GeM Tender 2026: Professional Training Services for NCC – Network and Security Training in East Khasi Hills

SkillCouncils.com Tender Update | GeM Bid No. GEM/2026/B/7941220

The Director General of National Cadet Corps (DGNCC), under the Ministry of Defence and Department of Defence, has invited bids through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for Professional Training Services (Version 2) – Offline; Weekdays.

The tender covers advanced, classroom-based instructor-led training in IT and Software, specifically Network and Security, for trainees at the buyer's location in East Khasi Hills. The bid document is dated 20 August 2026, with bid submission closing on 31 August 2026 at 2:00 PM and bid opening scheduled for 31 August 2026 at 2:30 PM.

Tender Highlights

The core bid details confirm the 2-year experience requirement, MSE relaxation, absence of startup relaxation, and requirement for experience, bidder turnover and certificate-related documents as specified in the ATC.

Scope of Work

The tender is for offline professional training services to be conducted on weekdays at the buyer's location.

The principal training requirements are:

1. Mode: Offline
2. Frequency: Weekdays
3. Training duration: 4 hours per day
4. Training location: Buyer's location
5. Training format: Classroom-based, instructor-led training
6. Course level: Advanced
7. Course category: IT and Software
8. Sub-category: Network and Security
9. Certification: No
10. Certification programme: Not applicable
11. Training partner: Individual trainer
12. Lodging and boarding: Not applicable
13. Post-training support: Not applicable
14. Number of trainees: 20
15. Approximate number of batches: 1
16. Approximate training period: 6 days
17. Students per batch: 20

These technical specifications are stated on pages 4 of the bid document.

Additional Contract Provision

The buyer has included an Option Clause of 25%, under which the contract quantity or duration may be increased or decreased by up to 25% subject to the conditions stated in the bid. For a lumpsum-based service contract, the scope and contract value may also be increased by up to 25% with the consent of the service provider.

Professional Qualification and Experience Criteria

The tender requires bidders to demonstrate relevant experience in providing similar services.

Minimum Experience

The bid specifies 2 years of past experience for the same or similar service. The experience must relate to providing similar services to a Central Government organisation, State Government organisation or PSU. Relevant contracts/orders are required to establish the experience for the applicable financial years.
The detailed past-performance requirement provides the following alternatives over the current financial year and the previous three financial years, ending in March before bid opening:

1. Three similar completed services costing at least 40% of the estimated cost; or
2. Two similar completed services costing at least 50% of the estimated cost; or
3. One similar completed service costing at least 80% of the estimated cost.

Proof of Experience

Any one of the following may be accepted as proof of past project experience:

1. Contract copy along with invoice(s), supported by bidder self-certification that the services were executed;
2. Client-issued execution certificate mentioning contract value; or
3. Other documentary evidence supporting execution, such as a Third Party Inspection release note or equivalent evidence.

Office Requirement

An important buyer-added condition requires the Service Provider to have an office located in the state of the consignee. Documentary evidence must be submitted.

Trainer Qualification

The bid identifies the training partner as an Individual Trainer and requires advanced classroom-based training in Network and Security. However, the supplied bid document does not specify a separate academic qualification, professional certification, or minimum trainer-certification requirement.

Eligibility Criteria

Prospective bidders should review the following eligibility requirements carefully:

1. Minimum 2 years' experience in similar services.
2. Relevant experience should be with a Central/State Government organisation or PSU.
3. The bidder must be capable of delivering advanced IT and Network & Security training.
4. Training is to be delivered offline at the buyer's location.
5. The service provider must maintain an office in the state of the consignee.
6. Required experience and turnover documents must be uploaded with the bid.
7. MSE bidders may receive relaxation from experience and turnover requirements, subject to meeting quality and technical specifications and submitting supporting documents.
8. Valid Udyam registration and applicable validation requirements apply for MSE benefits.
9. Startup relaxation for experience and turnover is not provided in this bid.
10. The bidder must comply with applicable GeM, procurement, labour-law and other statutory requirements.

The bid provides complete relaxation for eligible MSEs from the experience and bidder-turnover criteria, subject to the stated conditions and documentary proof.

Financial Criteria

A key point for bidders is that the uploaded bid document asks for “Bidder Turnover” documentation, but it does not state a specific minimum average annual turnover amount.

Likewise, no separate net-worth threshold is specified in the supplied tender document.

Therefore, bidders should not assume a turnover or net-worth figure that is not expressly mentioned in the bid. The requirement should be verified against the live GeM bid page and any applicable bid-specific information before submission.

