Para 3.2 — NONCONSULT_MANUAL

3.2.2. Private and Public Entities: 1. Service Providing Firms: The main source of service providers is service providing firms with diverse specialisations that provide non-consultancy services to clients. Such firms are normally classified as either international – firms that have international experience and are capable of undertaking work at the international level at international rates or national – firms that may not have international exposure and normally undertake assignments only within that country, usually at significantly lower rates.

2. Retired Government Servants: As Service Providers, retired Government servants can be hired/ engaged only for a specific task and for a specific duration. They should be assigned clear output related goals. For such engagements on a full-time basis (when they are not allowed to concurrently do any other assignment) on a monthly basis, their remuneration should be fixed as last pay drawn minus pension, as per extant DOPT guidelines. However, for part-time non-exclusive engagements, the Procuring Ministry/ department may fix remuneration on a per day/ month or lump-sum basis. They should not be engaged as consultants against regular vacant posts, such engagements should be handled as a personnel matter.

2. Non-governmental Organizations (NGO): There may be distinct advantage in use of Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Projects which emphasize experience in community participation and in-depth local knowledge – for example, Projects related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or Government Social Initiatives like ‘Swatch Bharat Abhiyan’ etc.

3.2. Legal Status of Bidders 3.2.1. Individual Persons 1. Individual service providers: Individual service providers are recruited for similar activities as Service providing firms when a full team is not considered necessary. They may be independent experts not permanently associated with any particular firm, or they may be employees of a firm recruited on an individual basis. They may also be employees of an agency, institution, or university. They are normally recruited for project implementation supervision, training, provision of specific expert advice on a highly technical subject, policy guidance, special studies, compliance supervision, or implementation monitoring. Individual service providers are not normally recruited for project preparation unless the proposed project is simple and, generally, a repeat of an already established and successful project. If more than three experts are required, then the assignment should normally be undertaken by a team from a firm. As with firms, individual service providers are classed as either international or national, depending on their level of expertise and their international experience and exposure.

3. Specialized Agencies and Institutions: Specialized agencies or institutions (including Government/ Semi-Government agencies, universities, research, and professional institutions) may also, from time to time, be recruited to provide Non-consultancy services. These services may be provided by individuals (as discussed above) or by teams. Nonetheless, there are, at times, distinct advantages to using such agencies. Experts and teams from such agencies and institutions may undertake a variety of roles across the whole field of possible Non-consultancy services. These may range from project preparation through project supervision and policy advice to project benefit monitoring and evaluation.