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Procurement System for Development Sector


All agencies working in Development Sector manage the procurement of goods and services for various projects/grants as well for its internal use. The procurement process follows a very complex work flow dictated by the policies and guidelines of the agencies and donor organizations. The procurement process involves Requisition from an operational/project unit, RFP and Bid Processing, Vendor selection and issuance of Purchase/Work order.

ProcDS is a customizable end-to-end Procurement Management System developed specifically for Development Sector that automates the entire workflow for procurement of Goods and Services.

Why Automation of Procurement Process is Required?

  • Improve efficiency and proficiency of resources and the process.
  • Save time and resources.
  • Increase accuracy and establish a stronger work management.
  • Improve accessibility and availability of information.
  • Enforce standardization in terms of processes and templates.
  • Reduce bottlenecks, delays and associated cost overhead.
  • Avoid duplication of many functions.
  • Improve coordination in a multi-unit, multi-step operation.
  • Have real-time monitoring and better planning for future actions.
  • Improve coordination with external stakeholders such as vendors.
  • Increase transparency of operations.
  • Go paperless and improve carbon footprint


Requisition

  • Online Paper Less System to initiate a requisition request electronically.
  • Provide Justification for the procurement.
  • Define the Delivery, Installation and Training requirements.
  • Identify the Budget Lines and work out estimated cost in INR and USD.
  • Allow drawing funds from Multiple Budget Lines with check on fund availability.
  • Define Technical and Financial Evaluation criteria.
  • Identify the Consignees to receive the good or services.
  • Allow requesting units to precisely Specify Services or Goods to be procured.
  • Integrate an Asset Master (Major and Minor categories) to support the identification of goods and services.
  • Define and upload Exact Specifications of products to be procured and Terms of Reference (TOR) for service contracts.

  • Automate the process of defining an Approving Route for the slab-based procurement process.
  • Drive the requisition through the approving route using Email Notifications and reminders.
  • Use Electronic Approval System to eliminate the use of paper based operations.
  • Route the checklist electronically to Budget Owners for Finance Control.
  • Track RFPs and Bids generated against the Requisition.
  • Track Purchase Orders issued against the Requisition with Fulfillment details.
  • Create and maintain a Repository of all Support Documents for the Requisition.
  • Provide a Reporting MIS to allow procurement team to generate Requisition analytics.

RFP Management

  • Automate the process of RFP Management.
  • Define RFP Deadlines (Posting, Briefing, Closure, opening).
  • Link a RFP process to Approved Requisitions. Multiple RFPs can be generated for a single requisition or a RFP may combine multiple requisitions.
  • Create RFP Document (Request for Quote/ Request for Proposal /Tender) using pre-defined templates for various types of procurement.
  • Link Goods and Services as defined in Requisition to the RFP.
  • Allow Selection of Vendors from the vendor database and tracking their responses.
  • Automate the process of defining an Approving Route for the slab-based procurement process.
  • Post RFP Email with Attachments to vendors.
  • Issue and mail Amendments and Revisions to RFP with History of the same.
  • Provide a Reporting MIS to allow procurement team to generate RFP analytics.

e-Bidding and Bid Evaluation

  • Automate the process of Bidding and Bid Evaluation.
  • Allow vendors to Submit Quotations Online with all supported documents using the Vendor Portal.
  • Use Standard Formats for capturing vendor quotes online.
  • Allow Electronic Opening of Technical and Financial Bids.
  • Perform Technical Evaluation online to qualify vendors.
  • Allow creation of online Cost Comparison Sheet for Financial Evaluation.
  • Select the Successful Vendor using overall score based rating with override option.
  • Provide a feature for Price Negotiation with selected vendor(s).
  • Automate the process of defining an Approving Route for the slab-based procurement process.
  • Create and maintain a Repository of all Support Documents for the bid process.
  • Provide a Reporting MIS to allow procurement team to generate bid analytics.

