Business Desk :
The information security management system of the electronic government procurement (e-GP) has got ISO certification.
A certification body conducted an assessment recently and found that the information security management system for e-GP has fulfilled the requirements for the ISO certification, the planning ministry said in a press release on Sunday.
ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies.
ISO certification is a must-have for any organisation. It is a mark of quality and credibility for any company. ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard, which helps organisations keep their information assets more secure.
The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of IMED under the planning ministry introduced e-GP in August 2011 to digitise the public procurement. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the e-GP portal on June 2, 2011.
The e-GP system is considered a milestone in procurement reforms and digitisation of government services.
Until February 6, 2022, a total of 95,696 tenderers registered with the e-GP system. More than 5.5 lakh tenders have been invited through e-GP up to February 6, according to the press release.
Both the procuring entities and tenderers can carry out their respective procurement processing through e-GP. It saves time, cost and environment, it said.
