E-procurement
The government of the republic of Belarus has authorized the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange to act as an operator of an electronic public procurement (E-procurement) platform.
Both Belarusian and foreign companies can use BUCE’s E-procurement platform to participate in procurement procedures for various goods, works, or services as either customers or suppliers.
BUCE’s E-procurement platform currently supports the following procurement procedures:
- electronic auctions
- open tenders
- requests for quotation
- single source purchases.
The E-procurement platform employs an electronic document management system. Therefore, one must have a valid electronic digital signature (EDS), in order to initiate a procurement procedure or vie for a government contract. To get your EDS simply follow this link.
Opportunities for non-Belarusian companies
Foreign residents (corporate entities and sole proprietors) are free to participate in procurement procedures held on BUCE's E-procurement platform. However, unlike Belarusian residents they can only register as suppliers.
Visit www.zakupki.butb.by for more details.