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Andhra Pradesh has formally taken over e-procurement,an e-governance project to usher in total automation of procurement and tender procedures of government departments.
Designed by C1 India,a Delhi-based e-procurement and e-sourcing solution provider,the project is customised to cater to the purchase requirements of various departments,and aims to reduce inventory costs,shorten the supply chain,and create a level-playing field for suppliers.
The e-procurement project was commissioned in 2002,but was taken over by Andhra Pradesh on January 1 from C1 India which developed and managed it till now, said Sanjay Kumar,Managing Director of AP State Technology Services Ltd,which will run the project.
The hardware,documents,passwords and software applications handed over by C1 India were opened,reviewed and verified by a Technical Committee at the TCL Data Centre,Kumar added.
The main advantage of e-procurement, Kumar said,is that it provides a level-playing field to everyone. There are places where bidders are not allowed to go to offices to drop their tenders, Kumar explained.
