Over 2 billion AED of Abu Dhabi Government yearly contracting activities to be conducted online boosting efficiency and transparency
Abu Dhabi - October 16th 2012 - Abu Dhabi General Services "Musanada" has announced its intention to implement eProcurement technology across all its contracting and supply management activities. Musanada has selected Tejari as its strategic partner for this initiative. The two organizations signed an important multi-year agreement at a ceremony today in the presence of H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, the Minister of Foreign Trade.
Under this agreement Tejari's leading edge software technology will power Musanada's eProcurement portal eprocurement.musanada.com providing a secure, accessible and efficient web-based environment for managing all buyer and supplier interactions throughout the contracting lifecycle.
The announcement follows the successful completion of a six month pilot collaboration during which Tejari eProcurement technology was deployed to conduct over 100 Musanada tenders entirely online, from tender publication and bid collection to supplier evaluation and award.
Musanada's goal is to fully migrate its procurement and contracting activities from a traditional paper-based approach to new and more efficient web-enabled methods. The initiative is fully aligned with the company's strategic objectives and is part of its ongoing drive to continuously improve its support services to Government. eProcurement shall enhance Musanada's ability to delivery cost savings while reducing tender cycle times and ensuring ever more rigorous governance and control of the decision making process leading to award of contracts.
Tejari's system will be used by over 100 Musanada procurement and contracting professionals to award and manage hundreds of Government contracts valued at over 2 billion AED each year. As one of the most important contracting entities in Abu Dhabi, Musanada also expects such improved access, increased transparency and efficient digital interactions to further encourage supplier participation, driving competition and innovation among local and international companies.
As honoured host of the signing ceremony, H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, the Minister of Foreign Trade said: "Today's we've witnessed yet another important step towards Government transformation to eGovernment services, which is aligned to a greater general objective of the Abu Dhabi Governments Vision 2030. Musanada and Tejari's pioneering efforts in electronic commerce will strengthen trust between Government and business entities, reinforcing the notion that UAE's supply-chain is founded on the principles of transparency, equal opportunity and respect for the rule of law."
Commenting on the agreement, H.E. Mohamed Khalifa Al Fahed Al Mehairi, CEO of Musanada, said: "Musanada must stay at the forefront of procurement excellence. This strategic approach to procurement, is entirely aligned to our commitment to provide best-in-class services to the Abu Dhabi Government in support for its goal of being one of the top five governments in the world. It also reflects our broader organizational commitment and general openness to technology innovations that improve the quality and efficiency of our work."
Trais Al Ketbi, Acting Executive Director of Internal Support at Musanada said: "Musanada strives to be at the helm of technology and process innovation and are proud to now offer eProcurement technology; this strategic collaboration is in line with Musanada's commitment to providing the Abu Dhabi Government with world-class cost effective services that support their objectives and vision to be of the top leading Governments in the world."
"Musanada has launched over 110 tenders with an approximate total value of 1.7b AED, and has provided training to over 125 employees and over 670 suppliers for this project; We have also delivered cost reduction savings of 4.4m AED on just two tenders through Reverse Auctions."
Mr Suhail Al Banna, Chairman of Tejari, further commented: "Tejari is honoured to be part of this initiative. Musanada is a strategic opportunity for us to demonstrate the true potential of eProcurement technologies within Abu Dhabi Government. Our team is energized and fully committed to supporting Musanada in the pursuit of its ambitious objectives."
-Ends-About Musanada
Musanada is an integral component of the Emirate's vision of becoming one of the top governments in the world. We focus on bringing together and providing services that are common to multiple entities to bring efficiency savings, transparency and service improvements, thus enabling government entities to focus on delivering and improving core public services.
Musanada's shared services are grouped across 3 domains; Building Services, Technology Services and Business Support Services. Today, we provide the following shared services; Design-Procurement-Construction Management, Facilities Management, IT Project management, IT Service Management, Government-Wide Contact Centre, Travel Management and Office Consumables. This portfolio of services is set to grow over the coming years to meet the needs of our clients and Government sponsors.
www.musanada.co.ae
About Tejari
Established in June 2000 by H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, the current Minister for Foreign Trade, Tejari has become the region's premier eProcurement provider. The company combines world class Supply Management technology with quality professional services to support its clients in the modernization of their procurement activities.
The company is proud to support a portfolio of leading clients including DP World, Emal, Etihad Airways, Dubai Airports and the Government of Dubai. The company has substantial track record in the Private and Public Sectors and has enhanced its solution over the years to best meet the evolving needs of its sophisticated client base in the Middle East.
Tejari deeply understands what e-procurement means and has played a pioneering role in transforming buyer-supplier interactions into more effective, efficient and transparent processes using leading-edge web-based tools.
www.tejari.ae
For more information, please contact:
Asala Faddah
Hill + Knowlton Strategies
Mob: +971 56 696 0787
Tel: +971 2 447 2805
E-Mail: asala.faddah@hkstrategies.com
Khaled Al Kaabi
Musanada
Mobile: 050-4484456
Tel: 02-404-2-169
E-Mail: Khaled.Alkaabi@Musanada.com
© Press Release 2012
