KPPP and e-Procurement: which portal is which
Karnataka has run two e-procurement portals: the older eproc.karnataka.gov.in (2007) and the Karnataka Public Procurement Portal, kppp.karnataka.gov.in (2023). What each is, which one a tender lives on, what changed, and what a bidder needs on each.
In this module
Karnataka was early to e-procurement. The e-Procurement portal, eproc.karnataka.gov.in, has taken online bids since 2007, and a generation of contractors learned tendering on it. In 2023 the state launched the Karnataka Public Procurement Portal, KPPPKPPP (Karnataka Public Procurement Portal)The state's e-procurement website, kppp.karnataka.gov.in. Tenders are published, bids are submitted and fees are paid there. It replaced the older e-Procurement portal.Read in the glossary →, at kppp.karnataka.gov.in, and the KTPP Act was amended so that every procurement under it is carried out through KPPP (section 7). Departments moved across in waves.
Which one is a given tender on?
The notice tells you. A NIT that says "bids to be submitted on kppp.karnataka.gov.in" lives on KPPP; one that names eproc lives there. As of 2026 nearly all new works tenders are on KPPP, and the e-Procurement portal mostly carries the tail of older contracts. BiddingView reads KPPP, which is why the numbers on this site (around 480 new tenders a day) are KPPP's.
What is the same on both
- A supplier registration in the name of your business, approved by the portal before you can bid.
- A Class 3 {{dsc|digital signature certificate}} on a USB token, mapped to your login, used to sign every bid.
- Online payment of the tender fee and EMD through the portal's payment gateway.
- Two-cover bids uploaded as documents: technical in one, financial in the other.
What changed with KPPP
- One identity for every department. On eproc you registered once too, but department-specific quirks were common. KPPP's supplier profile carries across every tender inviting authority.
- Faster approval. Supplier registrations on KPPP are typically approved within a working day once the DSC is mapped.
- Cleaner tender pages. Estimate, EMD, class, dates and documents are structured fields, which is also what makes them readable by tools like this one.
- Corrigenda and results in one place. Amendments, opening summaries and award details sit on the tender's page.
The order of the next four chapters
Register as a supplier (Chapter 2). Buy and map a DSC (Chapter 3); you can start the DSC before the registration is approved, and it is the slower of the two. Learn the payment gateway before you need it (Chapter 4). Then set up how you find tenders (Chapter 5), which is the part of the job that never ends.
Key takeaways
- eproc.karnataka.gov.in is the 2007 portal; kppp.karnataka.gov.in is the 2023 one, and the KTPP Act now routes every procurement through KPPP.
- The NIT names the portal a tender lives on; nearly all new works are on KPPP.
- Both need a supplier registration, a Class 3 DSC and online payment.
- Only the government portals take bids. Anyone else is an intermediary.
Check yourself
0 / 3- 1.Which portal does the KTPP Act (section 7) require procurements to go through?
- 2.How do you know which portal a particular tender is on?
- 3.Which of these can a third-party website legitimately do?
Frequently asked
Is eproc.karnataka.gov.in still active?
Do I need separate registrations on KPPP and eproc?
What is the official KPPP website?
Every live Karnataka tender, with the history the portal never shows.
Who won the last ones like it, at what discount, and the documents it asks for. Browse without an account; sign up when you want alerts.
Written from the KTPP Act and Rules, the Karnataka Public Works Departmental Code 2014, KPWD bidding documents and office checklists, and checked against awarded tenders on this site. Figures change; the tender document and the registering office are the final word. Spotted an error? Tell us.