Tata Memorial inviting for Centrecorrigendum outsourcing of ca firm for gst returns filing gstr-3b, gstr-7, tds return filing, consultancy, issue of utilization certificate for the period of two years plus two years extendable

Tata Memorial inviting for  Centrecorrigendum : outsourcing of ca firm for gst returns filing gstr-3b, gstr-7, tds return filing, consultancy, issue of utilization certificate for the period of two years plus two years extendable on yearly basis at hbch and mpmmcc varanasi

1. What is this tender about?

This is a government e-tender from HBCH & MPMMCC, Varanasi (Tata Memorial Centre units) to hire a Chartered Accountant (CA) firm.

They want a CA firm to handle:

GST returns

TDS returns

Tax & finance consultancy

Issuing Utilization Certificates (UCs)

2.Contract period

2 years initially

Can be extended up to 4 years total (year-by-year)

Extension depends on performance & requirement

 3. Scope of work (what the CA firm must do)

Main responsibilities:

File GSTR-3B & GSTR-7

File TDS returns (24Q, 26Q – quarterly & annual)

GST, TDS, TCS & Income-tax consultancy

Issue Utilization Certificates for projects & CSR

Verify employees’ investment declarations

Deploy at least 1 qualified CA when required

Maintain confidentiality of hospital tax/IT data

  4.Minimum pricing (important!)

You cannot quote below this, or your bid is rejected:

 5. How the bidder is selected (VERY important)

This is QCBS – Quality cum Cost Based Selection

Weightage:

70% Technical score

30% Financial (price) score

 Lowest price alone will NOT win

 6.Technical scoring (out of 100)

Key points:

Minimum 10 years CA firm experience (mandatory)

Extra marks for:

More years of experience

FCA partners

Qualified & semi-qualified staff

PSU / Govt / Hospital audit experience

Office/branch in Varanasi

Turnover ≥ ₹25 lakh (FY 2024-25)

If you score 80/100 technically, you get 56 marks (70%)

7. Security deposit

5% of work order value

Or 3 months’ professional fee (incl. GST)

Paid as BG / FDR / DD

Released 3 months after contract ends

8.Disqualification risks 

You’ll be rejected if:

You quote NIL charges

You mention price in technical bid

Firm has < 10 years experience

Firm/partner is blacklisted or debarred by ICAI

Documents are incomplete or false

Data confidentiality is breached