The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) will formally launch EPADS 2.0, an upgraded digital public procurement platform, under the vision of “One Nation, One System” to modernise government procurement, enhance transparency and accountability, and reduce the cost of doing business.
PPRA to launch EPADS 2.0 Nationwide
ISLAMABAD, Jul 02 (APP): The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) will formally launch EPADS 2.0, an upgraded digital public procurement platform, under the vision of “One Nation, One System” to modernise government procurement, enhance transparency and accountability, and reduce the cost of doing business.
Managing Director Hasnat Ahmed Qureshi announced the initiative while addressing a press briefing here on Thursday.
Addressing the media representties alongside Director General (Legal), Muhammad Aslam Waseem and EPADS Project Director Sheikh Afzaal Raza, Qureshi said the upgraded system was developed in-house as a fully integrated, end-to-end procurement and contract management platform meeting international standards and supporting the government’s Digital Pakistan agenda.
Raza said EPADS 2.0 offered automated supplier registration, beneficial ownership verification, e-invoicing, digital payments, online bid submission, system-based bid evaluation, inter-agency integration, oversight dashboards and commitment accounting to improve transparency, efficiency and fiscal discipline.
The PPRA chief said the launch was built on the success of EPADS 1.0, which processed procurement transactions worth more than Rs1.4 trillion during fiscal year 2024-25, with over 10,000 public sector agencies and 51,000 suppliers registered on the platform.
He said EPADS 2.0, which has been operational across the federal government since February 2026, has so far registered 1,824 procuring agencies and 18,909 vendors, while nearly 7,000 procurements have been completed through the upgraded system.
The platform has been integrated with the FBR, NADRA, SECP, PEC, provincial revenue authorities and DRAP, while oversight access has been provided to NAB, the Competition Commission of Pakistan and the Auditor General of Pakistan.
Qureshi said the digitisation drive resulted in Rs 20.52 billion in administrative savings during FY2024-25, including Rs 17.18 billion saved by procuring agencies and Rs 3.33 billion by vendors through improved efficiency and streamlined procedures.
He said the system had also generated significant savings in procurement costs, citing examples including the Higher Education Commission’s laptop procurement, GEPCO and PESCO’s purchase of electricity meters, the KP Textbook Board’s procurement of textbooks, and the Federal Directorate of Immunization’s vaccine procurement, where competitive digital bidding substantially reduced costs.
Highlighting broader reforms, Qureshi said PPRA had implemented institutional, regulatory and capacity-building measures under the procurement reform roadmap approved by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in November 2024.
These included amendments to the PPRA Ordinance, preparation of the Public Procurement Rules 2025, establishment of procurement cells across federal agencies, and training of 14,752 officials and vendors.
He also unveiled PPRA’s Five-Year Reform Roadmap (2026-2031), which envisages the nationwide rollout of EPADS 2.0, adoption of international open contracting standards, AI-driven procurement analytics, contract management integration, and further measures to strengthen transparency, reduce processing time and professionalise public procurement.
