Mid-Day Meal Scheme – Procurement of eggs through Divisional Level Tenders – Recall of the existing tender and floating tender with revised financial norms

All the District Educational Officers in the State are informed that

Government in the GO 1st cited have issued orders for procurement of

eggs through Divisional Level Tendering. As per orders of Government the

bidders shall be through Reverse Tendering Process. Accordingly,

necessary instructions were issued to all the DEOs for taking action

accordingly. The DEOs have floated Divisional Tenders through AP e-

procurement portal.

Under Condition 10.3 (Quoting of prices) of the Tender Document it is

clearly explained through illustration about the quoting of price in price

bid. In the tender document it is clearly mentioned that the price bid shall

consist of the two values viz: 1.Discount on NECC egg price, and

2.Transportation charges. But, in the price bid the values to be quoted are

mentioned wrongly by adding a word ‘discount’ on Transportation

Charges.

For making corrections in the price bid the APTS is consulted and

discussed the matter in detail. The APTS informed that the reverse tender,

where one value (discount on NECC price) is increasing and another value

(transportation charges) is decreasing, cannot be finalised based on two

oppositely directed values. Confused with this the District Educational

Officers, as suggested by the APTS, have added the word ‘discount’ before

transportation charges that led to more complication in finalising the

tender in reverse tendering system.

The APTS personnel have informed it would not be possible to make

changes in the price bid values after floating of tender through e-

procurement portal. They have suggested for recalling for the existing

tenders and floating the tenders afresh with revised price bid norms.