Key Tender Details

Important Dates and Deadlines

Scope of Work

The selected service provider will be required to deliver an online instructor-led training programme titled Strategic Leadership with AI. The training is expected to run for 17 weeks and will cover leadership-level AI knowledge, strategic adoption of AI, responsible AI, and organizational transformation.

Programme Modules

The training programme includes the following modules:

1. Introduction to AI – Fundamentals for Leaders
2. Deep Learning and Text Generation
3. Understanding Large Language Models
4. LLM Training, Evaluation and Deployment
5. Retrieval-Augmented Generation
6. Agentic AI
7. AI Across Business Functions – Strategic Applications
8. AI in Products and Services
9. Generative AI Strategy and Industry Use Cases
10. AI Strategy and Business Transformation
11. Sovereign AI
12. AI Implementation and Organisational Alignment
13. Leadership for Change Management in the Age of AI
14. Human–Agent Collaboration and the Future of Work
15. Responsible AI, Ethics and Governance

Training Specifications

Pre-Qualification Criteria

Bidders must meet the minimum qualification requirements specified in the GeM bid. The bidder should have relevant experience in providing same or similar professional training services. Experience should be supported through relevant contracts, work orders, completion certificates or other acceptable documentary proof.

The bid requires past experience in similar services and specifies that the bidder should have experience of providing similar services for the required number of years. The experience must be supported by uploaded documents at the time of bid submission.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible bidders should be registered on GeM and should be capable of providing online instructor-led professional training services. The bidder should be a training institute or qualified service provider with relevant credentials, documentation, and capability to deliver an advanced leadership-focused AI training programme.

The bid also includes MSE purchase preference. MSE bidders must have valid Udyam registration and should meet the applicable GeM validation and buyer evaluation requirements. However, the bid does not provide relaxation in turnover or experience criteria for MSEs or startups.

Financial Criteria

Similar Work Experience Criteria

The bidder must have successfully executed or completed similar services during the specified period. The bid mentions the following acceptable experience combinations:

Tender Fee and EMD Details

Submission Guidelines

Bids must be submitted online through the GeM portal before the closing date and time. Since the bid type is Single Packet Bid, bidders must carefully upload all required eligibility, technical and financial documents as per the GeM bid format.

Bidders should ensure that all documents are complete, accurate, valid and clearly readable. Any bidder seeking exemption from experience or turnover criteria must upload supporting documents for evaluation by the buyer. The bid also mentions that documents uploaded by participating bidders may be visible to other bidders after login, as per the GeM process.

The buyer may increase or decrease the contract quantity or contract duration up to 50% at the time of issue of the contract. For lump-sum based service contracts, the scope of work and contract value may also be increased up to 50% with the consent of the service provider.

Document Checklist

Bidders should prepare and upload the following documents while submitting the bid: