Financial Criteria

The bidder must meet the following financial requirements:

1. Minimum average annual turnover of ₹50 lakh during the last three financial years.
2. Turnover certificate must be issued by a Chartered Accountant.
3. Financial capability statement must include turnover and net worth details for FY 2023–24, FY 2024–25, and FY 2025–26.
4. The organization should be profit-making with positive net worth for each of the last three financial years.
5. Financial bid must be submitted in the prescribed format for the cost of development of 1 minute e-content video, including all activities under the scope of work.
6. GST must be disclosed separately.
7. The financial quote must remain valid for 180 days from the date of submission.
8. Payments will be milestone-based: 40% after approval of draft modules/storyboards and 60% after final delivery and acceptance of complete content.
9. TDS deduction and GST-compliant invoicing will apply as per applicable laws.

Tender Fee and EMD

The RFP document reviewed does not mention any tender fee or Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) requirement. Bidders should verify the latest clarification, if any, from ESSCI before submission.

Evaluation Methodology

ESSCI will follow a two-stage evaluation process:

Stage 1: Document Verification and Eligibility Screening

This stage is qualifying in nature. Only bidders who meet the document verification and eligibility requirements will proceed to the next stage.

Stage 2: Technical Presentation and Financial Evaluation

The final evaluation will follow the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method with the following weightage:

The minimum qualifying score in the technical evaluation is 60 out of 80 marks. Financial bids will be opened only for technically qualified bidders.

The financial score will be calculated using the formula:

Financial Score = (L1 ÷ Bn) × 20

Where:

• L1 = Lowest financially compliant bid amount
• Bn = Bid amount under consideration

Key Tender Details Table

Submission Guidelines

All bids must be submitted through physical/postal mode only. Digital or email submissions will not be accepted. The proposal must be submitted to:

The CEO
Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI)
155, 2nd Floor, ESC House
Okhla Industrial Area, Phase – III
New Delhi – 110020

The proposal must include one main sealed envelope containing two separately sealed inner envelopes:

1. Technical Proposal Envelope
2. Financial Bid Envelope

All envelopes must clearly mention:

1. RFP Number: ESSCI/ECONTENT/2026/01
2. RFP Name: “Development of E-Content for ESSCI”
3. Submitted To details
4. Submitted By details, including organization name, address, and contact details
5. All documents must be self-attested, properly authenticated, signed, and stamped by the competent authority of the bidder organization. Incomplete, unsigned, improperly sealed, late, or non-compliant proposals may be rejected.

Document Checklist

Bidders should prepare and submit the following documents:

Company Registration and Legal Standing

1. Certificate of Incorporation / Registration
2. GST Registration Certificate
3. PAN Card of the entity

Experience and Financial Standing

1. Proof of minimum 5 years of experience under the defined scope of work
2. Work orders for minimum 3 completed projects under the defined scope
3. CA-certified turnover certificate showing minimum ₹50 lakh average annual turnover during the last 3 financial years
4. Financial Capability Statement with turnover and net worth details

Team Structure Compliance

• Minimum team structure with CVs of team members:
  •  Team Lead – 1
  • Instructional Design Expert – 2
  • Multimedia Designer – 2
  • Voice Ta lent – 1
• Undertaking for availability of qualified and relevant manpower

Technical Proposal Documents

1. Presentation with demo portfolio
2. Approach and methodology
3. Quality Assurance framework
4. Project execution plan and timeline
5. Relevant experience details
6. Sample work / demo links, where applicable

Financial Proposal Documents

1. Financial bid as per prescribed format
2. Cost for development of 1 minute e-content video
3. GST disclosure
4. Declaration confirming validity of quote for 180 days

Mandatory Self-Declarations and Formats

1. Cover letter
2. Particulars of bidder
3. Details of past projects
4. Undertaking for availability of qualified manpower
5. Self-declaration on no conflict of interest
6. Financial capability statement
7. Declaration of no pendency of criminal case
8. Declaration regarding non-blacklisting

Important Compliance Notes

Submission of the proposal will be treated as unconditional acceptance of the original RFP, Addendum–01, Addendum–02, all appendices, declarations, and evaluation conditions issued by ESSCI.

ESSCI reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal, seek clarifications, amend evaluation criteria, cancel or modify the RFP process, and take final decisions through the Tender Evaluation Committee. All decisions of ESSCI and the Tender Evaluation Committee will be final and binding.

Contact for Clarifications

For clarification related to the RFP process, bidders may contact:

Mr. Ashish Sharma
Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI)
Email: ashish@essc-india.org

No verbal or informal communication will be considered valid. Responses to queries may be shared by email or published on the official ESSCI website.