IT firms vying to turn as a service provider to implement the Central ID Data Repository (CIDR) of Aadhaar

The top most IT firms including TCS, Wipro, HP, IBM and Accenture have been shortlisted in the first round of the mega tender floated by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for selection of managed service provider to implement the Central ID Data Repository (CIDR), reports Moumita Bakshi Chatterjee from The Business Line. Now, the firms will move on to the next round, the Request for Proposal (RFP).Other vendors shortlisted following the submission of Expression of Interest(EoI) are HCL Infosystems, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam. A dozen companies had submitted EoIs to participate in the MSP contract, which market watchers believe is a Rs. 2,000-2,500 crore opportunity. hree companies including Steria and Verizon did not make it through the initial shortlist.

The vendor will be responsible for implementation and development of the CIDR system; procurement and installation of the IT infrastructure; implementation of information security management systems; and operations support and maintenance. Technical helpdesk, support services and database administration includes the scope of the work.

The UID project (Aadhaar), seeks to hand out unique identification numbers to 1.2 billion residents in India over the next few years and CIDR, the nerve centre of this ambitious project, will implement the core services around the UID, storing resident records, issue the UID number, verify, authenticate and amend the resident data.