Newsletter on Government e-Procurement System of NIC (GePNIC), April 2017

Introduction of the Product

National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India has
developed eProcurement software system, GePNIC to cater to the electronic procurement/ tendering requirements of the
Government departments and organizations. The system is generic in nature and can easily be adopted for all kinds of
procurement activities such as Goods, Services & Works by Government offices.
It is being implemented in 27 States and Union Territories as Mission Mode Project (MMP), Various Major Public
Sector Units (PSU’s) as well as over 350 Central Government Ministries / Departments / PSUs / Attached offices / Statutory
Bodies etc. under the Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP).
During the month of April 2017 around 70,418 tenders were processed electronically worth ₹ 1,68,970.46 Cr.

Top Five Performing States/ UT’s during this month Top Five Central Govt. Entities during this Month
20,000 4,000
15,000 3,000
10,000 2,000
5,000 1,000
0 0
Uttar Maharashtra West Bengal Rajasthan Kerala MES PMGSY CIL Indian Army IOCL
Pradesh No. of Tenders No. of Tenders

Comparative Growth of CPPP, MMP, PSU’s/ Others in last four months

150,000

CPPP 100,000

50,000
MMP
0
PSU
No. of Value in No. of Value in No. of Value in No. of Value in
Tenders Cr. Tenders Cr. Tenders Cr. Tenders Cr.

Yearly Growth since Inception % Share of Tenders Processed

32.72% No. of Tenders
800,000 66.37%
CPPP - Central Public 6%
600,000 Procurement Portal 18%
39.98%
62.27% (eprocure.gov.in/cppp)
400,000
111.42% MMP - Mission Mode
200,000 212.91% 82.99% Project
44.82%
(eprocure.gov.in/mmp)
0
2007-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 PSU's/ Others - 76%
eTenders Value(Rs Cr.) Expon. (eTenders)
(Stand Alone Sites)
% Depicted indicates increase in no. of tenders over the years

Organisations on boarded in Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) during April 2017

1. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Rights 6. Local Organizing Committee FIFA - Ministry of Youth
Authority- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Affairs and Sports.
2. Amravati Development Corporation Ltd - Govt of Andhra 7. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Rights
Pradesh. Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3. Land Ports Authority of India - Ministry of Home Affairs. 8. Department of School education and Literacy , Ministry
4. National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation of Human Resource Development.
(NATMO) - Ministry of Science & Technology. 9. Department of Commerce , Ministry of Commerce and
5. Aravali Power Company Private Limited - IGSTPP - Industry.
Ministry of Power. 10. Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya , Ministry of
Human Resource & Development.
GePNIC Implementation Status:–
States/ Union Territory :- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh UT, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, NCT of Delhi, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab PWD, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
Major Central Government Organisation :- Military Engineering Services, Indian Army, Border Road Organisation,
National Hydro Power Corporation Limited, BHU , IIT – Delhi, IIT – Mandi, IIT - Indore, IIM – Indore, IIM – Ahmedabad,
IIM – Udaipur, IIM - Lucknow, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Coal India Limited, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
 Around 20,57,289 tenders have been processed electronically worth ₹ 28,96,238.72 Crs since inception.
 Total 174 Tender Cum Auction processed this month.

Monthly Statistics Support / Assistance (eprocure.gov.in)

SMS Sent by Application 10,76,009
Daily Web Learning Mon – Fri (2.30- 4.30 PM)
Mails Sent by Application 10,22,881
(eprocure.gov.in) http://webcon.nic.in/
Mails Handled by PMU 1,614

Number of Tender 70,418 0120-4200462

Value of Tenders ₹ 1,68,970.46 Cr. Centralized 24 X 7 Telephonic 0120-4001002
Award of Contract (AoC) 17,399 Help Desk & eMail Support +91 8826246593
support-eproc@nic.in
No. of Payments done through online 54,875 No. of Calls Attended by
38,506
Value of payment done through online ₹ 387.09 Cr. centralised Helpdesk
No. of mails handled by
3,169
Number of Visitors 5,15,701 centralised Helpdesk
No. of Department Users Registered up At National Institute of
1,55,064
to the month MDP by Min of Finance Financial Management,
No. of Bidders/ Contractors Registered Faridabad (NIFM).
3,50,000
up to the month
Category wise No. of Tenders Tender type wise No. of Tenders Highlights

Open - 92% “Major thrust on eTendering by the

Goods - 15%
Govt of Uttar Pradesh results in
phenomenal increase in electronic
Limited - 4%
Works - 80% tenders to 19,000 in the month of
April 2017 which a record high
Single - 1%
Services - 5% number of tenders in a month till
date for any state using this system."
Others - 3%

Salient Feature
NIC eProcurement system has been designed taking into account best tendering practices followed in the country
including World Bank and Asian Development Bank guidelines. It adheres to GFR 2005, CVC Guidelines, IT Act
2000 & its amendment. It is also certified by STQC for “Guidelines for compliance to Quality and Security
requirements of e-Procurement Systems” as mandated Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
The system can be configured for use by an organization at its apex level, and at multiple subordinate levels, at
which tenders could independently be floated. NIC has hosted 41 live instance of the single product.
Major Workshop During the Month
 Trainings held at Bharat Electronics limited - Ministry of Defence, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-
Ministry of Science and Technology, World Bank, Central Bureau of Investigation-Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions, NHPC Limited- Ministry of Power, Ordnance Factories Board - Ministry of Defence,
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited – Govt. Of Tamil Nadu.
 An Awareness session on eProcurement held at Rites Limited - Ministry of Railways.