‘Transparent & Easy Procurement”
Leveraging IT infrastructure to empower, automate and connect all the activities involved in Government Procurement, Government of Kerala envisaged implementing a standardized e-Procurement system in 2012. It provides a pioneering, cost-saving, and efficient method for ensuring greater transparency in state-wide procurement information, which will ultimately lead to increased effectiveness and accountability. The growth of emerged technologies and socio-economic development within the State has made a notable impact on e-Procurement system. e-Procurement is thus one of the rapidly growing areas of e-Governance implementations in Kerala.
Functional Modules
- Vendor/ Supplier Management: Facilitates a single interface for the registration of all suppliers who intend to do business with the Government.
- Indent Management: Facilitate the online creation of the works and goods indents and estimates in standardized/ customized formats for approval.
- e- Tendering: Facilitates the creation of online tender notification & document and its publishing, online bid submission, opening, evaluation & shortlisting.
- Contract Management: Facilitates issuance of electronic Work Orders/ Purchase orders, updating of Measurement Book, the progress of work, etc.
- Catalogue Management: Facilitates management of new and concluded Rate Contracts
- e-Payments: Facilitates and manages online payments of tender documents, bid submission fees, EMD, payments to contractors/ vendors etc.
- Management Information System: Facilitates integration with other modules in order to generate reports from all functional modules.
What contributes to the progression of e-Procurement?
- More speedy exchange of information
- Faster and more efficient method for submitting quotations
- Remarkable cost saving in processing, commercialization and administrative areas
- Faster procurement cycle
- Opportunities for more firms to compete for Government business
- Information tracking intelligence
- Fighting cartels to deliver the best value goods/services
- End to end e-Communication
- e-Submission & e-access of documents
Website: https://etenders.kerala.gov.in