"Rosatom" improves the system of state procurements in nuclear sector

The USP Compulink company announced start of a new stage of the large-scale project on creation of an information system of purchases of goods and services in nuclear sector. This stage of cooperation of USP Compulink and the customer of a system – ROSATOM State Corporation – is connected with expansion of functions of the control and analytical block of a system. The contract for continuation of works is signed in May, 2010.

Let's remind that successful start of a purchasing system which was developed by USP Compulink took place in August, 2009. Since the beginning of operation of an information system the new format of purchases allowed state corporation to cut down expenses more than for 1.5 billion rubles, having provided rational expenditure of means as a result of centralization and increase in transparency of conducting purchasing activity. Opening of the website of purchases (http://zakupki.rosatom.ru) as system component, allows to trace the order placement course, including the publication of the notification on tendering, order taking, informing on results of biddings and so forth.

The new stage of works of USP Compulink assumes improvement of functionality of the control and analytical block of a system. The main objective of the block – control of observance by suppliers of goods and services and the enterprises of nuclear sector of requirements of the uniform industry standard of purchases of Rosatom, the notification on deviations from it and also informing customers on terms of the publication of obligatory documents of a procurement procedure.

According to Pavel Tikhomirov, the associate director of Department of internal control and audit of ROSATOM State Corporation, functioning of the block is intended to prevent technical errors by warning of customers of possible violations and also to increase labor productivity of internal controllers and efficiency of their work on identification of risks of inefficient expenditure of means, manifestations of corruption and fraud when purchasing.

The planned date of completion of works – November, 2010.