Service Provider for Managing Operations of British High Commission Employee Provident Fund Trust

The British High Commission Employees PF Trust comprising staff of BHC, New Delhi / BDHCs / British Council and DFID is looking to appoint a Service Provider who can manage the individual PF accounts of staff, keep books of accounts, manage audit of accounts, provide online access of accounts to staff, manage investments including redemption / follow up with companies / authorities for receipt of interest on investments & accounting for them, managing PF Trust's Bank account and carrying out regular reconciliations, conduct of PF Trustee meetings etc.

Additional information: In order to be considered for this project it and receive pre-qualification and/or tender information it is necessary that you register your company (including any relevant information requested) on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Procurement Portal, e-Bravo. Failure to do this will mean your company may not receive a Tender; no tenders will be issued via open e-mail.

Project 3964, ITT 3526: Service Provider for Managing Operations of British High Commission Employee Provident Fund Trust

How to apply in this Project: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register. - Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue" - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete - you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Login to the portal with the username/password - Click on the relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) to access the content - You can now access any attachments by clicking the "Settings and Buyer Attachments" in the "Actions" box; Responding to the ITT - You can choose to "Reply" or "Reject" (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek clarification - Note the deadline for completion, - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available), You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the "Actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.

Potential Providers should answer all questions as accurately and concisely as possible in the same order as the questions are presented. Where a question is not relevant to the Potential Provider's organisation, this should be indicated, with an explanation. Where attachments are requested to be submitted within the electronic PQQ/ITT, these shall be submitted in a PDF format (Adobe or similar).

PQQ/ITT or Bids not submitted via the FCO's eProcurement portal will not be considered.