Govt. calls on supplier community to register for e-GP system

• All Govt. organisations requested to use e-GP system in procuring of goods, works and services at earliest
• Firms already registered with e-GP system eligible to participate in bidding for all procurements in Govt. entities
• Govt. offers concessionary fee for those registering before 30 Nov., each registration valid for 12 calendar months

In an effort to improve efficiency and transparency in procurement process, the Government is inviting the supplier community to register with the Electronic Government Procurement system (e-GP system), before 31 December.

All suppliers who wish to supply goods, works and consultancy and non-consultancy services to the State are requested to register with the e-GP system before the end of 2020, as the use of e-GP system will be made mandatory in due course.

 All Government organisations have been requested to use the e-GP system in procuring of goods, works and services at their earliest.

This system has been developed with all the essential modules such as vendor registration, procuring entity registration, announcement of bids, calling and receiving of bids, electronic bid opening, electronic bid evaluation and contract awards, facilitating shopping and national/international competitive bidding procurement procedures.

Firms that have already registered with the system (promise.lk) are eligible to participate in bidding for all procurements of all the Government entities, without registering manually with each procurement entity.

The Government has decided to provide a concessionary registration fee of Rs. 5,000 for firms which wish to register before 30 November. In addition, international suppliers are charged $ 50 as the registration fee. Each registration is valid for a 12 calendar month period. Payment should be made via credit/debit cards through the system.

Firms wishing to register are required to log on to the website and follow the process as required. Firms are requested to upload their business registration certificate in Adobe Acrobat pdf file format. Other basic information such as name, address, contact information, telephone, e-mail, etc. are also requested through the on-screen application form.

As a part of the registration process, vendors are required to declare that they meet the prerequisites for eligibility. Vendors are also required to comply with the e-GP User Declaration.

Firms are requested to log in to www.promise.lk web portal and review the “User Guide for Vendors” published therein or visit https://promise.lk//user_guides/vendor_v1.pdf for registration assistance and support guidance.

For registration support contact hotline 1925 or Director, e-GP Secretariat, Ministry of Finance, Colombo 01.