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inviting for financial advisory services - offsite; tax advisory
1. Nature of work & Duration?
Service: Financial Advisory & Tax Compliance (Offsite)
Contract Duration: 3 years
Estimated Value: ₹6,45,480 (lumpsum/project-based)
2. What Work Are You
Actually Doing?
This is not accounting staff supply — it’s professional
tax advisory support, done offsite:
You’ll handle:
GST filing
TDS filing
Income Tax Returns
Handling GST & Income Tax notices
Advisory reports (monthly / quarterly / annual)
12 months of post-advisory support included
GeM-Bidding-8862260
3.Required
professionals:
CA / Tax Expert / GST Expert
ICAI Certified (CIA preferred)
3–5 years experience
4.Eligibility — Can You
Bid?
Turnover
₹20 lakh average annual turnover (last 3 years)
Startups (DPIIT registered) → Turnover &
experience relaxation allowed
5. Experience (VERY
IMPORTANT)
You must show similar government/PSU tax advisory work,
ANY ONE of:
3 projects ≥ 40% of bid value
OR 2 projects ≥ 50%
OR 1 project ≥ 80%
Proof needed: contracts + invoices OR completion
certificates.
EMD (Bid Security)
₹12,910
Bank: SBI
MSEs may get EMD exemption (service providers only)
7.Performance Security
(After Award)
3% of contract value
Valid for 38 months
Can be PBG or FDR (buyer allows FDR — nice flexibility)
8.Bid Process (How
Winner Is Decided)
Two-packet bid: Technical → Financial
Reverse Auction (RA): YES
Highest quoted bidder usually kicked out of RA
Evaluation is total value–based (L1 wins)
9. Special Conditions
You Should Notice
You must have an office in Punjab (state of consignee)
Dedicated/toll-free support number required
Escalation matrix mandatory
Buyer can increase/decrease scope by ±25%
No subcontracting without permission
Bottom-Line Verdict
10.This tender is ideal
if you are:
A CA firm / tax consultancy
Already doing GST + IT work for govt/PSUs
Comfortable with low-value, long-term compliance
contracts
Be cautious if:
You lack govt project experience
You don’t have a Punjab office
You rely heavily on subcontractors