Kathmandu. The National E-GP System, which had been obstructed for over two months due to serious cybersecurity risks and hacking, has been fully operationalized with a completely new security structure. The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) formally launched the second version of the electronic procurement system based on new technology on Tuesday. This opens the way for the resumption of procurement processes worth billions of rupees that were stalled in public bodies across the country.
The online tender process was halted on August 11 due to security issues in the old system. The prolonged shutdown of the system had directly impacted development works and created uncertainty in bid submissions.
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