Summary:
The State government adopted the e-tendering system in August 2010 to enhance transparency in procurement of goods and services and implementing works, reduce time taken and costs. Among its many flaws, the privately-developed system does not map purchases made outside the e-tendering process, and lacks the facility for blacklisting suppliers. In its latest report tabled during the Legislative Assembly’s monsoon session, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has claimed there are serious shortcomings which undermines the effectiveness of the e-tendering process. “Comprehensive audit of Sify-NexTenders System was not done by Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate, GoI and the State government also failed in its role to ensure this. The monitoring of the systems was poor due to insufficiency of Management Information System (MIS) reports..