Tender Inviting Authority and Tender Accepting Authority

(1) The Procurement Entity may, by order, appoint, - (i) one or more of officers or a Committee of Officers to be the Tender Inviting Authority for any specified area, specified procurement or specified class of goods or services, and (ii) one or more of officers or a Committee of Officers to be the Tender Accepting Authority for any specified area or Specified Procurement, specified class of goods and services: Provided that where a multi-member Committee is already appointed for any Procurement Entity for discharging the function of accepting tenders, such Committee shall be deemed to be a Tender Accepting Authority appointed under this Act.