Andhra Pradesh has formally taken over e-procurement, an e-governance project “to usher in total automation of procurement and tender procedures of government departments”.
Designed by C1 India, a Delhi-based e-procurement and e-sourcing solution provider, the project is customised to cater to the purchase requirements of various departments, and aims to reduce inventory costs, shorten the supply chain, and create a level-playing field for suppliers.
“The e-procurement project was commissioned in 2002, but was taken over by Andhra Pradesh on January 1 from C1 India which developed and managed it till now,” said Sanjay Kumar, Managing Director of AP State Technology Services Ltd, which will run the project.