Rule 143 — CONSULT_MANUAL

16. “e-Procurement” means the use of information and communication technology (specially the internet) by the Procuring Entity in conducting its procurement processes with bidders for the acquisition of goods (supplies), works and services with the aim of open, nondiscriminatory, and efficient procurement through transparent procedures; 17. "Goods" (including the terms ‘Stores’, ‘Material(s)’ in specific contexts) includes all articles, material, commodity, livestock, medicines, furniture, fixtures, raw material, consumables, spare parts, instruments, hardware, machinery, equipment, industrial plant, vehicles, aircrafts, ships, railway rolling stock assemblies, sub-assemblies, accessories, a group of machines comprising an integrated production process or such other categories of goods or intangibles, products like technology transfer, licenses, patents, software or other intellectual properties (but excludes books, publications, periodicals, etc., for a library), procured or otherwise acquired by a procuring entity. Procurement of goods may include certain small work or some services, which are incidental or consequential to the supply of such goods, such as transportation, insurance, installation, commissioning, training, and maintenance etc. (Rule 143 of GFR 2017); 18. “Intellectual Property Rights” (IPR) refers to the owner’s rights against unauthorised possession/ exploitation by others of its tangible or intangible intellectual property. It includes rights to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographical indications (GI); 19. "Invitation to (pre-)qualify" means a document including any amendment thereto published by the Procuring Entity inviting offers for pre-qualification from prospective bidders; 20. "Invitation to register" means a document including any amendment thereto published by the Procuring Entity inviting offers for bidder registration from prospective bidders; 21. “Letter of Award” (including ‘Letter of Intent’ or ‘Notification of Award’ in certain contexts) means the letter or memorandum communicating to the contractor the acceptance of his bid for award of the contract; 22. “Local Content” means the amount of value added in India which shall, unless otherwise prescribed by the Nodal Ministry, be the total value of the item procured (excluding net domestic indirect taxes) minus the value of imported content in the item (including all customs duties) as a proportion of the total value, in percent; 23. "Model Tender (Bidding) Document(s)" (including ‘tender (enquiry) documents’ or ‘Request for Proposal Documents’ – RfP documents, or ‘Standard Bidding Documents’ - SBD in certain contexts) means a document issued by the procuring entity, including any amendment thereto, that sets out the terms, conditions of the given procurement, and includes the invitation to bid. A Model (Standard) Tender (Bidding) Document is the model template to be used for preparing Tender Document after making suitable changes for specific procurement; 24. “Non-consultancy services” (or ‘Outsourcing of Services’) are defined by exclusion as those services that cannot be classified as Consultancy Services. These involve routine, repetitive physical, procedural, and non-intellectual outcomes for which quantum and performance standards can be clearly identified and consistently applied and are bid and contracted on such basis. It may include small works or a supply of goods or Consultancy, which are incidental or consequential to such services; (Rule 197 of GFR 2017) 25. “Non-Local supplier” means a supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or works offered for procurement, has local content less than that prescribed for ‘Class-II local supplier’ under the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 (as revised in 2024)6 ; 26. "Notice inviting tenders" (including ‘Invitation to bid’ or ‘request for proposals’ in certain contexts) means a document and any amendment thereto published or notified by the Procuring Entity, which informs the potential bidders that it intends to procure goods, services and/or works or a combination thereof;