Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the CPTU mobile app, which has become available immediately after the inauguration, at the NEC auditorium yesterday. Speaking at the event titled “Role of Banks in e-GP and Way-Forward”, the minister said the e-GP (e-Government Procurement) will help ensure equal access for the bidders, making the public procurement process efficient, transparent and accountable. He urged the banks to take e-tendering charge rationally for providing services to the bidders under the e-GP system. At present, 450 organisations are using the e-GP system and there are about 23,000 registered tenderer, he said. The e-GP is developed, owned and operated by the CPTU and provides an on-line platform to carry out the procurement activities by the public agencies.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 29, 2016 18:22 UTC