Department Of Health Medical Education And Family Welfare
Concurrent Audit for FY 2023-24 and 2024-25
1. Nature of
Work:
Concurrent
Audit under National Health Mission (NHM)
For FY
2023-24 and FY 2024-25
District: Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Work Location: Onsite (CMO Office)
2.Commercials
(Reality Check)
Total
Contract Value: ₹2,88,000
(for both years combined)
Effective
Duration: 6 months
Payment
Timing:
Payment
is made only after submission of all monthly & quarterly reports for BOTH years
(i.e., after 6 months, not monthly)
Cash
flow negative tender – you must fund operations first.
3. Key Dates
Bid End
Date: 20 Jan 2026
Bid Opening: 20 Jan 2026
Bid Validity: 30 days (very short)
4. Who Is ELIGIBLE
This is a HIGH-BARRIER
tender despite low value.
Legal Status
(Mandatory)
You must be:
A CA firm
(ICAI) or Cost Accountant firm (ICMAI)
Properly registered in India
Firm Age (CRITICAL)
Firm must be in existence for at least 10
consecutive years
Proof
required:
ICAI / ICMAI
constitution certificate
Separate
undertaking (Annexure-7)
New / mid-age firms are automatically disqualified
C&AG Empanelment (MANDATORY)
Must be empaneled
with Comptroller & Auditor General of India
Empanelment
must appear in FY 2025-26 list
Application
receipt is NOT
accepted
If you are not
already empaneled, you cannot bid.
Local Office Requirement
Must have Head
Office or Branch Office in Barabanki district
Proof
needed:
ICAI
certificate + rent agreement / registry
Virtual address not accepted.
Audit Experience (Highly Specific)
In last 3
FYs (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25) you must have:
Concurrent
/ Internal / Statutory audit of:
State Govt /
PSU / Semi-Govt / SHS / DHS
Excluded
experience (NOT counted):
Bank audits
Insurance
audits
Tax audit
TDS audit
Stock / cost
audit
Minimum
qualifying options (ANY ONE):
1 project ≥
₹2,30,400
OR 2
projects ≥ ₹1,44,000 each
OR 3
projects ≥ ₹1,15,200 each
Plus:
UDIN of last audit report is compulsory
Manpower Requirement
You must
have:
1 Full-time
FCA / FCMA partner (with firm
≥ 3 years)
5
semi-qualified CA/CMA staff (Inter) with ≥ 1 year association
Solo CA not eligible.
Financial
Criteria (Easy but Formal)
Avg turnover
(3 years): ₹86,400
only
Positive net
worth in all 3
years
Certificate must be issued by another CA (not self) with UDIN
5. Major
Disqualification Clauses (VERY IMPORTANT)
You are NOT
eligible if:
You audited NHM-UP
SHS in FY 2023-24 or 2024-25
You were
selected as State-level concurrent auditor
You audited Barabanki
DHS for 2 consecutive years earlier
You are
already selected for FY 2025-26 or 2026-27
You failed
to submit past NHM audit reports fully
You bid for more than 4 districts in UP (hard cap)
6. Risk & Penalty Clauses
Penalty: Up to 10% of annual audit fee
Blacklisting:
Up to 2 years from NHM audits if:
Delay in
reports
Scope not
followed
High reputational risk for small fee.
7. Documentation Burden (Heavy)
Over 35
documents & annexures, including:
Multiple
affidavits (₹100 stamp)
Anti-collusion
certificate
Exclusivity
letter
Power of
Attorney
Prior audit
declarations
District-limit
declaration
Documentation effort is disproportionately high.