The bid itself records EMD as “No” and ePBG as “No.”

Tender Fee and EMD

Tender Fee

Tender Fee: Nil / Not applicable.

The GeM GTC also states that asking for a tender fee or bid participation fee is not permitted under the applicable GeM framework.

EMD

EMD is not required for this particular bid.

The bid's EMD section specifically records “Required: No.”

The applicable GeM GTC explains that bid security provisions depend on the bid and estimated value, while certain categories of sellers may also qualify for exemption. However, because this specific bid itself states that EMD is not required, bidders do not need to arrange an EMD for this tender based on the supplied bid document.

Submission Guidelines

The tender is structured as a Two Packet Bid and will be evaluated on a Total Value Wise Evaluation basis. Reverse Auction is not enabled.

Important submission points

1. The bidder should participate through the GeM online bidding system.
2. Upload the required experience documentation.
3. Upload bidder turnover documentation as required.
4. Upload the certificate/document requested under the ATC.
5. Bidders seeking MSE relaxation should upload appropriate documentary evidence establishing eligibility for the exemption.
6. Past project experience should be supported through contracts, invoices, execution certificates or other acceptable evidence.
7. The bidder should provide documentary evidence of an office located in the consignee state.
8. Price elements should be included in the financial bid rather than the technical bid, in accordance with GeM GTC provisions.
9. Bidders should carefully review all applicable GeM GTC, service-specific conditions and buyer-added ATCs before final submission.
10. Any representation concerning buyer-added conditions should be raised through the relevant GeM representation mechanism.

The bid allows two days for technical clarifications during technical evaluation.

Tender Schedule and Important Dates

The official bid document gives 31 August 2026 at 14:00 as the bid closing time and 14:30 as the opening time. It also specifies a 180-day bid validity period.

The bid specifies automatic extension parameters of three days and one extension when the applicable conditions are triggered.

Important: No separate pre-bid meeting date, time or venue is stated in the supplied seven-page bid document. Accordingly, SkillCouncils.com has not inferred a pre-bid meeting date.

Document Checklist for Bidders

1. Before submitting the GeM bid, prospective bidders should prepare the following documents, subject to the exact requirements displayed on the live GeM portal:
2. GeM seller/service-provider registration and active profile
3. Bidder turnover documents
4. Experience certificates/documents
5. Copies of relevant contracts/work orders
6. Relevant invoices, where used to establish completed services
7. Client execution certificates, wherever applicable
8. Self-certification relating to executed contracts, where applicable
9. Certificate/document requested under the Buyer Added ATC
10. Documentary evidence of office in the consignee state
11. MSE/Udyam Registration Certificate, if claiming MSE benefits
12. Supporting documents for experience relaxation, if applicable
13. Supporting documents for turnover relaxation, if applicable
14. Technical compliance documents for the offered training service
15. Required declarations/undertakings under GeM and applicable procurement conditions
16. Financial bid/price quotation through the designated GeM financial-bid mechanism
17. Any additional documents specifically requested by the live GeM bid before final submission

The bid specifically identifies Experience Criteria, Bidder Turnover and a Certificate requested in the ATC among the seller documents.

MSE Benefits and Purchase Preference

The tender provides MSE purchase preference.

The bid specifies purchase preference for eligible MSE OEMs/service providers where their price falls within L1 + 15%, with the selected purchase-preference quantity/amount being 100%.

Eligible MSE bidders can receive relaxation from experience and turnover criteria, provided they satisfy quality and technical specifications and submit the necessary supporting documentation.

The GeM framework also requires appropriate validation of MSE credentials and Udyam registration for availing applicable procurement benefits.

Key Bidder Considerations

This tender is particularly relevant to training organisations, professional trainers and service providers with experience in IT, Network and Security training.

However, bidders should pay particular attention to the following:

1. Local office requirement:
The buyer requires an office of the service provider in the consignee state. This is a specific ATC condition and documentary evidence is required.

2. Experience requirement:
The normal requirement is two years of similar-service experience, with specific completed-service value thresholds linked to the estimated cost.

3. MSE relaxation:
Eligible MSEs can obtain relaxation from experience and turnover requirements, subject to the conditions in the bid.

4. No startup relaxation:
The tender explicitly records startup relaxation for experience and turnover as No.

5. No EMD:
The bid specifically states that EMD is not required.

6. No tender fee:
The applicable GeM framework does not permit a tender/bid participation fee being added contrary to GeM conditions.

Tender Analysis: At a Glance

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