The Federal Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (FPPRA) is ushering in a new era of efficiency and transparency in public procurement across Pakistan through the implementation of the cutting-edge e-Government Procurement (e-GP) System known as the “E-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS).”
The EPADS, a sophisticated electronic platform, would provide a unified national regime of public procurement across the country digitizing the entire public procurement cycle along with a state-of-the-art decision support system.
Initially the system was piloted in two federal ministries: Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination & Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, alongwith piloting in Punjab on March 1, 2023.
After piloting the FPPRA launched an extensive training program to ensure smooth adaptation of the system. FPPRA has made significant progress and up to now around 4000 users in around 300 training sessions have received training.
The system has already been rolled out in 17 ministries and 246 departments and FPPRA is making all efforts to complete its rollout in all ministries by the end of December 2023.
