Organisation : National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC)
Scheme Name : Consortia & Tender Marketing Scheme
Applicable For : Micro & Small Enterprises registered with NSIC under its Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS)
Applicable State/UT : All India
Website : https://www.nsic.co.in/Schemes/ConsortiaTenderMarketing
What is NSIC Consortia & Tender Marketing Scheme?
Promotion of the product of Micro and Small Entrepreneurs is one of the major objective of the Corporation. In the present competitive scenario a need has been felt to facilitate Micro and Small Enterprises to market their goods / services individually or collectively through ‘Consortium’. Accordingly, the scheme for promoting the products of the MSEs has been reviewed in 2011 & named as “Consortia and Tender Marketing Scheme”.
Related / Similar Scheme : NSIC Marketing Intelligence Cell
Features of NSIC Consortia & Tender Marketing Scheme
(i) The scheme will cover Micro & Small Enterprises registered with NSIC under its Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS). It would also cover Micro & Small Enterprises who apply to get themselves registered with NSIC under the SPRS along with all required documents in terms of the scheme and their factory is inspected before filing of tender in terms of the Tender Marketing Scheme. The scheme shall not cover unit(s) engaging in ‘trading activities’ without value addition/packing/ branding.
(ii) The scheme also covers the method of selection of the units for participation in the open tenders and single tenders on nomination basis.
(iii) The scheme takes cares of providing EMD and security deposit on back to back basis.
(iv) The scheme inter alia includes the procedures for formation of Consortium, Capacity Building of MSEs by formation of consortia of the units manufacturing similar products, participation in tenders on behalf of units in a ‘consortia’ to secure orders in ‘bulk’ quantities, distribution of orders amongst units in a ‘consortia’ as per their capacities, facilitate the ‘consortia’ members in meeting their raw materials requirements & facilitating ‘Credit’ for the supplies made.
(v) To accommodate provisions of this scheme, the legal document such as individual agreement by the units, agreement to be executed by the consortium, board resolution, power of attorney and other related document have been revised and simplified.
(vi) For facilitating promotion and development of Micro & Small Enterprises, the Government of India, Ministry of MSME vide Gazette Notification No. S.O. 581(E) dated 23rd March, 2012 has circulated the Public Procurement Order 2012 for MSME. In the above Public Procurement Order, the Govt. of India has mentioned that that “Annual goal of procurement also include sub-contracts to Micro and Small Enterprises by large enterprises and consortia of Micro and Small Enterprises formed by National Small Industries Corporation”.
(vii) NSIC formed Consortia of Micro & Small Enterprises under its Consortia & Tender Marketing Scheme and is supplying the required stores / items and rendering the services as required by the Govt. Depts. / PSUs. NSIC offices continuously monitor the consortia and form new ones depending upon the requirements.
How To Apply For NSIC Consortia & Tender Marketing Scheme?
The application form, in the prescribed format (Annexures – A and A-1) for enlistment under the Tender Marketing Scheme is to be submitted by the applicant Micro & Small Enterprise (MSE), duly signed by the authorized signatory i.e. Proprietor / Partner(s) / Director(s) of the firm / company / society along with the documents mentioned in the application form. These documents would also suffice wherever the enlisted unit wants to participate in the tender and /or form/join a consortium.
Validity of Consortia Agreement
Consortium agreement entered into between the Corporation and Consortium shall be valid till officially liquidated by all members and the intimation being served on the respective branch that they (Consortium) do not want to continue as a Consortia members.
However, in case of inclusion of new member/s or member/s leaving the consortia of change in Constitution of any member , fresh agreement may be obtained. In order to ascertain the change in the Constitution or addition/deletion of the members, a declaration to the effects to be taken from consortia members that their consortium is alive and there is no change.