Tender for the supply of cooked diet for indoor patients at Chanchal SSH and Gazole SGH. Evaluation is based on a Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) methodology with 70% technical and 30% financial weightage. A minimum technical score of 40 out of 70 is required to qualify for financial bid opening. Financial bids will be evaluated based on the administrative charge percentage quoted, with the lowest bidder receiving the maximum financial score. The contract will be awarded to the highest combined scorer. Bids must be submitted in English. The contract duration is three years, subject to satisfactory performance. Performance security is required within 15 days of the notification of award.
The contract period is three years, commencing from the date of notification of award.
Payment shall be made as per terms laid down in the tender document, especially GCC clause 7. Monthly bills are to be submitted by the contractor to the in-charge of the health facility.
The contract shall be awarded to the highest combined scorer (technical + financial). In case of a tie in the total score, the bidder securing the higher technical score shall be ranked higher. If the tie persists, the bidder with higher average turnover in hospital dietary services over the last 3 financial years shall be awarded the contract.
Bidders must secure a minimum technical qualification score of 40 marks out of 70 to qualify for the opening of their financial bids. Bids failing to meet this threshold will be systematically locked out.
Failure to provide performance security and/or sign the contract may lead to forfeiture of EMD and further actions as per clause 10 of GCC: Termination for default.
The purchaser may conduct inspection of warehouse, registered or branch office, or site visit of any current projects of the bidder at the bidder's cost and arrangement.
Bids that do not meet basic requirements are liable to be treated as non-responsive and summarily ignored. Submitting a deficient document at any stage after opening may lead to summary rejection. Material deviations from critical provisions will be deemed as non-responsive.