Luanda – Angolan State has saved 110 billion kwanzas, since 2018, with “online” public purchases processed in the National System of Electronic Public Procurement (SNCPE).
According to the director of the National Public Contracting Service (SNCP), Sónia Guilherme, savings generated 25%, as a result of estimated values versus contracted values.
Sónia Guilherme, who would not mention the amounts traded on the electronic platform in the referred period, said that 1,305 different products were tendered during the period under analysis, with 1,959 tender procedures being carried out.
Data released by the same department, in mid-2021, to which ANGOP had access, account for the movement of 421 billion kwanzas of contractual procedures processed by the system, since 2018, with savings, at the time, of 99.8 billion kwanzas
The official, who was speaking about “Process of Disruption of Public Procurement” at the XII Consultative Council of the Ministry of Finance, held on Sunday in Luanda, said that the system has more than 400 State suppliers.
Under the good international public procurement practices, the management plans to expand the national system of electronic public procurement, with the identification of more public contracting entities to start making “public online purchases”.
According to the official, the national electronic public procurement system is the main focus of the Executive's technologies, in the context of improving “public purchases”, guaranteeing the values allocated for contracting, with a focus on transparency and competition.
“Public procurement in Angola is a key factor for the country's development and growth”, added Sónia Guilherme, pointing to the economic crisis as one of the factors that impact development.
Public procurement “relies” on existing plans drawn up by the Executive, including plans for improving public expenditure, national development, strategic public procurement and macroeconomics.
She added that one of the roles of the public contracting service is to provide public contracting entities with instruments that allow the values they receive to be used in a sustainable and safe way, with a view to improving the business environment.
Launched in April 2018, the public procurement system was developed with a long-term view and with a phased implementation of its features.
For this year, 2022, all information on public procurement is expected to be made available on the contracting portal, while the development process for the branch management systems is in progress, among other actions.
