Vietnam: The roadmap for application of e-selection of preferred bidders for the period of 2020 - 2025 has been issued

According to Circular No. 11/2019/TT-BKHDT of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, People's Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities, economic groups, state-owned general companies, political organizations, political-social organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, socio-professional organizations, social organizations, units of the people's armed forces, public sector entities shall direct the investors and procuring entities to hold e-selection of preferred bidders according to the following roadmap:

In 2020:

- Hold e-selection of bidders for all (100%) packages applying competitive bidding, shopping method in the fields of goods, non-consulting services, and consulting services with the package price not exceeding 5 billion VND and in the field of construction works with the package price not exceeding 10 billion VND, except for the cases in which the e-selection of preferred bidders cannot be held or the packages with special characteristics;

- The holding of e-selection of preferred bidders in the year must ensure that the total number of packages reaches at least 60% of the number of packages applying the form of competitive bidding and shopping method and total value of packages reaches at least 25% of the total value of packages applying the form of competitive bidding and shopping method.

In 2021:

- Hold e-selection of bidders for all (100%) packages applying competitive bidding, shopping method in the fields of goods, non-consulting services, and consulting services with the package price not exceeding 10 billion VND and in the field of construction works with the package price not exceeding 20 billion VND, except for the cases in which the e-selection of preferred bidders cannot be held or the packages with special characteristics;

- The holding of e-selection of preferred bidders in the year must ensure that the total number of packages reaches at least 70% of the number of packages applying the form of competitive bidding and shopping method and total value of packages reaches at least 35% of the total value of packages applying the form of competitive bidding and shopping method.

From 2022 to 2025:

- Hold e-selection of preferred bidders for at least 70% of packages within the scope of the Law on Public Procurement;

- Hold e-selection of preferred bidders for all (100%) bidding packages funded by state capital for procurement in order to maintain regular operations of regulatory agencies, political organizations, and socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, socio-professional organizations, social organizations, units of the people's armed forces, public sector entities;

- Hold e-selection of preferred bidders for all (100%) of centralized procurement.

View full text in Circular No. 11/2019/TT-BKHDT of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, which takes effect from February 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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