Using E-Tenders in the United Arab Emirates to Enhance Transparency and Integrity

Abstract

This paper presents the transition from the paper system to the electronic system of the tenders’ system in the United Arab Emirates by providing definitions of the concept of public procurement and electronic public procurement based on the United Arab Emirates Law. The researchers' point of view was also presented in the previous two definitions. This paper also looks at the digital transformation of public procurement in the United Arab Emirates using the electronic tender’s system. The paper reached several results, the most important of which is the existence of six e- portals for government procurement in the UAE that use the e-bidding system, which led to saving a lot of money at the federal and local levels, increase transparency and enhance integrity.