Tender at a Glance

The GeM bid document records Bid No. GEM/2026/B/8007559, dated 07-09-2026, with online closing on 18 September 2026 at 21:00 and opening on 19 September 2026 at 21:00.

Key Financial & Eligibility Requirements

The detailed eligibility clause requires registration in India before 01 April 2023, financial documentation, training experience, tribal skill-training experience, five technical experts, relevant domain expertise, PAN/GST, Gujarat presence and declarations regarding blacklisting/litigation.

Important turnover discrepancy

This tender requires particular caution. The GeM bid summary shows minimum average annual turnover of ₹7 lakh for three years, while the detailed ATC's eligibility clause states ₹16 lakh. The ATC's technical scoring matrix again uses ₹7 lakh as the threshold for scoring.

Accordingly, SkillCouncils.com should publish the requirement as “₹7 lakh as per GeM summary; ₹16 lakh as per detailed eligibility clause—bidder should seek official clarification.” This is safer and more accurate than presenting either figure as conclusively controlling.

Scope of Work

The principal objective is to engage an eligible training agency as a Training Partner for Mahisagar Forest Division under PMJVM-VDVK.

The scope includes:

1. DPR and Business Planning

The Training Partner is expected to support DPR preparation and development of business plans for VDVK clusters.

2. Beneficiary Mobilization

The selected agency must undertake ground-level mobilization of gatherers/trainees at its own cost before commencement of training. A mobilization plan is to be shared with the department before training starts.

3. Interest Mapping, Counselling and Mentoring

The agency will undertake activities including:

1. Interest mapping
2. Counselling
3. Mentoring
4. Screening
5. Documentation
6. Domain training
7. Forward linkage support

4. Training Curriculum Development

The Training Partner must develop training modules and curriculum. The tender specifically states that the content should be developed in Gujarati.

The curriculum is expected to cover:

1. Entrepreneurship competencies
2. Domain skills
3. Marketing
4. Packaging
5. Branding
6. Skill grading
7. Financial literacy
8. Costing and pricing
9. Market exposure
10. Market-relevant products

5. Training Delivery

Training is expected to include domain skills, entrepreneurship, marketing, packaging, branding, costing, marketplaces, vendors and market-exposure visits.

The agency must also facilitate training for a batch of 20 trainees on sustainable harvesting/collection of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and value addition of locally available MFPs.

6. Training Data and Reporting

The Training Partner must maintain and report:

1. Trainee master data
2. Assessment data
3. Trainee progress
4. Trainee tracking data
5. Domain skill levels
6. Attendance records
7. Photographs/records of beneficiaries/artisans
8. Weekly and monthly training data

Relevant records must also be produced during inspections by the RFO or authorised officials.

7. Post-Training Outcomes

The tender places responsibility on the Training Partner for supporting sustainable income enhancement, submitting post-training performance reports with supporting evidence and linking trainees with relevant schemes.

Professional / Technical Qualification Criteria

The technical evaluation carries a maximum of 100 marks, with a minimum score of 50 marks required to qualify for financial evaluation.

The major technical parameters are:

The technical agency must score at least 50/100 to proceed to financial evaluation. The technical presentation is specified as a 15-minute presentation, with the date and venue to be communicated by the department.

The final selection is based on QCBS with 30% weight to technical score and 70% to financial score.

Financial Evaluation

Only technically qualified and shortlisted bidders will proceed to financial evaluation.

The financial proposal carries 70 marks, while the technical proposal carries 30 marks in the final QCBS calculation.

The financial score is calculated using the lowest evaluated financial proposal as the benchmark:

Financial Score = 70 × (Lowest Financial Proposal / Bidder's Financial Proposal)

The bidder with the highest combined technical and financial score is selected for award.

EMD and Tender Fee

EMD: ₹10,500

The tender notice specifies ₹10,500 as Bid Security/EMD in favour of the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mahisagar.

The detailed ATC specifies that the EMD is to be submitted through Demand Draft, issued by a Nationalised/Scheduled Bank, and submitted with the physical technical bid. A scanned copy of the EMD/DD is also required to be uploaded online.

