Tender at a Glance

The bid specifies a 90-day offer validity, and the bid is configured as a two-packet bid with total-value-wise evaluation.

Scope of Work

The core requirement is the conduct of one day of in-house training on “Boat Davit” at HITU(SVP). The separate scope-of-work document identifies the requirement as one day of training.

The detailed RFP further specifies that the training is to be conducted by H & H Precision Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, at HITU(SVP). The requirement focuses on accurate and practical training relating to Boat Davit systems.

Key training areas include:

1. Basics of Boat Davit
2. Maintenance procedure of Boat Davit
3. Boat Operations onboard ships
4. Onboard demonstration of practical operation of a Boat Davit on an ANFLOT ship
5. Practical understanding relevant to personnel working under HQANC
6. Advanced-level in-house technical training

The GeM technical specification confirms that the training is offline, conducted on weekdays, for 8 hours per day, and is classified as an advanced course covering basic functioning and maintenance of Boat Davit systems.

The requirement is for approximately 60 trainees, one batch, with approximately one training day.

Professional Qualification Criteria

The tender requires bidders to furnish several professional and technical credentials. The GeM bid specifically lists:

1. Experience Criteria
2. Bidder Turnover
3. Certificate requested under ATC
4. OEM Authorization Certificate
5. OEM Annual Turnover
6. Additional Document 1 requested under ATC
7. Additional Document 2 requested under ATC
8. Additional Document 3 requested under ATC
9. Additional Document 4 requested under ATC

Where a bidder seeks exemption from experience or turnover requirements, documentary evidence supporting the exemption must be uploaded for buyer evaluation.

Important OEM Requirement

The technical specification identifies M/s Heinen & Hopman Precision Pvt Ltd, Mumbai as the OEM training partner.

The RFP's compliance/acceptance form also requires compliance with the requirement concerning ongoing OEM authorization/certification in support of Boat Davit onboard training, along with compliance with the RFP, payment terms and applicable taxes.

Eligibility Criteria

Based strictly on the uploaded tender documents, prospective bidders should be able to demonstrate:

1. Eligibility to participate on GeM as a service provider.
2. Required experience credentials.
3. Required bidder turnover credentials.
4. Required OEM authorization.
5. Required OEM annual turnover documentation.
6. Compliance with the buyer's ATC requirements.
7. Ability to conduct the specified offline, one-day, 8-hour Boat Davit training.
8. Ability to provide the training at the buyer's location.
9. Compliance with applicable GeM terms and conditions.
10. Financial standing confirming that the bidder is not under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings and is not bankrupt.
11. Submission of an undertaking regarding the above financial standing requirement.

The tender explicitly states that MSE relaxation for years of experience and turnover is not provided, and Startup relaxation for years of experience and turnover is also not provided.

Financial Criteria

A significant point for prospective bidders is that the tender requires bidder turnover and OEM annual turnover documentation, but the accessible bid document does not state a specific minimum turnover amount in the bid details.

Likewise, the documents do not prescribe a numerical minimum net-worth amount. The buyer instead requires the bidder to confirm that it is not under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings and is not bankrupt.

Financial Requirement Summary

The GeM bid requires a financial document showing price breakup and specifies total-value-wise evaluation.

EMD, Tender Fee and ePBG

EMD

EMD is not required.

The GeM bid expressly records EMD Required: No and ePBG Required: No.

Tender Fee

Tender Fee / Bid Participation Fee: Nil.

The GeM GTC incorporated into the tender specifically provides that asking for a tender fee or bid participation fee is not permissible under the applicable GeM framework.

EMD Mode

Since no EMD is required, there is no EMD payment mode applicable for this particular bid.

For context, the applicable GeM GTC explains the general bid-security framework, but that general framework does not override the specific bid's explicit “EMD Required – No” status.

Key Tender Requirements Table

Editorial note: The absence of a numerical threshold in the accessible document should not be interpreted as an exemption from the corresponding eligibility checks. The GeM bid specifically asks bidders to upload experience and turnover documents.

Tender Timeline and Important Dates

The GeM bid document is dated 08 September 2026, while the closing date is 14 September 2026 at 12:00:00 and opening is scheduled for 15 September 2026 at 12:00:00.

