Editorial, News & commercial office:
55/A, H M Siddique Mansion (Level-7), Purana Paltan, Motijhel C/A, Dhaka-1000. Phone: +8802226640056,
e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) Chief Executive Officer Abu Sayed Md. Kamruzzaman.
The government has formulated a comprehensive roadmap to introduce e-GP Version 2.0, aiming to establish a modern, citizen-centric, and technologically driven public procurement ecosystem across Bangladesh, said Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) Chief Executive Officer Abu Sayed Md. Kamruzzaman.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with BSS, the BPPA Secretary highlighted the evolution of national procurement frameworks since the initial 2001 reform initiatives, tracing legislative milestones from the 2003 Public Procurement Regulations and the 2006 Act to the updated Public Procurement Rules (PPR) 2025. He emphasized that the transformation of the former Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) into the autonomous BPPA in 2023 marked a critical regulatory advancement.
To accommodate an annual procurement expenditure that has expanded from $3 billion in 2003 to nearly $30 billion today, the government has constituted a high-level committee to review existing legal frameworks. The amendments seek to enhance fair market competition, foster new entrepreneurship, and accommodate the demands of growing development budgets. Recent stakeholder workshops organized by BPPA consolidated actionable inputs on upgrading the electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) platform, enforcing mandatory digital compliance, and institutional capacity building.
Kamruzzaman noted that public procurement must transition into a strategic vehicle for long-term socio-economic and environmental value by embedding green, climate-resilient practices and supporting domestic industries aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Outlining efficiency benchmarks, he noted that average procurement lead time has dropped from 100 days in 2010 to 54 days. Furthermore, contract signing within original bid validity periods has surged from 12 percent prior to e-GP introduction to 99 percent, alongside achieving a 100 percent publication rate for both tender and award notices.
https://thedailyexpress.news/news/bangladesh/1f19938a-9634-66b0-a1fc-e77e47f7de9b