MINSK, 20 March (BelTA) – The National Marketing Center of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will present a model of a small-scale e-procurement platform to the business community during the forum “Development of Belarus Entrepreneurship: Strategy and Tactics” that will take place on the sidelines of the Fourth Belarusian Entrepreneurship Week on 20 March, BelTA learned from the National Marketing Center.
This small-scale e-procurement platform is meant for purchasing goods that cost 50-300 base amounts, as well as for procurement procedures based on failed competitive bidding. The online format will make procurement processes more transparent for participants of the bids, law enforcement and regulatory authorities. The decision to set up such a platform was necessitated by the amendments to the procurement law. In line with them, all procurement operations should be done online.
The new online platform is expected to enhance competition, including due to the participation of small and medium-sized businesses, cut costs and optimize spending of public funds. Now that small-scale procurement is more open and simple, more businesses will be able to explore new markets.
The National Marketing Center has developed a single state information and analysis system of procurement management. The National Marketing Center will start operating this system in July 2019.
Director of the National Marketing Center Valery Sadokho noted that purchases from one source account for about 60% of public procurement. “This procedure used to be the most unopened till recent times. Now it will operate in an open format. The necessary legal framework is being developed, as well as the online platform. We believe that this module will enable many small enterprises to take advantage of public procurement opportunities in the regions and all over the country,” he said.
