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DPIIT to rope in consulting agency to scrutinise tenders of government procuring entities
Aug-06-2020

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has said it will rope in a consulting agency to scrutinise the tenders of government procuring entities for compliance with public procurement rules that seek to promote 'Made in India' products. The DPIIT has floated a notice inviting request for proposal (RFP) from interested agencies.

The DPIIT said it intends to onboard an agency for one year for scrutinising tenders of central government procuring agencies for its compliance with the order. It said interested applicants are requested to submit their responses to the RFP on the central public procurement portal (eprocure. gov. in) before September 8, 2020 at 12:00 PM. it added a consulting agency will be selected on (LCS) Least Cost Selection process.

The government issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 on June 15, 2017, to promote production of goods and services in India and enhance income and employment in the country. The order aims at incentivizing production linked through local content requirements to encourage domestic manufacturer's participation in public procurement activities over entities merely importing to trade or assemble items.

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