TELEKOM MALAYSIA
138 suppliers ( foreign and domestic ) and those local vendors nurtured via its Bumiputera-Vendor Development Programme ( BVDP ).
To date , we have over 9,200 vendors registered with us with close to 4,400 Bumiputera vendors . At TM , we have a robust and transparent procurement process ; and we adhere to industry ’ s best practices . We are committed to maintaining the highest degree of integrity , transparency and accountability in the conduct of our business and operations . At least 42 % of our projects are based on tenders and we also award projects that require economies of scale to our long term and strategic partners .
The BVDP is designed to stimulate the activity and involvement of local suppliers across Malaysia in tenders and other procurement activities . These activities can be stand-alone or through collaborating with foreign partners , with the goal of sharing technology and knowledge to the local suppliers in order to develop the capabilities of the local supplier network .
“ This programme will not only support the capability building of local vendors who will then be able to compete for regional business needs through tenders ,” says Mohamad . “ For TM , based on our BVDP framework , the entry level would be the Entrepreneur Development ( ED ) and Blue Lane ( ED programme specific for ICT-based or start-up technology company companies ) levels . Once the vendors show
AUGUST 2018