KP CS launches e-procurement system in province.

Peshawar -- Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Imdadullah Bosal launched the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa e-procurement system (KPePS) on a trial basis on Monday at the Civil Secretariat.

The event was attended by administrative secretaries, the US Consul General in Peshawar, the Mission Head of USAID, the Managing Director of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Procurement Regulatory Authority (KPPRA), the MD of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board, and other relevant officials. KPPRA is introducing an e-procurement system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with USAID.

The Chief Secretary stated on the occasion that the e-procurement system will usher in a new era of transparency, quality, efficiency, and accountability in the government procurement and contract awarding processes.

MD KPPRA briefed the forum on the system's key features, stating that flaws in the existing system had been addressed, ensuring transparency and data security, as well...