TCS, Wipro, Spanco shortlisted for e-migrate project

Bangalore: The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has shortlisted TCS, Wipro and Spanco for its 100 crore project designed to automate the emigration process from India, reports Business Line.

Mahindra Satyam and Prithvi Information Solutions which also bid for the project, did not make the cut as they were disqualified on 'technical eligibility grounds', two persons with direct knowledge of the development told Business Line.

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E-migrate is an automation project based on the public-private partnership model. The firm that is awarded the project will be the 'implementation agency' for the project, which would involve designing, developing and testing the flagship e-migrate application. The e-migrate project is likely to be awarded in April and the initiative is expected to go live 58 weeks after that.

The project will capture information about migrants and agents as well as data pertaining to their counterparts in the countries concerned. It also involves electronically linking the offices of the Protector-General of Emigrants (PGoE), creation of a centralized data repository, and deployment of information kiosks at international airports.

The three shortlisted companies will now have to make presentations on the solutions they propose. The Ministry will follow a points-based evaluation methodology wherein the bidders will be awarded points on the basis of their relevant past experience, proposed solution and proposed manpower. "Technical evaluation should take three weeks' time, technical markings will have an impact on bid price as it carries 70 percent weightage," one of the persons pointed out.