1. Standard Tender Documents for Goods and Equipment
K.N. Venkata Raman
Procurement Consultant, World Bank

2. Standard Tender Documents for Goods and Equipment- Current status
Presently no approved document of GOK
Procurement entities are devising their own documents;
Conditions of TD applicable for goods documents also.

3. Standard Tender Documents for Goods and Equipment
Three tender documents finalized and approved by Standing Committee;
They are proposed to be mandated;
Government Order under process.

4. Standard Tender Document for Goods and Equipment – K/G-1
KTPP Act and Rules specify that open tenders to be invited for procurement of goods and equipment of value more than Rs 1 lakh;
Supply of goods/equipment of estimated value less than Rs.10 lakhs by open tenders;
Single cover as per KTPP Act and Rules;
Minimum qualification criteria specified in the document;
No dispute resolution mechanism, which by default goes to Courts of Law.

5. Standard Tender Document for Goods and Equipment – K/G-2
Supply of goods/equipment of estimated value more than Rs.10 lakhs, but less than Rs.50 lakhs by Open Tenders;
Single cover as per KTPP Act and Rules;
Minimum qualification criteria specified in the document;
Arbitration by Sole Arbitrator as per Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.

6. Standard Tender Document for Goods and Equipment – K/G-3
Supply of Computer systems and allied equipment of value less than Rs.50 lakhs by Open tenders;
Single cover as per KTPP Act and Rules;
Minimum qualification criteria specified in the document;
Arbitration by Sole Arbitrator as per Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996;

7. Other Documents – K/Q-1
Supply of goods and equipment of value less than Rs.1 lakh by inviting quotations from selected reputed suppliers;
Evaluation for all items put together;
No qualification criteria;
No dispute resolution mechanism.

8. Other Documents – K/Q-2
Supply of goods and equipment of value less than Rs.1 lakh by inviting quotations from selected reputed suppliers;
Evaluation for each item separately;
No qualification criteria;
No dispute resolution mechanism.

9. Other Documents – K/S.O
Format of supply order for items to be procured by using K/Q-1 or K/Q-2

10. Documents to be prepared
Goods and Equipment of value more than Rs.50 lakhs using two cover system;
Computer systems of value more than Rs.50 lakhs using two cover systems;
Supply and erect contracts;
Turn key contracts