Jaganna Gorumudda (Mid-Day Meal Scheme- Procurement of eggs through Divisional Level Tenders-Permission

R.C.No:ESEO2-27021/31/2018-MDM-CSE, Date:16/04/2020

Sub: School Education-Jaganna Gorumudda (Mid-Day Meal Scheme-

Procurement of eggs through Divisional Level Tenders-Permission

of Tender Price in Two districts Report

accorded for revision

Called for- Reg

2.CSE Proc.R.C.No.27021/B1/2018-MDM-CSE, date:24-12-2019.

Read:1.G.0.Rt.No.334, School Education, date:16-12-2019.

3.CSE Pro.Rc.No.ESEO2-27021/31/2018-MDM-CSE, 04/02/2020.

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The District Educational Officers, East Godavari and Krishna are

informed that Government in the GO 13 read above have issued orders

for the procurement of Eggs through Divisional Level Tendering for the

ensuing year 2020-21. As per the orders of the Government,

the bids are

to be finalised through Reverse Tendering Process. Accordingly, necessary

instructions were issued to al the DEOs for taking action accordingly. The

DEOS have floated Divisional Tenders through AP e-procurement portal.

Further, the DEOs were directed to ensure for decrease in unit price in

comparison with previous years.

Accordingly, the tenders were floated by all the District Educational

Officers. The tenders are finalised in 10 districts and in three districts

(West Godavari, Nellore and Chittoor) it is not yet finalised. As per the

reports submitted by the District Educational Officers, East Godavari and

Krishna the Government has taken a view that the rates obtained are

not encouraging and hence instructed the District Collectors to take steps

to re negotiate with the bidders and arrive at Competitive prices, while the

rest of the Districts who have reported, are given green signal to

implement their auction proceedings.

In view of the above, the District Educational Officers, East

Godavari and Krishna are requested to inform the decision of the

government to the District Collectors and take steps for a re negotiation

with the bidders to obtain competitive prices and report. And the restof

the Districts who have completed the Auctions can give effect to them

subject to the condition of the Hon'ble High Court judgement dated:26-

03-2020in WP.No.8130 which has ordered in the matters of tenders," if

they have not been finalized, they shall not be given effect to for a period

of one month and the process may be made after expiry of the lock-down

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