Stronger procurement laws needed to ensure fair, competitive bidding

Thursday, May 25, 2023

It''s high time Viet Nam started implementing a robust Procurement Law that ensures fair, transparent and competitive bidding, said National Assembly deputies during a meeting yesterday in Ha Noi. 

MPI proposes a draft decree on procurement bidding under CPTTP

Thursday, Feb 25, 2021

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has summited the Government  a draft decree on amending  Decree 95/2020/ND-CP providing guidelines on procurement bidding under the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTTP).

Viet Nam to open public procurement market

Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018

Viet Nam will open its public procurement market after the Viet Nam - EU free trade agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect.

E-procurement must ensure quality

Thursday, Sep 20, 2018

The building of a Government e-procurement platform needs strict regulations on management procedures and product quality.

E-procurement removes costs, transparency issues

Thursday, Aug 09, 2018

E-Government procurement has proven a good way to improve transparency, publicity, fairness and efficiency in bidding for State-funded projects since it was launched nationwide in 2016.

TTC energy segment inks EPC contract with Sharp led consortium

Monday, Feb 26, 2018

Gia Lai Electricity JSC, a member of TTC Group, on February 23 signed an engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract to implement Phong Dien Solar Power Plant in Thua Thien-Hue Province with a consortium comprising three contractors - Sharp Group...

Online bidding to increase this year

Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018

The Public Procurement Agency, under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, will take measures to double the number of online bidding this year.

Bidders to publicise contracts

Tuesday, Jan 02, 2018

To improve openness and transparency, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, MPI, has asked contractors to make their bids accessible to the public on the National Procurement Network (NPN).

SMEs get support to participate in public procurement market

Thursday, Mar 09, 2017

The Public Procurement Agency (PPA) on Wednesday launched a project to improve the skill of its staffs implementing public procurement and enabling small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate.

Bose audio products have new distributor in Viet Nam

Friday, Oct 16, 2015

Universal Procurement Systems Viet Nam (UPSV) has announced that it will be the sole distributor and maintenance provider for the Bose group in Viet Nam.

Open contracting could cut down on corruption

Thursday, Oct 15, 2015

World Bank specialist Lindsey Marchessault tells Viet Nam News reporter Khanh Van about the importance of open contracting, an initiative that Viet Nam has started to adopt to improve the efficiency of public projects.

Lilama agrees to provide steel for oil refinery

Tuesday, Mar 25, 2014

Lilama Corporation will provide 10,000 tonnes of steel for JGCS Consortium''s Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical complex.