department of ayurveda, yoga & naturopathy, unani, siddha

DEPARTMENT OF AYURVEDA, YOGA &
NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND
HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Invites
Expression of Interest (EOI)
No. Z. 14020/8/2009-DCC (AYUSH)
Expression of Interest (EOI) is invited from the parties / N.G.O’s, Government
undertaking organizations for appointment of Professional Management
Consultant (PMC) for the Development of Common Facilities for AYUSH
Industry Clusters under the Center Sector Scheme for manufacturers of
Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy Drugs (ASU&H).
I. Objectives
1. Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of
India has launched a new Scheme in 11 th Plan to facilitate establishment/ development
of Clusters of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs (ASU&H) in the country.
These clusters will have necessary infrastructure to support the production of clusters
and to fill in the critical gaps in the sector especially in standardization, quality assurance
and control, marketing, infrastructure and capacity building. These clusters will also
facilitate the user industries in meeting the emerging global and national compliances
related to quality, safety efficiency and standards and thereby improve the national and
global market share of Indian AYUSH Industry. The Scheme is to be implemented on
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis, through project specific Special Purpose Vehicle
(SPV) of the user industry (one project SPV for one Cluster) is available in Department of
AYUSH website www.indianmedicine.nic.in.
2. The Scheme envisages development of 10 Cluster Industries during the plan
period. While 60% of the project cost, not exceeding Rs.10 crore per Cluster, is
envisaged to be provided as grant/equity support from the Government of India, the
remaining funds including land will have to be contributed/ mobilized by the member
entrepreneurs / State Government.
3. In order to ensure targeted, speedy and efficient implementation of the Scheme,
the services of a competent professional agency are proposed to be engaged by the
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, as Professional Management Consultant (PMC).
II. Scope of Work
4. The scope of services to be rendered by the PMC has been detailed in the
Scheme, which is available in Department of AYUSH website www.indianmedicine.nic.in.
III. Terms of Reference (TOR):
5. The broad requirements of the PMC for the Scheme are as follows:
(i) Experience of assisting the Government of India in formulating policy for
competitiveness enhancement of the user Industry.
(ii) Considerable understanding of cluster development, related issues and the
ways to resolve them by mobilizing group behaviour.
(iii) An in depth experience of working in MSME sector and understanding of
the issues ailing the industry specifically AYUSH sector.
(iv) Ability to mobilize and commit an expert team with experience in project
development, MSME development and policy training etc.
(v) Experience of designing and implementing multi-stakeholder
developmental interventions.
(vi) Willingness to deploy resources at locations spread across India.

(vii) Experience of working with the State Governments and Central
Government or Government agencies in development/implantation
projects.
(viii) Proven given and demonstrable experience in implementing cluster
infrastructure projects preferably in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
IV. Invitation of Expression of Interest/bid (Information to consultants
regarding procedure for submission of proposal)
6. In case your company is interested in rendering the services as PMC to the
Scheme, please submit the following information:
(i) Documents in support of the fulfillment of the technical criterion as
mentioned at Para-6 above.
(ii) The professional fee as percentage to the scheme grant including
professional fee, travel, boarding & lodging, communication and all other
out of pocket expenses exclusive of all taxes. The project cost for this
purpose shall include the expenses relating to mobilization/ organization of
participating units into a Special Purpose Vehicle for development and
maintenance of common facilities, cost of common infrastructure and
common building for production/support activities. The total Fee payable
to the PMC is based on mutually agreed milestones / timeframes regarding
preparing of DPR, mobilization of SPV/ construction of common facilities/
management of industry cluster.
(iii) The information as sought for shall be submitted within two weeks from
the date of publication of advertisement, failing which it shall be presumed
that you are not interested in undertaking this assignment.
V. Selection Process (Bid evaluation criteria & selection procedure)
7. The PMC shall be selected through a competitive bidding process. The bidding
process shall be carried out in two stages i.e. Technical bid & Financial Bid. The technical
Bids shall first be evaluated and only financial bids of the company meeting the technical
criterion shall be opened. The financial bid of the bidder failing to meet the
predetermined criterion would be returned unopened.
VI. General terms and conditions of the work
8. The selected company has to sign an Agreement with the Department of AYUSH,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for rendering satisfactory services and completion
of the projects in a time bound manner. The Agreement shall include provisions for
taking performance guarantee, damages for delay besides other clauses as are finalized
by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
VII. Mode of submission of expression of interest/bid
9. Documents in electronic form will not be accepted. The technical proposal should
be submitted in a separate envelope marked “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” and the Financial
Proposal in other envelop marked “FINANCIAL PROPOSAL”. Both these envelopes should
be sealed in another envelope super-scribed as “Proposal for appointment of Professional
Management Consultant for Cluster” and should be delivered at the following address
within two weeks from the date of publication of advertisement. The bid documents shall
be opened in the presence of the bidders on the same day. Representatives of bidders
may like to be present at the above time, date and venue. Consultancy fee shall be
payable in terms of a fixed percentage or fraction thereof of the total allocation under
the scheme subject to mutually agreed deliverables at working stages of the project
cycle. Financial bid should spell out these clearly.
VIII. Rights of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

10. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of AYUSH reserves the
right to accept / reject the offers received without assigning any reasons whatsoever, or
may call for any additional information/clarification if so required.
IX. Court jurisdiction
11. This shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts at Delhi / New Delhi.
12. In case any further clarification or information is required, the following officers
may be contacted:
i. Shri B. Anand, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Department of AYUSH, 2 nd Floor, IRCS Building, 1, Red Cross Road, New
Delhi – 110001.
Phone No. : 23327187
Fax No.: 23731846
E-mail ID: jsismh@nic.in
ii. Shri P.K. Jha, Director, Department of AYUSH, 2 nd Floor, IRCS Building, 1,
Red Cross Road, New Delhi – 110001.
Fax No.: 23327669
E-mail ID: premjha01@yahoo.com