Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Manpower Outsourcing Mumbai Maharashtra Minimum Wage Skilled Admin 2025 EPF/ESIC

Tender Overview

Organization: Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Benches, Maharashtra. Procurement: Manpower Outsourcing Services (Minimum wage - Skilled; Graduate; Admin). Current scope: No BOQ items published; no explicit quantity or estimated value available. Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra. Key differentiator: Mandatory payroll discipline with EPF/ESIC compliance and attendance-based billing; provider must manage wage payments and statutory deductions. The tender emphasizes strict adherence to wage norms and timely disbursement, along with robust financial standing checks and post-award EPBG submission. This procurement targets structured outsourcing of administrative support personnel under government payroll standards.

Technical Specifications & Requirements

• EMD: ₹1,00,000 via Demand Draft in favor of The Assistant Registrar (DDO), ITAT, Mumbai Benches, Mumbai.
• EPBG: To be submitted within 15 days from contract award as a Fixed Deposit (FD) in favor of The Assistant Registrar (DDO), ITAT, Mumbai Benches, Mumbai.
• Payroll Process: Contractor to pay wages, ESIC, and EPF to each deployed employee; pay-slips and monthly pay statements with deductions to be submitted with bills.
• Payment Timelines: Office settles bills within 15-20 days of receipt; contractor must ensure wage payments by the 10th of each month and may sustain up to 3-4 months’ wage reserves from own resources in case of delays.
• Workforce Composition: Deployed personnel may be the bidder’s employees or contractual staff, but not employees of the Office; contractor bears EPF/ESIC compliance responsibility.
• Wage Adjustments: Any increase in minimum wages requires immediate revision of bills with Gazette notifications.
• Mobilization: Requisite manpower to be provided within 10 days from acceptance.

Terms, Conditions & Eligibility

• Contract Quantity/Duration Variability: Up to 25% increase/decrease allowed at contract issue; post-issuance, same 25% cap applies for adjustments.
• Financial Standing: Bidder must not be under liquidation, receivership, or similar financial distress; an undertaking is required.
• Documentation Compliance: Bids failing to upload required certificates/documents will be rejected.
• Wage/Compliance Responsibility: Contractor responsible for EPF/ESIC-related issues and timely wage payments; any wage revision must be supported by Gazette notification.
• Attorney/Authorizations: OEM authorizations and technical compliance certificates may be requested; ensure attendance data provision to prepare monthly bills.
• Payment Terms: Detailed in ATC; payments are subject to statutory deductions and verification of payroll documentation.
• Employee Status: Deployed workers may be bidder employees or contractual staff; not considered office employees.
• Penalties/LD: Not explicitly stated; implied adherence to tender ATC regarding late payments and wage compliance.