Para 3.8 — NONCONSULT_MANUAL

3.8. Debarment of Service Providers 3.8.1. GFR Provisions 1. Registration of service providers and their eligibility to participate in Procurement Entity’s procurements is subject to compliance with the Code of Integrity for Public Procurement and satisfactory performance in contracts. Rule 151 of General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017 states the following regarding the ‘Debarment from Bidding’: - a) A bidder shall be debarred if he has been convicted of an offencei) under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; or ii) the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 or any other law for the time being in force for causing any loss of life or property or causing a threat to public health as part of the execution of a public procurement contract.

Chapter 3: Participation of Bidders and Governance Issues b) A bidder debarred under sub-section (a), or any successor of the bidder shall not be eligible to participate in a procurement process of any procuring entity for a period not exceeding three years33 commencing from the date of debarment. The c) A procuring entity may debar a bidder or any of its successors from participating in any procurement process undertaken by it for a period not exceeding two years if it determines that the bidder has breached the code of integrity. The Ministry/ Department will maintain such list which will also be displayed on their website. d) The bidder shall not be debarred unless such bidder has been given a reasonable opportunity to represent against such debarment.