Indian Army GeM Tender 2026: Surya Sappers Refresher Training Capsule for JEs (Civil & E/M) – Bid Details, Eligibility, Scope, Documents and Important Dates

SkillCouncils.com Tender News | GeM Bid No. GEM/2026/B/7906391

The Indian Army, under the Ministry of Defence and Department of Military Affairs, has invited bids through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for Professional Training Services for the conduct of the Surya Sappers Refresher Training Capsule for Junior Engineers (Civil) and Junior Engineers (E/M).

The tender is listed under Professional Training Services (Version 2) – Offline; Weekdays. The training is to be conducted in an offline, classroom-based, instructor-led format at the buyer's location. The bid document specifies an estimated bid value of ₹2,50,000 inclusive of taxes, a four-day contract period, and a requirement for bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and submit prescribed qualification documents.

Tender Highlights

The bid document records the bid date as 25 August 2026, with submission closing on 1 September 2026 at 11:00 AM and opening at 11:30 AM on the same day.

Scope of Work

The tender relates to delivery of the Surya Sappers Refresher Training Capsule for JEs (Civil) and JEs (E/M). The technical specifications require offline training on weekdays, eight hours per day, at the buyer's premises, with classroom-based instructor-led delivery.

The uploaded curriculum and Mission Essential Task List cover a wide range of technical and professional subjects relevant to military engineering personnel.

Major areas for Junior Engineers – Civil

The curriculum covers:

1. Planning of works, including site selection and accommodation statements.
2. Use of technical drawings and estimation data issued by the E-in-C Branch.
3. Estimation and costing of new technology works beyond SSR.
4. Application of National Building Code (NBC) 2016, GRIHA norms and SSR.
5. Soil investigation and material testing.
6. Structural damage assessment and repair techniques.
7. Jacketing of damaged RCC columns, beams and slabs.
8. Treatment of seepage and leakage in vintage buildings.
9. Retrofitting of existing/vintage buildings.
10. Design and construction of buildings, runways, blast pens, underground ammunition bunkers, underground operational rooms, jetties and living accommodation.
11. Modern construction technologies including LGSF, prefabricated, hybrid, pre-engineered buildings (PEB), precast concrete and 3D printing.

Major areas for Junior Engineers – E/M

The E/M component includes:

1. External electrical supply schemes.
2. 33 kV receiving systems and 11 kV substations.
3. Transmission and distribution systems.
4. HT and LT feeders.
5. Switchgear, protection systems, RMUs, lighting protection and earthing.
6. Solar power plants.
7. Internal electrical schemes, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems.
8. Water supply schemes, borewells, pumps and electric motors.
9. STPs, ETPs and solid waste management systems.
10. Vehicle maintenance and fuel/oil management.

The later curriculum also covers modern construction technologies, external electrical supply, solar power, transformers, voltage regulators, switchgear and protection, internal electrical systems, water supply, pumps, motors, water safety and testing, STP/ETP systems, solid waste management, vehicle maintenance and digital portals.

The final curriculum section includes sewage treatment technologies such as SBR, MBR and MBBR, solid-waste management, mechanical transport maintenance, FOL/POL management and accounting, and use of digital/e-governance portals including WEA, WBPMP, DWAP and e-MB.

Professional Qualification and Eligibility Criteria

The GeM bid specifies a requirement of four years of past experience in providing the same or similar services. Similar-service experience is expressly required. The bid also states that there is no relaxation for MSEs or Startups in the years-of-experience and turnover criteria.

The bidder must have successfully completed similar services during the current financial year and the preceding three financial years, with the following alternative experience thresholds:

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

Based on the stated estimated bid value of ₹2,50,000, these thresholds correspond to:

1. 40% = ₹1,00,000
2. 50% = ₹1,25,000
3. 80% = ₹2,00,000

The bid requires supporting contracts/orders to demonstrate similar-service experience.

Financial Eligibility Criteria

The bid document requires submission of a Bidder Turnover document, but the uploaded bid pages do not state a specific minimum average annual turnover amount.

Accordingly, SkillCouncils.com should not publish an assumed turnover figure.

Likewise, no specific minimum net-worth requirement is stated in the uploaded bid documents.

The bid's GeM details specifically show Estimated Bid Value ₹2,50,000, EMD Required – No and ePBG Required – No.

Tender Fee and EMD

The tender fee is not specified as a payable amount in the bid. Moreover, the buyer-added ATC disclaimer reproduces GeM provisions stating that asking for a tender fee or bid participation fee is not permitted.

The GeM bid-detail section states:

EMD Required: No

ePBG Required: No

Important EMD clarification

One separately attached T&C document contains a clause requiring submission of an original physical EMD and states that technical bids would not be accepted if the EMD were not received within five days after bid closing.

