The MSME PADI Marketplace Presents the Express Tender Feature, Faster Company Procurement

6 August 2025

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MSME rice: B2B platform that helps procurement of goods and services

The Digital Market (PADI) UMKM is a B2B marketplace platform developed by PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. This platform acts as a bridge between micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as providers of goods and services with companies and government agencies as buyers. With the existence of MSME rice, companies and agencies can find the right partners or vendors according to their operational needs.

EVP Digital Business & Telkom Technology, Komang Budi Aryasa, explained that the procurement of goods and services is an important part of business activities that directly affect the smooth operation and quality of services to customers. Therefore, procurement must be carried out efficiently, transparently, and on time. The manual process that has been used so far has begun to be deemed irrelevant, especially for large-scale companies and agencies. In addition to time consuming, manual processes also risk causing delays and mismatches. Now, the manual procurement process can be replaced through digital through the B2B marketplace such as UMKM rice.

Komang Budi Aryasa emphasized that MSME rice is not only an innovative solution to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the procurement of goods or services within the company, but also a strategic bridge that connects corporate needs with the great potential of MSME actors. Through its digital ecosystem, PADI helps strengthen the wheels of the national economy by encouraging the use of local products and empowering MSMEs throughout Indonesia.

Features that support the procurement process

PADI UMKM has developed various features that further facilitate the transaction process in it. One feature that is very helpful in the procurement process is the flash tender feature. This feature allows buyers (BUMN and private companies) to announce their needs in MSME rice without the need to look for goods and services one by one. The announcement of this need can be seen by all sellers (MSMEs) in the rice marketplace. MSMEs can submit offers for the products and services they have and have been displayed in the storefront, as well as new custom offers according to buyer’s request.

The flash tender feature also provides the “Closed Lightning Tender” option, i.e. the buyer can directly choose a certain seller without an open process. The aim is to speed up the process of procuring goods or services with a value of under Rp 200 million. In addition, this feature also helps expand transaction opportunities for business actors, as well as increase efficiency and transparency in the MSME digital procurement ecosystem.

Hundreds of MSMEs have been helped by the express tender feature. They have the opportunity to offer products or services to companies that open tenders more quickly. At the same time it opens up opportunities to offer other goods or services that they have never offered before.

benefits for companies and agencies

Likewise with hundreds of companies, both state-owned and private. They have felt the ease of using this feature. An example was conveyed by the Senior Officer of the Education Unit of a toll road development and maintenance company, Titin Rahmah. He explained that the company’s internal needs ranging from A to Z such as office needs, banners, airline tickets, hotels, and even catering services. The company also has a special studio for online learning so it requires electronic equipment such as cameras. If the transaction value is below 200 million, the company chooses to transact at PADI MSMEs.

Various features that facilitate the procurement process that support the company’s operations have been presented by MSME PADI. To find out more about the benefits and other features, visit https://www.padiumkm.id/.