HCL likely to bag entire ERP project of BSNL

HCL Technologies is likely to bag the entire enterprise resource planning (ERP) project of Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) after the telecom validates the lowest bid of Rs 2.30 billion offered by the IT major, reports The Business Line.

Infosys Technologies emerged as a second lowest bidder in the process. Other competitors like Satyam and TCS had also expressed interest for the contract.

The project is likely to be implemented in 18 months after the selection process is complete. HCL Technologies has partnered global major SAP for the project. SAP could not directly bid for the contract because BSNL had made it compulsory that only Indian companies are allowed to participate in the bidding process.