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Reference No. QCI/ZED/0822/125
Expression of Interest
For Empanelment of Consultant Organisation
under MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme
Quality Council of India (QCI)
Institution of Engineers Building,
2
nd Floor, 2, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi-110002
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Contents
EOI Notice.3
EOI Summary .4
1. INTRODUCTION .5
2. BACKGROUND .5
3. SCOPE OF WORK.5
4. PRE-QUALIFICATION CRITERIA (for Consultant Organisation) .8
5. EVALUATION PARAMETERS .9
6. EMPANELMENT REQUIREMENTS.9
7. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS .13
8. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL.15
Form-A: Application Form for Empanelment of Consultant Organization.16
Form-B: Format for Non-Blacklisting Undertaking .19
Annexure 1 .20
Annexure 2 .20
Annexure 3 .20
Annexure 4 .20
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EOI Notice
1. Quality Council of India (QCI) invites proposals for “Empanelment of Consultant Organisation
under MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme”.
2. The content of this Expression of Interest (EOI) enlists the requirements of the QCI. It includes the
Terms which details out all that may be needed by the potential applicants to understand the terms
and empanelment process and explain the contractual terms that the QCI wishes to specify at this
stage.
3. The Technical Bids may be submitted in a PDF format to procurement.zed@qcin.org before April
19, 2023 by 1700 Hrs. addressed to:
Deputy Director (Finance & Accounts), Quality Council of India (QCI)
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EOI Summary
S. No. Particulars Details
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Last date and time for
submission of Applications
April 19, 2023
2. Validity of the Proposal 90 Days
3. Tender Processing Fee N/a
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Contact Person for
clarification
Procurement Team, QCI;
procurement.zed@qcin.org
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Technical Discussion Round
(if needed)
To be notified via Email
6. Documents to be submitted Refer Clause-8: Submission of Proposal
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1. INTRODUCTION
Quality Council of India
The Quality Council of India (QCI) is a pioneering experiment of the Government of India in setting
up organizations in partnership with the Indian industry. The mandate of QCI is to lead nationwide
quality movement in India by involving all stakeholders for emphasis on adherence to quality
standards in all spheres of activities primarily for promoting and protecting interests of the nation
and its citizens. To achieve this, QCI is playing a pivotal role in propagating, adoption and adherence
to quality standards in all important spheres of activities including education, healthcare,
environment protection, governance, social sectors, infrastructure sector and such other areas of
organized activities that have significant bearing in improving the quality of life and well-being of
the citizens of India.
2. BACKGROUND
As the MSMEs are amongst the strongest drivers of economic development, innovation and
employment, it becomes imperative to strengthen their ecosystem. The Government of India
envisioned Zero Defect & Zero Effect (ZED) initiative to enhance MSME competitiveness, make
them sustainable and transform them as National and International Champions. MSME Sustainable
(ZED) Certification Scheme is an extensive drive to create awareness amongst MSMEs about Zero
Defect Zero Effect (ZED) practices and motivate and incentivize them for ZED Certification while
also encouraging them to become MSME Champions. Through the journey of ZED Certification,
MSMEs can reduce wastages substantially, increase productivity, enhance environmental
consciousness, save energy, optimally use natural resources, expand their markets, etc. MSMEs
will also be motivated to adopt best practices in work culture, standardization of products,
processes and systems etc. in order to enhance their global competitiveness and sustainability. The
ZED Certification aims at enhancing the competitiveness of an MSME by assessment, modification
through guidance, handholding, managerial and technological intervention – not just certification.
3. SCOPE OF WORK
3.1 Handholding through Consultancy
Under the scheme, a mechanism for empanelling Consultant Organizations which will provide
handholding support to the eligible MSMEs, wherever needed, has been developed. The
handholding component in the scheme makes it unique as |