Could India please provide electronic links to the principle components of its regulatory framework for public procurement?
Reply: General Financial Rules, 2005, which contain the basic principles of public buying, is available at the website: http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/GFRS/
GFR2005.pdf. Establishment of a legislative framework for public procurement is under consideration of the Government of India.
Canada 50:
Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): Part III. Trade Policies and Practices by Measure: (4) Measures Affecting Production and Trade; (v) Government Procurement: (b) Regulatory Framework: paragraph 227, page 107:
The Secretariat's Report states that, "Only the winning bidder is informed of the result of the bid evaluation."
How is the winning bidder informed that it has won the bid evaluation? Do the other bidders find out whether a decision has been made, and if so, how?
Reply: In DGSandD rate contract system, when contract is awarded to the bidder same is uploaded in its website on real time basis and the contract can be viewed by any person logging in to the website www.dgsnd.gov.in. Most tenders are opened publicly and the participating suppliers are present at the bid opening.
