Indefinite Delivery Contracts

These are contracts in which individual consultants, firms, or consortia of firms are pre-qualified and retained for an extended period, normally three to four years, to provide advice on a particular activity, the extent and timing of which cannot be defined in advance.

Firms/consortia are pre-qualified using the Consultants Qualification Selection (CQS) method. Normally, up to 8 firms or consortia would be pre-qualified though this could vary depending on the IDC's requirement, the sector and the level of interest. IDCs are offered to pre-qualified firms/consortia. At this stage, there is no guarantee of any income to those pre-qualified, and no retainer fees are paid.

When there is a requirement for an Indefinite Delivery Contract Assignment (IDCA), three of the pre-qualified firms/consortia would be invited on a rotational basis to submit Bio-data Technical Proposals (BTPs) within an abbreviated period of time where selection could be based on Quality Based (QBS), Quality and Cost Based (QCBS) or Fixed Budget Selection (FBS).

The successful firm/consortium could be contracted on a lump sum or time based contract depending on the nature and scope of the IDCA. The selected firm/consortium would be evaluated on completion of each IDCA.

  • IDC Pre-Qualified Consortia/Consultants