Rule 160 — GFR

Rule 160 E -Procurement

(i) It is mandatory for Ministries/Departments to receive all bids through e- procurement portals in respect of all procurements.

(ii) Ministries/ Departments which do not have a large volume of procurement or carry out procurements required only for day-to-day running of offices and also have not initiated e- procurement through any other solution provided so far, may use e-procurement solution developed by NIC. Other [Amendment notes: 22 Deleted vide DoE OM No. F.1/26/2018-PPD dated 02.04.2019.]

Ministries/ Departments may either use e-procurement solution developed by NIC or engage any other service provider following due process.

(iii) Deleted.23

(iv) In individual case where national security and strategic considerations demands confidentiality, Ministries/ Departments may exempt such cases from e-procurement after seeking approval of concerned Secretary and with concurrence of Financial Advisers.

(v) In case of tenders floated by Indian Missions Abroad, Competent Authority to decide the tender, may exempt such case from e-procurement. [Amendment notes: 23 Deleted vide DoE OM No. F.1/26/2018-PPD dated 02.04.2019. 24 Amended vide Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance (MoF) OM No. F.1/3/2024-PPD dated 10.07.2024 25 Replace with procurement of goods estimated value of Rs. 1,00,00,000/- (Rupees one crore) and above in case of Scientific Ministries/ Departments/ Organization of Government of India which are Department of Science and Technology, Department of Bio- technology, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), including its affiliated]