Procurement Services Department

Considering that over sixty percent of all capital works involve procurement of goods and services and realizing that a smooth supply chain management of materails is critical to the operations of the Bhutan Power Corporation, the Procurement Services Department (PSD) was established on July 1, 2002. The PSD handles all procurement of goods, services, warehousing, logistics and related works. In addition, cross-functional teams are established especially in the technical areas in order to handle ambiguous requisitions, propose standardizations, and provide technical support and to maintain overall transparency in the procurement procedures.

Visions & Goals

Established – July 2002 Staff strength – 47 Annual Budget – Nu.11.21 million Turnover – Nu.150 million +

Vision To procure the best value for goods and services in a timely, consistent and transparent manner

Goals Policy – To establish an effective purchasing policy (Proc.Manual) that exerts the right control without inhibiting good commercial judgment. Technical – To procure the best value for goods and services in terms of functionality, specifications & quality. Commercial -To manage supplier relationship & negotiating for best terms. Logistics> – To coordinate all activities to optimize the incoming materials flow from the source up to the point of end users. Administrative – To adopt an efficient order-handling & management for overall traceability & transparency.