SLT launches web based procurement system
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), for the first time in Sri Lanka, launched a
web based e-procurement system facilitating complete automation of the
processes enabling paperless transactions relating to procurement of
material and services.
This latest initiative is aimed at increasing transparency, reducing
cost of doing business, reducing duplicity, bringing out more efficient
purchasing process and increasing the ability to capture strategic
information on procurement including purchasing patterns.
SLTs web site provides suppliers with up-to-date information they
need to provide quality goods at competitive bidding practices. The
eTENDER initiative provides a vehicle to deliver more focused governance
over the procurement system, thereby leading to improved quality of
service. Implementation will also benefit both SLT and the suppliers.
SLTs eTENDER system will increase the exposure in open tenders to the
whole world and the system will enhance the competitive bidding
practices adopted by SLT which at present have limited access by local
suppliers for most of the goods.
Prospective tenderers can download the tender document free of charge
within a few minutes after publishing in the web site, thereby reducing
the actual process to minutes. In global tenders, the tender document
can be downloaded by the foreign principle within few minutes after
notification. |