Purchase Order

  • Automate the process of Purchase/Work Order issue and fulfillment.
  • Link PO/Service Agreement process to Bids that have been duly approved.
  • Allow Adjustment of Quantities in the PO based on the approved quantities at bid level.
  • Create Purchase Order using pre-defined templates for various types of procurement.
  • Route Approval Requests required depending upon the value of the PO/Contract.
  • Send PO Email to vendors.
  • Issue Amendments and Revisions to PO and maintain a History of the same.
  • Track Invoices and Payments against the PO with other Fulfillment requirements.
  • Create and maintain a Repository of all Support Documents for the PO process.
  • Provide a Reporting MIS to allow Procurement Team to generate PO analytics.

Medicine Stock Management

  • Provide Admin Services for supporting the application.
  • Maintenance of Application and Module Specific master records.
  • Manage Users, Access Rights and Roles.
  • Create Dynamic Approval Matrices for various processes.
  • Manage Asset Master for Item Classification.
  • Manage Audit Logs.
  • Manage Auto-Email Alerts.

Vendor Management and Vendor Portal

  • Provide an Online Vendor Portal that will allow vendors to register for providing Goods and Services and to participate in e-Bidding.
  • Allow vendors to Sign Up in a secure manner and to manage their passwords.
  • Allow vendors to Create and Manage their Profile Online that includes
    • Identification Details of vendor.
    • Details about company’s Legal Status.
    • Certification details.
    • Identification of Goods/Services Offered by the vendor.
    • Primary and secondary Contact Details and details of Branch Offices.
    • Financial Status of the vendor for last three years with documented proof.
    • Details of the Registration with statuary authorities with documents.
    • Details of Bank Account.
    • Self Declaration for conforming to various legal conditions.
  • Support various types of vendors such as Business Companies, Specialized Agencies and Individuals.
  • Registration process driven by automatic Email Notifications at various levels.
  • Procurement team can review the vendor profile and Accept or Refuse Registration request.
  • Maintain a Rating of Vendor Performance based on projects executed.
  • Vendors can be De-Activated or Blacklisted.
  • All RFPs of Interest to Vendor get displayed in the Vendor Portal.
  • Vendors can Submit Technical and Financial Bid Online using Vendor Portal.
  • Vendors can Accept, Withdraw Bids and Negotiate Online using Vendor Portal.
  • Create and maintain a Repository of all Support Documents for the Vendor.
  • Provide a Reporting MIS to allow Procurement Team to generate Vendor analytics.

General Features of the Application

  • The application works on compatible user platforms through Standard Web Browsers (Internet Explorer/Mozilla Firefox/Google Chrome etc.).
  • Comprehensive Data Output and Query (Reporting System) Facility for reporting and analytics with Export to multiple formats such as CSV, MS Excel and PDF.
  • Role Based access to various modules and functions.
  • Intuitive structuring of Menus and Navigations and a user-friendly UI/UX.
  • Support a Dynamic Approval System with the facility of defining approvers and reviewers for any process with auto-delegation to backup approver in the absence of main approver.
  • Secure Login with Complex Passwords to business users at various levels with Auto-Sign Up, Forgot and Reset Password features.
  • Provide a facility for Notifications and Alerts using Email.
  • Efficient Data Storage architecture with Encryption, Backup and Security features.
  • Support Multiple Currencies with an option of entering exchange rates on Monthly Basis.
  • Customized Electronic Signature feature, if required.
  • Provide Audit Trail for all system events with time stamps and super-user will have access to these audit trail logs.
  • Secured Application Architecture based on Top 10 OWASP Security Principles and not vulnerable to hacking and security intrusions.

Customization Options

  • Application can be Customized to meet the Client Specific requirements.
  • Multi-country Operations possible by building a Country Layer with Country Specific Settings and Business Rule.
  • Can be integrated with other applications such as Business Central and other ERP applications using APIs for Budget, Vendor and Invoice handling
  • Can be designed to support Branding and Themes as per Client guidelines.
  • Can operate in Different Time Zones.

Hosting Options

  • Application can be used with Fully Managed Hosting Service as part of offering.
  • Proactive Virus and Malware Protection and up-to-date Patches and Updates.
  • The application will be SSL Certified.
  • Nightly Revision Backup will be performed.
  • Alternately, application can be hosted on Client Servers/Cloud environment with full support for operations.