EMD Exemption

The detailed tender documents reviewed do not expressly establish a blanket EMD exemption. Although the GeM record contains provisions concerning relaxation of experience/turnover criteria for eligible categories, those provisions should not be treated as an EMD exemption.

Recommended website wording:
“EMD exemption: Not expressly specified in the detailed ATC. Eligible bidders should verify applicability of any GeM exemption before submission.”

Tender Fee

A specific tender fee amount is not stated in the supplied tender/ATC documents reviewed. Therefore, SkillCouncils.com should not publish “₹0” unless the corresponding GeM bid page confirms that no tender fee is payable.

Submission Guidelines

This tender has an important dual-submission requirement.

Online Submission

Bidders must register on GeM and upload the required technical and financial documents. The price/financial bid must be submitted online only. Physical price bids will not be accepted.

Physical Technical Submission

The technical proposal and supporting documents must also be submitted physically through RPAD/Speed Post/Courier to:

Deputy Conservator of Forests,
Mahisagar Forest Division,
Forest Campus, Santrampur Road,
Lunawada-389230, Mahisagar, Gujarat.

The physical submission includes the EMD/DD, signed tender documents and stipulated supporting documents.

The physical technical bid deadline is 18 September 2026 up to 18:00 hours.

Financial Bid

The financial offer must be submitted online only on GeM. The tender expressly states that a physical financial offer will be rejected.

Important Tender Dates

The tender document itself states that the pre-bid meeting and technical/prequalification opening are “AS PER GeM”, while the financial bid opening date/time will be conveyed to successful bidders.

Document Checklist for Bidders

Based on the detailed tender's checklist and agency-information schedules, bidders should prepare the following:

A. Mandatory Bid Documents

1. EMD in the form of Demand Draft
2. Duly signed and sealed tender document
3. All pages properly numbered/initialled as required
4. Certificate of Incorporation / registration document
5. Memorandum & Articles of Association, where applicable
6. Shop & Establishment Certificate for proprietary firms, where applicable
7. Registered Partnership Deed, where applicable
8. List of directors/owners/trustees/board members as applicable
9. GST Registration Certificate
10. PAN Card / PAN details
11. Valid statutory registrations/licences
12. General Power of Attorney / Board Resolution / Authorisation
13. ITRs for FY 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26
14. CA-certified audited Balance Sheets
15. CA-certified Income Statements
16. CA certificate for turnover and net worth
17. Work Orders supporting training experience
18. Work Orders supporting tribal skill-training/capacity-building experience
19. CVs of at least five technical experts
20. Evidence of DPR/capacity-building/harvest/market-linkage experience
21. Agency profile
22. Training expertise documents
23. Authorisation letter
24. Non-blacklisting self-declaration
25. Litigation/arbitration declaration
26. Details of existing commitments and ongoing works
27. Required GeM forms/ATC documents
28. Technical presentation material
29. Any additional documents requested through GeM/ATC

The tender's checklist specifically requires the EMD/DD, signed bid, registration documents, GST, statutory details, authorisation, three years' ITRs and CA-certified financial statements.

The agency-information schedule additionally calls for GST/PAN details, annual turnover, overall training experience, skill-training turnover, subject-expert information, training expertise, authorisation and non-blacklisting certification.

Tender Analysis: Key Points for Prospective Bidders

This is a training-services tender with a significant technical component, rather than a purely lowest-price procurement. The QCBS model means that bidders should not focus exclusively on their financial quote.

A strong bid should demonstrate:

1. Relevant training track record
2. Experience with tribal beneficiaries
3. Adequate financial capacity
4. At least five technically competent experts
5. Experience in DPR and business-plan preparation
6. Capacity-building expertise
7. Pre- and post-harvest training capability
8. Market-linkage experience
9. A practical Gujarati-language training curriculum
10. A strong technical presentation
11. Robust trainee tracking and reporting systems
12. Ability to undertake field-level mobilization

The tender also makes clear that missing mandatory documents can make a bid liable for disqualification.

Disclaimer

This tender summary has been prepared from the tender documents supplied for review. Where the supplied documents contain differing requirements, the discrepancy has been expressly identified. Prospective bidders should verify the latest GeM bid, corrigenda, amendments and official clarifications before submitting a bid. This article is for information and public awareness and should not be treated as a substitute for the original tender documents.

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