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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No:FD 218 Exp-12/2021

Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vidhana Soudha,

Bengaluru, Dated:26.08.2021.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) of section 25 of the Karnataka

Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) the Government

of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Transparency

in Public Procurements Rules, 2000, namely:-

RULES

1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Transparency

in Public Procurements (Amendment) Rules, 2021.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of rule 25.- In rule 25 of the Karnataka Transparency in Public

Procurements Rules, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), rule 25, after

sub-rule(2), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(3)(a) Procurement Entity shall follow the scoring method of evaluation or

QCBS for the procurement of Technology Products or Goods or Solution involving

implementation as may be notified by the Government from time to time.

(b) The technical criteria for evaluation of the tender shall include a weightage

at least six percent for tenderer’s inclusion of Startup in project delivery through

allotment of at least ten percent of the contract value;

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Provided that, Startup is registered with Karnataka Innovation and Technology

Society (KITS) as an entity in Karnataka and empanelled by Department of

Electronics Information Technology Biotechnology and Science & Technology,

Government of Karnataka and the tenderer provides the declaration with the

supporting evidence and commitment of the Startup for contracting and executing the

committed value of the contract”.

3. Amendment of rule 26.- In rule 26 of the said rules, after sub-rule (6) the following

shall be inserted, namely:-

“(7) Startup registered with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society

(KITS) as an entity in Karnataka shall be exempted from payment of earnest money

deposit during the procurement of technology Products or Goods or Solutions as may

be notified by the Government from time to time”

4. Amendment of rule 27.- In rule 27 of the said rules, in sub-rule (2) after the first

proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided further that, notwithstanding anything contrary contained in these

rules, the Tender Inviting Authority may adopt the list of prequalified Startups,

registered in Karnataka and empanelled by Department of Electronics Information

Technology Biotechnology and Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka

with respect to procurement of Technology Goods or Products or Solution as may be

notified by the Government from time to time subject to the following conditions,

namely:-

(i)

the Startup, as defined in Karnataka Startup Policy, shall be registered with

Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) as an entity in Karnataka;

(ii)

prequalification for empanelment shall be done in accordance with these

rules in a fair, transparent and reasonable procedure and giving a due

publicity;

(iii)

the credentials, eligibility, capability, performance, quality control systems,

internal financial controls, financial background and other eligibility

requirements

shall

be

carefully

verified

before

registration

and

empanelment;

(iv)

the process of prequalification for empanelment shall be done every year by

a committee as may be constituted by the Government and the empanelment

shall be valid for three years from the date of empanelment;

(v)

the registered and empanelled Startup may be removed and debarred at any

time if it fails to abide by the terms and conditions of the registration, fails to

supply goods and services meeting the required specification and quality in

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time and involves in any corrupt and fraudulent practices and on any ground

contrary to the objects of the Act and not in the public interest;

(vi)

the list of empanelled Strartups shall be published on the Karnataka Public

Procurement Portal as well as website of the Department of Electronics

Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology,

Government of Karnataka;

(vii)

any Procurement under this provision shall not exceed rupees fifty lakhs and

the number of contracts issued to a particular startup by a procurement entity

shall be limited to two contracts and by multiple Procurement Entities shall

be limited to five contracts in each financial year;

(viii) the process of inviting the financial tenders for desired technology product or

goods or solution, its evaluation and acceptance or rejection, thereon, shall

be done on the Karnataka Public Procurement Portal in accordance with these

rules; and

(ix)

the procurement under this provision shall be considered by procurement

entity keeping in view the Public Safety, Health, critical survey operations and

equipment etc”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka

(Shreekrishna N.Bugatyagol)

Special Officer and Ex-Officio

Joint Secretary to Government

Finance Department (ZP)

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