Scope of Work

The selected agency will be responsible for creating an end-to-end operational ecosystem for multispraying drones, including drone supply, operator training, deployment support, portal development and business enablement. The project is intended for applications in agriculture spraying, public sanitation, vegetation control and infrastructure cleaning.

Major Work Components

1. Supply of Multispraying Drone Units with Cart Vehicles
   The bidder must supply multispraying drone units with payload capacity of 10 litres, flight time of around 17–20 minutes with full payload, adjustable spray width, obstacle avoidance, FPV camera, terrain-following radar, real-time telemetry and cloud-based data logging. Each drone must also be supplied with a dedicated cart vehicle suitable for rural and off-road agricultural terrain.
2. Supply of Accessories and Support Items
   Each drone package must include high-capacity batteries, dual-channel charger, radio controller, nozzles, manuals, logbooks, standard toolkit, battery voltage checker and protective drone transport box.
3. Drone Pilot and Drone Assistant Training
   The agency must conduct separate training programmes for Drone Pilots and Drone Assistants at a DGCA-approved Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) in collaboration with the drone manufacturer. Drone pilot training will run for 15 days, including 7 days of theory/workshop and 8 days of practical hands-on field training.
4. Agriculture-Specific Drone Application Training
   Training must include techniques for nutrient and pesticide spraying and use of drones for crops such as cotton, vegetables, pulses and wheat.
5. Development of Namo Drone Portal
   The bidder must design, develop, host and maintain a service portal with lead collection, district-wise lead allocation, operator dashboard, admin panel, reporting, analytics, mobile-responsive interface, live drone tracking, automated flight log storage and performance analytics.
6. Helpdesk and Handholding Support
   The agency must provide helpdesk support for hardware, software and client issues, along with ongoing support for pricing models, invoice formats, service delivery standards and upgrades.
7. Compliance and Warranty
   The tender requires UIN, industrial manufacturing licence, DGCA compliance wherever applicable, and warranty of 1 year or 800 landings, whichever is earlier.

Project Timelines After Purchase Order

Pre-Qualification and Eligibility Criteria

Bidders must fulfil the prescribed eligibility requirements and submit documentary evidence with the technical bid. Bids without required documents and samples may not be considered for further evaluation.

Financial Criteria and Evaluation

The bidder must have an average annual turnover of at least ₹4 crore from Drone/IT projects during the last five financial years. A CA certificate from the statutory auditor must clearly specify turnover from drone projects. The bidder must also have positive net worth supported by CA certificate with UDIN.

Technical Evaluation

Tender Fee and EMD Details

Important Dates and Deadlines

Submission Guidelines

Bidders must submit the technical bid physically and the price bid online only. The technical bid must be submitted in sealed envelopes along with tender fee, EMD and required documents. The price bid must be submitted electronically on the nProcure portal after digital signing. Any physical submission of the price bid or mention of price in the technical bid may lead to rejection.

The physical technical bid must be submitted by RPAD / Speed Post to:

Gujarat CSR Authority

3rd Floor, GSFC Building,

Opp. Drive-In Road, Behind Reliance SMART,

Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 380054

Bidders must ensure that documents are uploaded online and also submitted physically. If a document is submitted physically but not uploaded online, it may not be considered.

Document Checklist

Technical Bid Documents

Performance Guarantee and Payment Terms

The successful bidder must submit a Performance Guarantee equal to 5% of the Total Accepted Tender Value within 10 days of receipt of the contract form and specific work order. If submitted as a bank guarantee, it must remain valid for 180 days beyond the contract period.

Payment for drone supply will be made in two stages: 80% after delivery of all drones, components and accessories, and 20% after successful completion of 10 flights or 3 months, whichever is earlier. Training payment will be released after successful completion of the 15-day training programme along with attendance records, certification results, video documentation and assessment reports. Dashboard and portal payments will be made monthly, subject to submission and approval of usage reports, live tracking logs, system analytics and operator deployment performance reports.