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ordinate bodies/ Central Public Sector Enterprises, etc. The Manual is also a resource material for institutes providing training on Public Procurement procurement process (5.5.5)), the Procuring Entity shall re-tender the case50.

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Manual for Procurement 
of 
Consultancy services 
(Second Edition, 2024) 
Beta Draft 25022024 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Government of India 
Ministry of Finance 
Department of Expenditure

FOREWORD 
(Notes for 2024 Edition) 
Model Tender Documents (MTD) for Procurement of Goods, Consultancy Services and Non-
consultancy Services were issued in 2019. These complement the respective manuals of 
procurement, since the MTD contain more details in many topics, than the Manuals can 
accommodate. Therefore, Procuring Officials are urged to read both Manuals and MTDs in 
tandem, for better understanding. 
The Manual for Procurement of Goods is written to be a comprehensive reference. Other 
Manuals (Works, Consultancy and Non-consultancy Services) are self-sufficient from the 
point of carrying out a procurement, however topics relevant for understanding of the 
fundamentals of procurement are included in brief, giving reference to relevant details in 
Manual for Procurement of Goods. 
To maintain an uninterrupted flow of text in a topic, voluminous details from various orders/ 
websites are relegated to annexures. Since these orders/ websites undergo revision, it 
would be easier to update the annexures than the body of the Manual. 
Attempt has been made in this edition of Manuals to illustrate some topics with relevant 
examples.

FOREWORD

(for updated version of Manual issued in 2022)

The Manual for Procurement of Consultancy & Other Services was
comprehensively revised and issued in 2017. The manual, over a period of time, has
become a standard reference document for officials involved in Public Procurement
across all Ministries/ Departments/ Attached and Sub-ordinate bodies/ Central Public
Sector Enterprises, etc. The Manual is also a resource material for institutes providing
training on Public Procurement.

2. Public Procurement is a dynamic field where policies are constantly reviewed to
help Government achieve its socio-economic or strategic goals. Hence, there is a need
to keep reference documents, like manuals, updated to ensure their continued
relevance.

3. Instructions on procurement issued by Department of Expenditure from time to
time, since issuance of the last Manual, have been incorporated in the current edition.
Further, all procurement related instructions issued by Central Vigilance
Commission have been subsumed into the Manual, in collaboration with the
Commission.

| would like to acknowledge the hard work of the concerned officers not only in
this Department but in other Organisations, Ministries and Departments; the role of Shri
Vikram Rajvanshi, Consultant (Public Procurement) is also specifically acknowledged.

4, | hope that this updated Manual will help procuring officials working in various
Ministries/ Departments and Public Enterprises as a guiding template, deepen the
impact of policy initiatives and improve the ease of doing business with the
Government.

(Dr. T. V. Somanathan)
Finance Secretary

FOREWORD

1. Goverment organizations procure a wide variety of goods and services and undertake
execution of works in pursuance ot their duties and responsibilities, With a view to
improving transperency in decision making in public precurement and reducing the
scope for subjectivity, Department of Expenditure in 2006 had prepared a set af three
Manuals on Policies ond Procedures for Procurement of Goods, Works and hiring of
Consultants, in conformity with the General Financial Rules [GFR], 2005, Over the years,
these Manuals have served os o guide book for procurement.

Z. In the lost fev years, the Goverment of India has issued new instructions in the domain
of public procurement. Some of these important changes include intreduction of Central
Public Procurement Portal (CPPP], Government e-Marketplace (Get), preferential market
access for micro and smoll enterprises, indusion of integrity pact, ete. The GFR has been
revised comprehensively in Merch 2017 covering interolia these set ot new instructions.
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