Purchase preference to domestic enterprises.

In case of procurement of goods or services, where it is possible for the procuring entity to divide the award of tenders to more than one supplier or service provider, the tender document shall clearly indicate that upto twenty five per cent of the total requirement in the procurement may be awarded to domestic enterprise, not being the lowest tender, in respect of only of goods manufactured or produced or services provided or rendered by them, if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the lowest tender is not a domestic enterprise; (b) the preferential award shall extend only to the lowest tender among the domestic enterprises who are substantially responsive and technically qualified; and (c) such domestic enterprise is willing to match the price of the lowest tender: Provided that where the Tender Inviting Authority is of the view that in the interest of the participation of domestic enterprise in the tender to avail the above benefit, a less stringent set of technical qualification parameters are required, he shall specify a separate set of technical qualifications for domestic enterprises in the tender documents with the approval of the Government.