Procurement Observatory Uttar Pradesh (India)

Procurement represents a significant portion of government spending and is a key determinant of budget execution outturns. It also makes significant impacts on the quality of public service delivery. Rule 137 of GFR 2005 states fundamental principles of public buying wherein every authority delegated with the financial powers of procuring goods in public interest shall have the responsibility and accountability to bring efficiency, economy and transparency in matters relating to public procurement and for fair and equitable treatment of suppliers and promotion of competition in public procurement.


Observatory team takes up consulting assignments to help clients better understand and explore underlined factors which affect the efficiency, economy, competition and transparency in public procurement. Using a data intensive process, observatory applies better practices to deliver outcome.

  

Notable Consulting Assignments:


  • Effective procurement process for futuristic product development in RCI (Client: DRDO) - Ongoing.
  • A Research Paper on use of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in the Urban and Water sectors (Client: The World Bank).
  • Estimation of the volume of Public Procurement in India (Client: The World Bank)
  • A study to evaluate e-procurement intervention at gem, GAIL, States of Odisha and Assam & its impact on procurement performance using data analytics (Client: The World Bank).
  • Study to understand Government of India's e-procurement intervention & its impact on procurement performance using data analytics (Client: The World Bank).
  • Process Re-engineering of the General Administration processes of Kolkata Port Trust (Client: Kolkata Port Trust).
  • Whether to follow tariff based reverse auction or closed e-bidding route for awarding projects in wind and solar sectors (Client: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India).
  • Procurement Observatory in the state of Uttar Pradesh (Client: The World Bank).
  • Benchmarking and Negotiation Strategies for a Robust Acquisition System (Client: College of Materials Management, Indian Army).
  • Review of Existing Procedure of Procurement of Dry, FOL and Fresh Rations (Client: ASC Centre & College, Indian Army)
  • Setting up a Procurement Observatory in the state of Uttar Pradesh (Client: The World Bank)