MCD purchasing IPR of e-tendering software from Wipro

NEW DELHI: Giving a boost to its ambitious e-governance programme, the MCD is planning to purchase intellectual property rights of an e-tendering software from IT giant Wipro.

The software was being used by the Engineering Department of the civic agency under a three-year contract with the company, the period of which has now ended.

The software firm was providing the e-tendering system on application service provider (ASP) model under which it had retained its ownership and ensured maintenance and support services. With the MCD purchasing the "source code" of the system, the IPR will shift to the civic body.

"We are using the e-tendering system successfully since 2005. The MCD used to pay charges to Wipro per tender and the company ensured the maintenance of the system," a senior MCD official said.

The civic body will now purchase the source code or IPR of the system at a cost of Rs 60 lakh.

"Procuring of the source code will be beneficial to the MCD. The system is successful and it has a scope of integrating with the e-governance programme," the official said.