ASSESSING THE BENEFITS OF E-TENDERING ADOPTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract The transition to digitalisation in the construction sector has sparked interest in e-tendering as a revolutionary method to optimise procurement processes. Nonetheless, in numerous developing countries, stakeholders persist in utilising paper-based tendering processes, frequently characterised by inefficiencies, elevated costs, and restricted transparency. In this paper, literature from the year 2016 to 2025 was systematically reviewed. The Scopus database and Google Scholar for snowballing were selected for the literature search based on the fact they are regarded as the largest databases compared to others. All articles and conference papers were screened through rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria using PRISMA 2009 and every included paper was recorded on the Excel sheet for further review and classification. The final 25 papers were selected for this systematic literature review and all unrelated papers were excluded from the review. This systematic literature review assesses the benefits of e-tendering in the construction industry, emphasising its capacity to mitigate these challenges. The results revealed significant e-tendering benefits such as time-saving, cost reduction, process efficiency, increased transparency, and enhanced stakeholder collaboration. This study synthesised results from current research to provide insights into the critical success factors and practical implications for the effecient implementation of e-tendering. The systematic review recommends that future research should focus more on holistic methods of implementing e-tendering. Moreover, the results intended to assist policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in utilising e-tendering to improve procurement methods within the construction industry, especially in developing countries.