ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 Contract proposal anticipated to be accepted at at this time’s CCGP assembly
Two Indian corporations are set to obtain the contract to print and bind 82,000 textbooks for the first degree for the tutorial 12 months of 2025. The Indian firms Pitambar Books Non-public Restricted and Pioneer Printers will deal with the undertaking. The interim authorities has to spend Tk 45 crore for this undertaking.
In accordance with studies, the proposal associated to this contract is predicted to be accepted at Tuesday’s assembly of the Cupboard Committee on Authorities Buy (CCGP). The assembly may also approve the number of Bangladeshi firms tasked with printing different textbooks.
Sources reveal that the procurement proposal for printing, binding, and delivering textbooks (together with paper) in 88 tons, protecting 20 packages for main ranges (Courses one, two and three), could obtain approval within the assembly. Amongst these, two Indian corporations have been chosen for 18 tons.
The textbooks, protecting 15 topics, might be distributed to 513 locations throughout districts, upazilas, thanas, and centres. The capability of the chosen corporations to print, bind, and ship the books on time has been a key issue of their choice.
The distribution might be organised by class and topic, guaranteeing that every pupil receives their textbooks on time. To facilitate clean and well timed supply, the textbooks have been divided into a number of tons based mostly on upazila and district places.
Doubts forged on capacityies
In conversations with The Enterprise Submit on situation of anonymity, insiders expressed considerations concerning the functionality of the 2 Indian corporations to deal with duties past printing. Whereas the businesses are able to printing the textbooks in India, their potential to bind and ship the books on the district, upazila, and thana ranges has been questioned. They argued that based mostly on this logic, Indian corporations shouldn’t have been awarded the contracts.
When requested, Nationwide Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) Chairman Professor Riazul Hasan mentioned that the 2 Indian corporations have been printing textbooks for a very long time, presumably since 2009. “They’ve been awarded the contracts earlier than I took over as chairman of NCTB. Following that continuity, they’ve been awarded the work once more this time,” he added.
NCTB obtained 152 bids
Beneath the Nationwide Curriculum 2021, the NCTB invited worldwide tenders via the e-GP system to print, bind and ship textbooks (together with paper) for courses one, two, and three in each Bangla and English variations for the 2025 educational 12 months. A complete of 152 bids had been obtained for 98 tons throughout 20 packages.
It has been reported that the estimated complete value for printing 4,02,56,346 copies of textbooks throughout 88 tons is Tk 169.16 crore (Tk 169,16,09,312.02), with a mean value of Tk 36.76 per guide.
The federal government is aiming to make sure the well timed supply of textbooks to college students at first of the varsity 12 months by expediting the printing course of.
70 tons to native, 18 to Indian corporations
Sources additional said that, as per Part 31 of the Public Procurement Act, 2006, the Tender Analysis Committee recommends accepting the bottom evaluated bids. Primarily based on a radical evaluation and analysis, the committee really useful approving the acquisition proposal for 4,02,56,346 copies of textbooks to be printed for courses one, two, and three for the 2025 educational 12 months.
Notably, out of the 88 accepted tons, 70 have been awarded to the bottom bidders from native corporations, whereas the remaining 18 tons went to the 2 Indian corporations, who had been additionally the bottom bidders.
A 3-member Tender Analysis Committee was fashioned by the Ministry of Main and Mass Training to guage the bids for the textbook printing contracts. To help with this course of, a technical sub-committee was created by the Nationwide Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB). Upon receiving the tenders for evaluation, the sub-committee submitted a report on their findings.
Procurement adopted legislation, awaits ultimate approval
In accordance with a letter from the Cupboard Division, the NCTB chairman has issued a certification, which was endorsed by the secretary of the Ministry of Main and Mass Training. The certification affirms that the procurement course of for the contract adopted all related legal guidelines and rules.
The letter states, “The proposed procurement or contract course of adhered totally to the prevailing legal guidelines and rules and the proposal shouldn’t be in violation of any related authorized provisions. No deviation from established guidelines and rules occurred.
“The submitted bids and accompanying paperwork are totally in line with the tender paperwork. All related data is clearly mirrored within the abstract, with no omission of any important factual knowledge,” it mentioned.
It has been discovered that the Expenditure Administration and Inner Audit division of the Ministry of Finance mentioned of their opinion that the estimated value of the 88 tons exceeds Tk 50 crore.
Due to this fact, the approval of the advisory committee on the federal government procurement is required for the ultimate endorsement of the acquisition proposal.
