Contract for next GST tech support provider may have flexible task-based cost structure

The government is gearing up to invite bids to operate the goods and services tax tech platform based on a flexible task structure, unlike the present contract with Infosys, which has fixed costs, two senior officials said. The Goods and Servies Tax Network is also considering whether to allow global companies to bid for the contract, given data localisation concerns, they said. The new contract w…