RUIDP

Government of Rajasthan has initiated e-procurement system under e-Governance plan of the State. The concept of e-tendering in Rajasthan has been introduced through the prestigious Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP). The first online tender in Rajasthan was issued by RUIDP on 31-5-2005. Since then RUIDP has issued total seven tenders online.
After studying E-procurement systems working in Brazil, South Korea, Denmark, Ireland and Chili and discussions with Harvard University Professors, Department of Information Technology and Communications, Government of Rajasthan had invited tenders for development, supply, installation, testing, training and maintenance of e-Procurement Application Software from interested firms in January 2005. M/s Applitech Solution Ltd., Ahmedabad, the successful bidder has been awarded the work for the development, supply, installation, testing, training, successful deployment and maintenance of E-procurement of application software. M/s Applitech Solution Ltd will do the Online Tendering for the Govt. Departments of Rajasthan Government for Seven years from the work order date.
The new system offers advantages of catalogue based procurement, electronic processing, facility of auctions and electronic payment. This will benefit in the reduced time cycle of tendering, reduced communication cost, ability to negotiate better prices and improve transparency. The online tendering will provide all information at one place to the bidders on all government procurements and will reduce transaction cost, reduction in marketing & sales promotion related costs & will provide a level playing field for all bidders. It will be easy for the bidders as they will submit online at its place
Under the new system, a bidder can access the bid document from anywhere in the world, through the Internet. The applicants would be given digital signatures to take part in the online tendering process. The Bidders will attest the tenders using their Digital Signatures, which will be provided by NIC/ TCS/ etc. Their Digital signatures will be valid for 1 year for all e-procurement works all over the India. Bidders will download the document from the Internet and then in the prescribed forms can submit them Online.

The following would be provided through the E-Tendering System:-

Information dissemination - The global public can view the tender related information of various department such as current and future tendering opportunities, general guidelines for doing business with the Government, new supplier registration etc.
Registration of supplier for certain categories of items.
Registration of Department / PSUs for uploading and other management
Tender Management which will include:

- An interface to enable the departments to upload / modify / remove details of tenders (NIT, Tender Document, Corrigendum and status of Tender). If the NIT is of the interest of registered users of the website (bidders) they will get the intimation automatically about the NIT on their mailing address specified at the time of registration.

- A provision to download Tender Document by registered bidders only.

- A searching/ Query Module to view NIT and tender details on different ways.

- An interface to view current status of tender by the registered bidders or department concerned. To make available to the global public the current status of the tender.
6.Bids are stored in Timed Locked eTender Box using the following software/tools;
- 128 Bit SSL
- Data Signing
- Dual Data Enveloping (Asymmetric encryption)
- Time Stamping
- Event Based Digital Certificates
The above features make the eProcurement engine theoretically foolproof
7. The eProcurement suite of M/s Applitech Solution Ltd. complies to Security and procurement guideline laid down by organization like;
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (IT ACT 2000)
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC orders)

PWD Procurement Guidelines

World Bank Public Procurement Guidelines

Asian Development Bank Public Procurement Guidelines

Indian Tax Regulations

RBI rules on e-Payments (through credit cards)
8. M/s Applitech Solution Ltd is the Licensed Registration Authority of multiple Certifying Agency to issue Digital Certificatesfrom the Licensed Certifying Authorities (CA). The following are the Licesened CAs
The above agencies can Issue Digital Certificates in less than an Hour if all documents are in place and have enabled e-Tendering on Different Browsers, Operation Systems, across India

9. The Online Tendering will help to shorten the time for the finalization of bids and will result in the savings of Government money. The e-procurement system will increase transparency by keeping a traceable electronic record of government online transaction. The arithmetic errors will be reduced. One cannot temper with the proceedings and unnecessary interference is done away with. This will also reduce the burden on the bureaucracy.
- Various kind of MIS reports for closed user group.

Date of Issue of Tender

NIT No .