP: No More Visit to Offices

8. TENDER BOX
e-GP: No More Tender Box

9. e-Tender
Box
9
e-GP: Tender Box
Within a Click

10. E-GP : How we are doing
10
Period Tenderers Tenders Value M$
Jun-12 295 14 3
Jun-13 1,067 498 62
Jun-14 9,238 8,436 713
Jun-15 15,559 26,102 2544
Jun-16 22,186 57,935 6051
Feb-17 28,663 82,081 9145

11. e-GP: Progress
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
Tenders Tenderers Value Cr
14 295 24
498 1067 496
8436 9238
5705
26102
15559
20352
57935
22186
48412
82081
28663
73161
Jun-12 Jun-13 Jun-14 Jun-15 Jun-16 17-Feb

12. E-GP : Users (15 Feb,2017)
Government
Users (22 Org.)
Reg. Tenderer /
Consultant
Reg. Bank user
(44 Banks)
3383
8353
6,858
Total Reg. Users
50,025
Reg. Govt Users
(1001 Org.) 14,323
28,663
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13. e-GP: Online Helpdesk System, 24/7

14. e-GP status (15 Feb 2017)
Procuring Agency: 1000 out of
1300
PEs : 3732
Tenderer: 28,663
Total Tender Value : 9,145 M$
Total Tender : 82,081
Total Bank : 44/ 2806 Br.
Competition : 8.5
Earning from e-GP : 16.28 M$

15. Capacity Building-Legal
3-Week Proc. training :
8479+300
Short Proc training:
(15 different audiences)
12,062
MCIPS
116+44
Masters in Public
Procurement
IGS-BRACU: 94+66
ITC-ILO: 25

16. Capacity Building
e-GP
PE training :
2400+600
Tenderer Training:
1000+2500
Bank Admin: 130
Org. Admin:
778+1200
By 4 Agencies
Officers : 2973
Tenderers: 941

17. Institutionalization & Sustainability Framework
Establishment of
procurement faculty:
Engineering Staff
College Bangladesh
(ESCB)
National Trainers Pool
60
CIPS Study
Centers:
IGS, BRACU &
ESCB
BRACU:
Conducting Masters
Program in PP
Institutionalizing short-
training through existing
public training institutes

18. Third Party Monitoring (TPM) system
• Monitoring at implementation part and gradually at the
Process Part
• Piloting Citizen engagement in 4 upazillas of 2 Districts
• Group formation with all stakeholders
• Advocacy Campaign to sensitize local people
Civic Engagement in Procurement Monitoring
Public Private Stakeholder Committee (PPSC)
 Giving suggestions to the government in improving public
procurement practices
 Providing policy inputs for best utilization of public funds and delivery
of services

19. 1. Mobile Application developed
2. e-GP Billboard placed at Dhaka city.
3. e-GP Flyer, Published & Distributed
4. e-GP theme Song developed and played
5. 5 e-GP success story developed
6. e-GP SMS and Email Campaign is going
on
7. e-GP is advertised in Print electronic
and social media

20. 8. e-GP awareness workshops held in every
district;
9. Govt-Contractors Forum is formed in
the districts;
10.e-GP Animation video developed;
11.Slide show developed;
12.CPTU newsletter published quarterly;
13.CPTU Facebook, YouTube, twitter in
place
14.TV talk show in electronic medias

21. ADP Increasing over time
Fiscal Year ADP in M$
1972-73 62.6
1980-81 296
1990-91 765
2000-01 2,275
2010-11 4,485
2015-16 11,736
2016-17 15,418

22. Political Commitment to e-GP

23. e-GP DC expansion plan
Considerations
• Total users: 300,000
• Concurrent Users:16,00
• Total Tenders: 8564,000
• Life time : 5 years

24. Transparency for e-GP
0 20 40 60 80 100
% Tender Notice
Published
% Contract Award
Published
70
15
100
100
2016 2007

25. Efficiency for e-GP
0 50 100
% Contract award
decision made within
initial tender validity
10
99.5
2016 2007

26. Competitiveness for e-GP
0 10 20
Agv. Number of tender
submittion
Agv. Number of
responsive tender
4
3
11.03
10.37
2016 Q4 2007

27. e-GP: No More Wait in Traffic Jam

28. e-GP: No More Tears to Evaluate

29. e-GP: No More Pile of Papers

30. e-GP: No More Destruction of Trees

31. e-GP: Save Time, Save Money

32. Challenges
For CPTU
 Restructuring & Strengthening CPTU
 Support to continue reform
For e-GP
 Continuous Improvement of the System with
expansion
 Establishment of New Data Center
 Operation and Maintenance of e-GP
 By CPTU?
 Transformed into company?
 Outsourced?

33. e-GP: Simple Speedy
Secure