PPRA to formally launch EPADS 2.0
ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is set to formally launch the upgraded e-Pakistan Acquisition & Disposal System (EPADS 2.0) under the vision of “One Nation, One System.”
This was stated by Managing Director PPRA, Hasnat Ahmed Qureshi, while speaking to journalists here on Thursday. He was accompanied by the Director General of Legal, PPRA, Muhammad Aslam Waseem, and the Project Director of EPADS, Sheikh Afzaal Raza.
He further said that the achievement reflects the Federal Government’s commitment to modernising procurement processes, strengthening transparency, and ensuring accountability in public procurement, fully aligned with the Prime Minister’s vision of a Digital Pakistan.
MD PPRA informed that EPADS 2.0 is a more user-friendly, fully upgraded, end-to-end procurement and contract management platform developed in-house to meet international standards and future digital governance requirements. The system facilitates automated supplier registration, beneficial ownership verification, e-invoicing, digital payments, e-bid submission, system-based bid evaluation, inter-agency integrations, oversight dashboards, and commitment accounting features to improve financial planning. “EPADS 2.0 represents our vision of ‘One Nation, One System,’ a single unified digital platform that delivers efficiency, accountability, and fiscal discipline while reducing the cost of doing business,” he remarked.
The launch of EPADS 2.0 builds on the success of EPADS 1.0, which processed over Rs1.4 trillion worth of transactions in FY 2024–25, with more than 10,000 public sector agencies and 51,000 suppliers registered. Since February 2026, EPADS 2.0 has already been implemented in the Federal Government, and the system has already registered 1,824 procuring agencies and 18,909 vendors. Approximately 7,000 procurements have been completed on EPADS 2.0 since February 2026. The system is fully integrated with FBR, NADRA, SECP, PEC, PRAs, and DRAP, while oversight access has been extended to NAB, CCP, and the Auditor General of Pakistan.—TAHIR AMIN
