The Ministry of Corporate Affairs intends to engage an agency/institution for conducting a Market Study on "Qualitative and Quantitative thresholds for Big Tech Companies and Core Digital Services(CDS) of Schedule I”. Proposals are invited as per the RFP attached.

Salient features of the study and instructions for submitting the proposals and other details are available in the RFP document which can be accessed at GeM portal and MCA website(www.mca.gov.in) and can be downloaded. You are requested to submit your response on or before the stipulated date & time as mentioned in the RFP document.

Balamurugan Devraj

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

5th Floor, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan

New Delhi - 110001, India

 

Market study on thresholds for Big Tech and Core Digital Services seeks agencies to evaluate draft Digital Competition Bill impacts. Request for proposals to commission a market study to evaluate the draft Digital Competition Bill's proposed qualitative and quantitative thresholds for designating Systemically Significant Digital Enterprises and the adequacy of the Schedule I list of Core Digital Services, through mixed methods research (secondary review, stakeholder surveys/interviews, data analysis) producing interim and final reports; selection via QCBS with detailed eligibility, submission, confidentiality, IP, performance security, penalty, termination and indemnity provisions.