However, this conflicts with the actual GeM bid-detail field, which states that EMD is not required. The bid's own ATC disclaimer also states that clauses contradicting the bid-detail EMD section may be invalid.

Tender advisory: Prospective bidders should verify the live GeM bid and any subsequently issued corrigendum/clarification before taking any action concerning EMD.

Submission Guidelines

The tender is a Two Packet Bid, with online participation through GeM. Technical and commercial/financial information is processed through the GeM bidding system. The bid allows two days for technical clarifications during technical evaluation.

The GeM GTC provides that e-Bidding invitations specify bid-submission and opening dates and are published on the GeM platform.

Bidders should:

1. Maintain an active and eligible GeM seller/service-provider account.
2. Check the service category and bid requirements carefully.
3. Upload all mandatory qualification and supporting documents.
4. Submit evidence of the required four years of relevant experience.
5. Upload contracts/orders supporting the prescribed similar-service experience.
6. Upload the required turnover documentation.
7. Review all buyer-added ATC requirements.
8. Ensure all declarations and certificates are properly signed/stamped where applicable.
9. Submit the online bid before 1 September 2026 at 11:00 AM.
10. Monitor GeM for corrigenda, clarifications and changes before bid closure.

Document Checklist for Bidders

Based on the GeM bid and the attached additional T&C documents, the following checklist should be reviewed before submission:

Core GeM Bid Documents

1. Experience Criteria documents
2. Relevant work orders/contracts/completion documents supporting similar-service experience
3. Bidder Turnover certificate/document
4. Certificate requested in ATC
5. OEM Authorization Certificate, where applicable as required by the attached ATC
6. Additional Document 1 requested in ATC
7. Documents supporting any claimed exemption from experience/turnover criteria, if applicable

The GeM bid specifically lists Experience Criteria, Bidder Turnover, an ATC-requested certificate, OEM Authorization Certificate and Additional Document 1 among the seller documents.

Additional Documents Mentioned in the Attached T&C

1. Certificate on bidder letterhead accepting all terms, scope of work and bid conditions
2. Self-attested PAN card
3. GST Registration certificate
4. Aadhaar card
5. Self-declaration for completion within the prescribed delivery period
6. Declaration confirming one bid per bidder
7. Undertaking confirming that the bidder is not blacklisted/debarred by any Government/PSU/State Government department
8. Non-disclosure certificate/undertaking concerning contract documents
9. OEM authorization mentioning the bid number, where applicable
10. Lowest-price certificate
11. Product/service offering details as required under the scope/BOQ
12. Notarized affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper of ₹10, as specified in the attached T&C
13. Required declarations concerning convictions under applicable laws
14. Declaration regarding relatives employed in the specified MES/Army engineering establishments, as stated in the attached document

These additional document requirements are reproduced in the separately attached T&C document.

Document-review caution: Several items in the attached T&C—such as OEM authorization, product warranty and an OEM service centre in Lucknow—appear more typical of a goods/OEM procurement than the Professional Training Services bid. They should therefore be cross-checked against the live GeM ATC before being treated as universally applicable to this training-service tender.

Important Dates

The bid was dated 25 August 2026 and specifies the closing and opening times above.

Training Institutions Listed in the Supporting Document

The uploaded Appendix C lists institutions/outsource agencies for conducting the Surya Sappers Refresher Training Capsule. The list includes:

1. ECSI, Hyderabad
2. CRRI, New Delhi
3. SERC, Chennai
4. SPA, New Delhi
5. SPA, Bhopal
6. Institution of Civil Engineers (India)
7. IIT Delhi
8. IIT Madras
9. IIT Bombay
10. IIT Roorkee
11. NITS, Noida
12. ISTM, Delhi
13. NISTD, Ghaziabad
14. NPTI-PSTI, Bengaluru
15. ISHRAE, New Delhi
16. NICMAR, Pune
17. TPSDI, New Delhi
18. NIFM, Faridabad

The supporting document identifies these organisations under the list of outsourcing agencies/other training institutions for conducting the Surya Sappers Refresher Training Capsule for JEs (Civil) and JEs (E/M).

Key Tender Takeaways for Training Institutes

The tender is particularly relevant for eligible professional training institutes with experience in delivering technical, engineering or related government-sector training programmes.

The most important eligibility consideration is the four-year similar-service experience requirement, coupled with documentary proof of completed similar assignments. There is no stated relaxation for MSEs or Startups against the experience and turnover requirements.

The estimated bid value is ₹2.50 lakh, while the buyer has specified no EMD and no ePBG in the principal GeM bid details.

The training scope is technically broad and encompasses civil engineering, electrical and mechanical/electrical systems, water supply, environmental infrastructure, modern construction technologies, maintenance, estimation, digital portals and e-governance.

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