NOTE ON CENTERAL STORE PURCHASE ORGANIZATION Central store Purchase Organization (C.S.P.O.) is the central Purchasing Agency of the state Government. Government purchase are classified in six categories as under :- (1) Local Purchase (2) Departmental Purchase (3) C.S.P.O. Normal Purchase. (4) Branded Item. (5) Emergency purchases. (6) DGS&D CSPO contracts. (1) Local Purchases Under State finance rules all heads of Departments/officers are authorised for direct purchase without quotation up to Rs. 500/- per annum. In case of purchases more than Rs. 500/- and less than Rs. 20000/- the concern departmental heads are authorize to call for the Bid and to purchase its requirement directly. (2) Departmental Purchases Govt. have autorised 16 different departments to purchase directly following the purchase procedure. Such departments have to call for Technical Bid and price Bid through open tender inquiry. Department purchase committee is authorised to purchase up to Rs. 75 lacs while or purchase of more than Rs. 75 Lacs, the purchase committee for its approval. (3) C.S.P.O Normal Purchases (a) The concern departments those not authorised to purchase have to send the indent mentioning their requirement and specification. (b) On receipt of indent, CSPO calls for tender through open inquiry in two bid system i.e. (1) Technical Bid (2) Commercial Bid. (c) Initially technical Bid is scrutinesed for technical specification mentioned in the tender and those tender complying the condition are considered for commercial Bid. (d) On evaluation of commercial Bid, orders are placed to qualified tenderer. (4) "Brand Item" For purchase of store item of specific brand on account of specific requirement or monopoly of manufacturers, the Indenting Department has to approach CSPO with the indent along with the certificate of secretary of Respective Administrative Department to purchase such branded item. Also justifications to purchase branded item and price quoted by its dealer is to be provided by concern department. Such purchase are approved only by SPC irrespective of value of stores. (5) Emergency Purchases Procedure for emergency purchase is prescribed by Govt. vide G.R. dt. 5-6-64. For such purchase 'Emergency Purchase Certificate' from the secretary of respective administrative department is inevitable. IC & CPO is empower to approve purchase of Rs. 10 lacs and in case of value of more than Rs. 10 lacs, the purchase action is to be approved by SPC. (6) DGS&D & CSPO Rate Contractors. Director General of Supplies and Disposal which a central authority, fixed the rate contracts by calling the tenders for items which are of general use of Govt. offices. Additionally CSPO is also carrying out the process to fix up the rate contracts for the items like photo-copier, computer etc. To fix up the rate contracts, open tenders are invited and on the basis of requirement of different models, Rate contracts are fixed. In case of Rate contract, all the department are authorize to purchase their requirements directly or through CSPO by purchasing the order to the supplier without observing the purchase procedure.