To implement electronic procurement in the country, the government, under the mandate of Section 65(2) of the Public Procurement Act 2006, formulated Bangladesh e-Government Procurement Guidelines (Revised) 2025 and the gazette on the Guidelines was published on 12 March 2025.
This document provides guidelines to be followed for the electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System of Bangladesh as provisioned under the Section 65 of the Public Procurement Act, 2006 (PPA 2006) and Rule 128 of Public Procurement Rules, 2008 (PPR 2008), for the use of the e-GP system.
The Guidelines has elaborated some directives on e-GP related technical, administrative and operational issues based on the experience and lessons learned during implementation of e-GP System since June 2011.
The revised Guidelines is consistent with the prevailing Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006 (ICT Act 2006), Right to Information Act, 2009 (R2I 2009) and international best practices on e-GP.
It demonstrates government’s commitment to achieve greater transparency and accountability in government procurement processes.
The objective of e-GP is to enhance efficiency and ensure transparency in public procurement through the implementation of a comprehensive e-GP solution to be used by all government organizations in the country.
All stakeholders including citizens, tenderers/applicants/suppliers/ contractors/consultants, procuring entities, payment service providers, development partners, media, e-GP system administrators and auditors will get access to the e-GP system and information as specified in the Terms and Conditions of Use and Disclaimer and Privacy Policy.