Tender Highlights

The bid document confirms the closing date of 18 September 2026 at 18:00, opening on 19 September 2026 at 18:00, and a 30-day bid validity.

Scope of Work

The tender is for providing arrangements and services connected with Army Physical Training and teaching of subjects related to Army recruitment.

According to the technical specifications, the selected service provider is expected to arrange:

• Army physical training and teaching related to Army recruitment.
• Participation arrangements for the programme.
• A third-party event/training premise.
• Full-day programme arrangements.
• Photography.
• Videography.
• Report writing/documentation.
• Boarding arrangements including:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • One high tea
• Hostel/stay facilities.
• Classroom-style seating arrangements.
• Arrangements for an indicative 30 participants.
• One event/training programme as specified in the bid.

The technical specification identifies the event location as national-level, with the actual service delivery address shown as Taluka Seva Sadan, Second Floor, Dharampur, District Valsad, Gujarat – 396050, with one event to be organised.

Service Delivery Focus

The procurement therefore combines training support, physical-training arrangements, classroom/academic arrangements, residential facilities and event-management support. Bidders should ensure that their quoted price covers the requirements stipulated in the GeM specification and applicable bid conditions.

Professional / Technical Qualification Criteria

The tender requires bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and financial capability.

1. Similar-Service Experience

The bidder must have 3 years of past experience in similar services. The experience requirement relates to providing similar services to a Central Government organisation, State Government organisation or PSU. Relevant contracts/orders are required to be uploaded as documentary evidence.

2. Past Performance / Completed Similar Services

In addition to the three-year experience requirement, the tender specifies one of the following completed-service combinations during the relevant three-year period:

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

Based on the tender's estimated value of ₹3,33,000, these amounts work out to approximately:

These figures are calculated from the estimated bid value stated in the tender and should be treated as an analytical guide; bidders should verify the final requirement against the live GeM bid.

3. Turnover Requirement

The minimum average annual turnover is ₹10 lakh for the last three years. The turnover is subject to verification by the buyer during technical evaluation.

The bid requires documentary evidence such as certified audited balance sheets or a certificate from a Chartered Accountant/Cost Accountant showing the relevant turnover.

4. Startup Relaxation

A significant feature of this tender is that DPIIT-registered startups receive complete relaxation from the specified Experience and Bidder Turnover criteria, subject to meeting the applicable quality and technical specifications.

A startup claiming the relaxation must upload documentary evidence establishing its eligibility for the relaxation.

5. MSE Preference

The tender provides MSE Purchase Preference. The bid specifies a purchase-preference margin of L1 + 20%, with up to 100% of the bid quantity/amount eligible for the specified MSE preference, subject to applicable policy requirements and validation.

Eligibility Criteria

The key eligibility requirements are:

1. Bidder should be eligible to participate as a GeM Seller/Service Provider.
2. Minimum average annual turnover of ₹10 lakh over three years, unless an applicable startup relaxation is successfully claimed.
3. Minimum 3 years of similar-service experience, unless the bidder qualifies for the stated DPIIT startup relaxation.
4. Relevant similar-service contracts/orders must be submitted.
5. Past experience should relate to services provided to Central/State Government organisations or PSUs.
6. Bidder must satisfy the technical specifications and service requirements.
7. Financial price elements should be included in the financial bid rather than the technical bid.
8. Bidders claiming experience/turnover exemption must upload supporting documents.
9. MSE bidders seeking purchase preference must satisfy the applicable Udyam/GeM validation requirements.
10. Bidders must comply with applicable labour laws and statutory requirements.
11. Bidders from countries sharing a land border with India are subject to the registration and compliance conditions stated in the GeM terms.

The GeM bid specifically lists MSE experience/turnover relaxation as No, while Startup relaxation is Yes – Complete.

Financial Criteria

The principal financial qualification is the ₹10 lakh minimum average annual turnover for three years.

The tender does not specify a minimum Net Worth requirement in the bid details reviewed. Therefore, SkillCouncils.com should not publish any assumed net-worth threshold.

The bid's estimated value is ₹3,33,000 including taxes. The document also states that the estimated value is intended for guidance concerning eligibility criteria such as turnover and past experience and does not determine the price that bidders must quote.

EMD and Tender Fee

EMD: Not Required

The GeM bid explicitly states:

EMD Required: No.

Therefore:

1. EMD Amount: Not applicable
2. EMD Exemption: Not applicable because EMD itself is not required
3. EMD Mode: Not applicable

Tender Fee: Not Applicable

The uploaded ATC states that asking for any Tender Fee / Bid Participation Fee is not permissible under the applicable GeM conditions.

Accordingly, the website listing can state:

Tender Fee: No tender/bid participation fee is specified; the ATC states that such a fee should not be sought.

EMD / Financial Security Summary Table

The ePBG requirement is specified at 5% for two months.

Key Tender Requirements – Quick Reference

The tender specifies a two-packet bid and Reverse Auction among the lowest-priced technically qualified bidders, generally covering the first 50% of technically qualified bidders under the stated GeM rule.

Submission Guidelines

The tender is a GeM procurement, and bidders should submit their offers through the GeM portal in accordance with the bid's Two Packet Bid structure.

