Case M28: Public Procurement & Tendering Agencies – A Vendor Portal Isn’t an Enterprise Architecture (Extended Diagnostic) 💲
- Sunil Dutt Jha
- Jun 26
- 4 min read
Tenders Were Posted. Bids Were Received. But the Procurement Enterprise Was Never Architected.
Part of the “One Government, One Anatomy” Review
This case is part of ICMG’s structural diagnostic across 30 government ministries and authorities.
From the UAE’s Ministry of Finance and its Federal Procurement Portal, to Saudi Arabia’s Etimad Platform, Qatar’s Government Procurement Regulatory Department, and similar entities across Oman, Bahrain, and Jordan — public procurement has undergone visible digital transformation.
Tenders are published. Vendors are registered. e-Bids are submitted and tracked.
But in all of them, we found the same structural gap:
The process was digitized. But the structure of public procurement — across demand, approvals, evaluation, reform, and vendor relationships — was never architected.
Claimed EA Success
Procurement authorities showcased:
Vendor registration and prequalification portals
Online tender publication and bid submission tools
Evaluation workflow engines and scoring dashboards
Digital contract generation and e-signature support
Procurement KPIs, spend analytics, and audit dashboards
Enterprise Architecture was equated with procurement platform modernization.
Scope Reality – What Was Actually Done
What Was Delivered:
End-to-end e-procurement workflows from tender to contract
Prequalified supplier lists, category tagging, and eligibility controls
Online bid evaluation forms and system-enforced timelines
Payment integration and audit trail dashboards
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