- Related sites
- Innovation Marketplace
- Shopping mall
- Venture
- Digital Mall
- Service Mall
- Global Procurement Assistance
- 공사비 정보광장
- Pcae
- ICT Procurement Map
- Stockpile
- Public Procurement Capacity Development Institute
- Public green purchase
- Radio Frequency Identification
- Procurement Information Open Portal
- Technology Evaluation Committee Selection System
- NPIS
- Product Information System
- Local sites
03KONEPS
Public procurement now plays a more important role in government than it did in the past because it dramatically increases public confidence in government through a digitalized procurement process and eases the burden of taxpayers by reducing national budgets. Despite such importance of public procurement, our procurement system experienced common problems such as excessive paperwork, labor-intensive work and complicated business processes, which resulted in high costs and low transparency. In this context, PPS initiated the development of KONEPS to respond to changing environments such as the public's growing demand for high service quality, the expansion of e-commerce and the trend towards e-Government.
Overview of Public Procurement in Korea
Combination of centralized and decentralized procurement
You can move left and right.
| Procurement field | Centralized | Centralized |
|---|---|---|
| Goods & Services | $100,000 | Autonomous |
| Construction projects | $3,000,000 | Autonomous except for Turnkey, Alternative Bidding and Construction |
Innovation of Public Procurement
Importance of public procurement
- Eases the burden of taxpayers by reducing the national budget
- Increases public confidence through a transparent process - Eliminates the possibility of corruption
- Plays a role in fiscal policy
Response to changing environment
Step-by-step approach to adopting e-procurement
- Took initial steps for e-procurement of PPS' own business
- Exchanged e-documents by using EDI and opened e-shopping mall (1997~1999)
- Provided e-bidding and e-payment service (2000~2001)
- Launched the Government e-Procurement System (KONEPS) in October 2002
- A single window for public procurement which digitalized the entire process from order to payment for all public organizations
- Advanced the KONEPS towards a customer-oriented and ubiquitous system(2004~2005)
- Tailored information service using CRM, Web-Call center (2004)
- The mobile Service enabling information search and bidding participation through PDA(2005)
- ITSM (Information Technology Service Management)(2006)