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Essential Goods Price Comparison Platform for a UAE Government Authority
Case Study Topics
Client Overview
The end client is a UAE federal government authority responsible for economic development, market competitiveness and consumer protection.
The authority supports transparent business practices, investment, entrepreneurship and consumer-focused public services. Its identity remains confidential in this case study.
Project Overview
SilwaTech’s in-house team designed and developed an Essential Goods Price Comparison module using Liferay DXP.
The solution enables consumers to search for products, create a shopping basket and compare its total cost across participating retailers. It then identifies the retailer offering the lowest overall basket value and the greatest potential savings.
The engagement covered:
- Solution architecture and technical design
- Custom Liferay module development
- Product-search and filtering capabilities
- Shopping-basket comparison logic
- Retailer price-data synchronisation
- Responsive interface development
- AI-assisted product discovery
- Testing, deployment and quality assurance
Business Challenge
- The government authority required a digital solution that would allow consumers to compare the prices of essential goods across multiple retailers in the UAE.Without a centralised platform, consumers needed to check several retailer websites or visit different stores to identify the most economical purchasing option.Key challenges included:
- Lack of a unified platform for comparing essential-goods prices
- Difficulty comparing the total cost of a shopping basket instead of individual products
- Need for accurate and regularly updated pricing information
- Requirement to process large volumes of product and retailer data
- Need for fast product search, filtering and comparison
- Requirement for a responsive and intuitive public experience
- Need to strengthen price transparency and informed consumer choice
Solution Delivered
Essential Goods Price Comparison Module
SilwaTech developed a modular solution that centralised product and pricing information from participating retailers.
Consumers could search thousands of products, build a customised basket and compare the total basket value across available stores through one digital platform.
Product Search and Discovery
The module provided:
- Search across extensive product datasets
- Product filtering and categorisation
- Optimised results through custom Finder Methods
- Fast retrieval of relevant products and prices
- Responsive experiences across desktop, tablet and mobile devices
Shopping Basket Comparison
The comparison engine enabled users to:
- Add multiple products to a shopping basket
- Compare total basket costs across participating retailers
- Identify the retailer offering the lowest overall bill
- Review potential savings before making purchasing decisions
- Evaluate complete shopping needs instead of comparing isolated products
Automated Data Synchronisation
An automated scheduler was implemented to periodically import and synchronise product and pricing information from external database tables.
The processing layer validated, transformed and updated incoming data so that consumers could access current and reliable pricing information.
AI-Assisted Shopping Experience
An AI-powered chatbot was integrated to help users:
- Search for products using natural language
- Receive shopping assistance
- Discover relevant product options
- Obtain price-comparison guidance
- Navigate the platform more efficiently
Technology and Architecture
The solution was developed using:
- Platform Liferay DXP 7.3
- Backend Java 8
- Frontend HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Tailwind CSS
- Development framework Liferay OSGi modules
- Service layer Liferay Service Builder
- Search and data retrieval Custom Finder Methods
- Data synchronisation Automated scheduler and external database integration
- Security Role-based access control and permission management
- DevOps and deployment Azure DevOps
The modular architecture supported performance, maintainability and future expansion.
Implementation and Delivery Approach
SilwaTech followed a structured delivery model incorporating:
- Requirements analysis and solution planning
- Agile and phased implementation
- Modular Liferay development
- Integration with external product and pricing data
- Performance optimisation for large datasets
- Continuous testing and quality assurance
- Penetration testing and security validation
- Controlled deployment through Azure DevOps
- Coordination with the primary contractor and relevant project stakeholders
- Offshore delivery through SilwaTech’s India development centre
This approach enabled the solution to be developed efficiently while maintaining enterprise quality, security and governance standards.
Security and Compliance
Security was treated as a core requirement because the module formed part of a public government digital platform.
Key measures included:
- Role-based access control
- Controlled administrative permissions
- Secure handling of product and pricing data
- Protected data-synchronisation processes
- Penetration testing
- Audit-friendly development and deployment practices
- Alignment with applicable government security and governance requirements
- Controlled release and change-management processes
Value Delivered
The solution delivered:
- Centralised price comparison across participating UAE retailers
- Greater transparency for essential-goods pricing
- Basket-level comparison for more practical purchasing decisions
- Reduced time and effort required to compare retailers manually
- Regularly updated product and pricing information
- Improved product discovery through search and AI assistance
- A responsive experience across multiple devices
- A modular foundation for future retailers, products and consumer services
- Better support for informed and cost-effective purchasing decisions
Engagement Model
SilwaTech was engaged by an established primary contractor to provide the specialised technology delivery required for the government platform. The solution architecture, development, customisation, integration, testing and technical implementation were completed by SilwaTech’s in-house delivery team.
The primary contractor managed the contractual relationship with the government end client, while SilwaTech worked within the agreed delivery structure and coordinated with relevant project stakeholders. SilwaTech was not contracted directly by the government authority.
The project was delivered offshore through SilwaTech’s India development centre over approximately three to four months, with defined governance, communication and quality-control processes.
The identities of both the government end client and the primary contractor remain confidential. This case study therefore describes the sector, solution and SilwaTech’s delivery responsibilities without naming either organisation.
Relationship Value
The project demonstrated SilwaTech’s ability to develop specialised government digital services within a structured, multi-party delivery model.
The engagement highlighted:
- Strong in-house Liferay engineering expertise
- Experience developing data-intensive public platforms
- Ability to implement complex search and comparison logic
- Effective collaboration within a primary-contractor-led engagement
- Scalable offshore delivery with structured governance
- Readiness to support future platform enhancements and integrations
Why Silwatech
SilwaTech provided the technical expertise and delivery capacity required to implement a secure, scalable and consumer-focused government solution.
Deep expertise in Liferay DXP development and customisation
In-house capabilities across UX design, frontend and backend engineering
Experience building custom OSGi modules and Service Builder components
Strong integration and data-processing capabilities
Experience developing search-intensive and transaction-oriented platforms
Secure delivery through an established India-based development centre
Ability to collaborate effectively within government contracting structures
Selected Enterprise & Public Sector Experience
Our project experience spans government authorities, regulated enterprises, and major organisations across multiple industries.
References shown may include direct SilwaTech engagements and work delivered through our contracted partner network. Inclusion does not imply a direct contractual relationship with, or endorsement of, SilwaTech.
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