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Macedonia : EBRD becomes the first Multilateral Development Bank to offer clients a fully electronic system covering the entire procurement cycle
Publish Date : 29-Jan-2015
EBRD has become the first Multilateral Development Bank to offer clients full e-procurement for open tendering. The national electricity transmission system operator in FYR Macedonia, AD MEPSO, has become the first EBRD client to use its e-procurement system for open tendering, and so the EBRD has become the first Multilateral Development Bank to offer clients a fully electronic system covering the entire procurement cycle from planning to tendering and award of goods, works and loan-funded consultancy contracts and allowing electronic submission of offers.
BiP Solutions UK provided EBRD with its new cloud-based online platform, and is been referred to by its acronym of ECEPP. It will gradually replace its existing paper-based procedures for invitations to tender, tender documents, clarifications and evaluation reports. AD MEPSO’s Jordan Angelovski, the Head of the Project Implementation Unit, said, “AD MEPSO is very pleased to be a part of this future-oriented pilot project. Using this new technology and at the same time being involved in the creation of a very useful tool is an honour but also an obligation for our team.”
“We hope that the final result will be of benefit for both EBRD and AD MEPSO as pioneers in the use of such technology for managing projects, as well as for all the EBRD’s other clients and partners.”
Through this new system, suppliers are able to obtain tender documentation electronically for contracts procured under the EBRD's Procurement Policies and Rules free of charge, following a simple registration process. With this system, suppliers can submit an encrypted electronic tender, thereby guaranteeing security and confidentiality, with simultaneous online opening of tenders at the specified closing time with automatic notification of key tender data to all participants.
This helps in doing away with the current need for courier or hand delivery to the tender box and for a physical presence at a public tender opening, and this will also accelerate transaction time and help in reducing processing costs for the clients and suppliers, and also raise opportunities for competition and improving transparency. Scott Smith, CEO of BiP Solutions, said: “We have worked very closely with the EBRD's Procurement Department to configure our established secure e-tendering platform to meet its specific requirements in terms of approved procurement methods, no objection gateways and formal standard bank documentation”. Richard Gargrave, the EBRD’s manager of the project, said, “We are delighted to be able to start the pilot on schedule and look forward to the continuing roll-out of the system in 2015 to new projects.”