Technical Bid

The technical submission should include the documents requested in the bid, particularly:

1. Experience Criteria documentation.
2. Bidder Turnover documentation.
3. Certificate/document requested under ATC.
4. Additional Document 1 requested under ATC.
5. Supporting contracts/work orders for relevant experience.
6. Financial evidence supporting the turnover requirement.
7. Supporting documentation for any claimed startup relaxation.
8. Relevant MSE/Udyam documentation where purchase preference is claimed.
9. Any other documents specifically requested through the live GeM bid/ATC.

The bid's document section specifically identifies Experience Criteria, Bidder Turnover, Certificate requested in ATC and Additional Doc 1 requested in ATC.

Financial Bid

The financial bid should contain the bidder's price and required price breakup. The bid states that a financial document indicating price breakup is required.

Important GeM Compliance Point

The GeM GTC provides that bidders should place price elements in the financial bid. Price elements should not ordinarily be included in the technical bid for a Two Packet Bid.

Document Checklist for Bidders

Mandatory / Key Bid Documents

1. GeM Seller/Service Provider registration and active profile
2. Experience certificates/supporting experience documents
3. Copies of relevant work orders/contracts
4. Completion/performance evidence where applicable
5. Bidder turnover proof
6. Certified audited financial statements / applicable CA or Cost Accountant certificate
7. Certificate requested under Buyer Added ATC
8. Additional Document 1 requested under ATC
9. Technical compliance documents
10. Financial price breakup
11. Applicable statutory registration documents
12. MSE/Udyam documentation, if MSE purchase preference is claimed
13. DPIIT Startup certificate/recognition documents, if claiming startup relaxation
14. Supporting documents establishing eligibility for any claimed exemption
15. Any declaration/undertaking required under the live GeM bid
16. Compliance declarations applicable to Make in India/local-content requirements, where applicable
17. Confirmation of compliance with applicable labour laws

Bidder caution: The uploaded bid expressly says that bidders seeking exemption from Experience or Turnover criteria must upload supporting documents for buyer evaluation.

Important Dates

The bid document is dated 07 September 2026 and carries Bid No. GEM/2026/B/7994664.

Important: No separate Pre-Bid Meeting date/time was identified in the uploaded bid document. Accordingly, it should be published as “Not specified in the available tender document” rather than inserting an assumed date.

The bid also provides for automatic extension where the minimum bid threshold is not met: one bid is specified as the threshold, with a three-day extension and one maximum auto-extension.

Tender Evaluation and Reverse Auction

The procurement uses total-value-wise evaluation and a Two Packet Bid structure.

Reverse Auction is enabled. The stated qualification rule is the 50% lowest-priced technically qualified bidders. The tender also provides mechanisms for MSE and Make in India preference bidders to participate in the RA under specified price-band conditions.

The buyer has also specified MSE Purchase Preference: Yes, with the stated preference available up to L1 + 20% and up to 100% of the bid quantity/amount, subject to the applicable policy and documentary validation.

Contract and Payment Terms

The contract period is one month.

Payments are to be made to the successful seller within 30 days of issuance of the Service Delivery Acceptance Certificate (SDAC) and online submission of bills.

The selected service provider will also need to comply with applicable labour laws and statutory obligations. The ATC specifically places responsibility on the service provider for compliance relating to wages, social security, safety, working conditions and other applicable statutory requirements.

Tender Analysis: Key Opportunities for Eligible Service Providers

This GeM procurement may be relevant to organisations operating in training services, defence-recruitment preparation, physical-training programmes, event management, residential training arrangements and government training support services.

The most important qualification filters are the ₹10 lakh average annual turnover, three years of similar-service experience, and the specified completed-service experience thresholds. At the same time, the complete startup relaxation makes the opportunity potentially relevant to DPIIT-registered startups that can demonstrate compliance with the technical specifications.

For established service providers, documentary readiness will be particularly important because the buyer has indicated that turnover will be verified during technical evaluation and that relevant experience documentation must be uploaded.

The MSE purchase preference provisions may also be relevant for eligible MSE service providers, provided their GeM/Udyam credentials and supporting documents are validated as required.

MSE Purchase Preference

Eligible Micro and Small Enterprises can avail themselves of the stated MSE purchase preference subject to applicable policy requirements, valid Udyam credentials and buyer validation. The bid specifies a purchase preference margin of up to L1 + 20% and a maximum preference allocation of 100% of the bid quantity/amount, as selected by the buyer.

Pre-Bid Meeting Not Mentioned

The available tender document does not specify a separate Pre-Bid Meeting date or time. Prospective bidders should therefore check the live GeM bid page for any subsequent clarification, amendment or communication before submitting their offers.

Tender Consultant's View

From a tender-compliance perspective, bidders should focus on four areas before submission:

First, verify whether the organisation satisfies the three-year similar-service experience requirement and the applicable completed-contract thresholds.

Second, prepare properly certified turnover evidence for the ₹10 lakh average annual turnover criterion.

Third, if relying on the DPIIT startup relaxation, upload the appropriate startup recognition/supporting documents rather than merely claiming exemption.

Fourth, ensure that the technical proposal completely addresses the physical training, classroom training, third-party venue, hostel, meals, documentation, photography and videography requirements. The financial bid should separately provide the required price breakup.

The tender's estimated value is ₹3.33 lakh, but the bid document expressly clarifies that the estimated value is primarily for eligibility and procurement guidance and does not prescribe the price that bidders must quote.

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