Pre-Bid Meeting

The uploaded RFP provides for clarification regarding the contents of the RFP and states that clarification requests should be raised sufficiently before the bid opening; however, no specific pre-bid meeting date, time or venue is given in the supplied documents. Therefore, SkillCouncils.com should not publish a specific pre-bid meeting date unless subsequently notified by the buyer.

Submission Guidelines

The tender is processed through GeM, and the bid is configured as a Two Packet Bid. The buyer has allowed two days for technical clarifications during technical evaluation.

Bidders should:

1. Ensure that their GeM seller/service-provider profile and relevant credentials are current.
2. Review the complete GeM bid and buyer-added ATC.
3. Upload the required experience documentation.
4. Upload bidder turnover documentation.
5. Upload the required OEM Authorization Certificate.
6. Upload OEM Annual Turnover documentation.
7. Upload the certificate and additional documents requested under ATC.
8. Submit the required financial standing undertaking.
9. Complete the technical compliance/acceptance requirements.
10. Submit the financial bid with the required price breakup.
11. Ensure that price elements are provided in the financial bid rather than the technical bid.
12. Submit the bid electronically through GeM before the closing deadline.

The RFP's price-bid format requires bidders to provide the unit price and total cost, GST and grand total, and specifies that applicable commercial information such as GST, bank account details and PAN should be furnished by the firm.

The GeM GTC also states that bidders should submit price elements in the financial bid; mentioning price elements in the technical bid can make an offer non-responsive, except where specifically permitted.

Document Checklist for Bidders

Mandatory / Tender-Specified Documents

1. Experience Criteria documents
2. Bidder Turnover certificate/document
3. Certificate requested under ATC
4. OEM Authorization Certificate
5. OEM Annual Turnover document
6. Additional Document 1 – ATC
7. Additional Document 2 – ATC
8. Additional Document 3 – ATC
9. Additional Document 4 – ATC
10. Financial standing undertaking
11. Technical Compliance / Acceptance Form
12. Acceptance of RFP terms
13. Acceptance of payment terms
14. Applicable tax/GST compliance details
15. Price Bid / Financial Bid
16. GST details
17. PAN details
18. Bank account details
19. Any supporting document required to establish exemption from experience/turnover criteria, if an exemption is claimed

The GeM bid itself lists experience, turnover, certificate, OEM authorization, OEM annual turnover and four additional ATC documents among the seller documents required.

Compliance Form

The RFP's Appendix A – Compliance/Acceptance Form for TEC requires bidders to indicate compliance against the applicable terms, including OEM authorization, RFP compliance, payment terms and taxes/duties.

Technical and Operational Highlights

The tender is particularly relevant to organisations with specialised capability in maritime equipment training, defence technical training, shipboard safety systems and Boat Davit operation and maintenance.

The GeM specification provides for:

1. Offline training
2. Weekday training
3. 8 hours per day
4. Buyer-location training
5. Advanced course level
6. Boat Davit functioning and maintenance
7. Practical onboard Boat Davit operation demonstration
8. 60 trainees
9. One batch
10. One training day
11. No certification programme
12. No lodging/boarding requirement
13. No post-training support requirement

MSE and Startup Provisions

Although the tender provides MSE purchase preference, the bid specifically states that MSE relaxation for experience and turnover is not provided. Startup relaxation for experience and turnover is also marked No.

The bid provides an MSE purchase-preference margin of 15%, with the applicable purchase-preference provisions subject to the bidder meeting the relevant MSE requirements and validation on GeM.

This is an important distinction: purchase preference should not be confused with relaxation of experience or turnover criteria.

Tender Evaluation

The tender follows a two-packet bidding system with total-value-wise evaluation. Reverse Auction is not enabled. The financial document containing price breakup is required.

The RFP states that only bids fulfilling the prescribed eligibility requirements technically and commercially will be considered. Price bids are to clearly specify applicable taxes and duties for comparison.

Important Compliance Advisory for Bidders

The buyer has included a specific financial-standing condition requiring the bidder not to be under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings and not to be bankrupt. An undertaking confirming this status must be uploaded with the bid.

Bidders should also carefully review all buyer-added ATC clauses because the GeM documentation states that the buyer is responsible for the impact of its ATCs on the bidding process.

The GeM GTC further provides that sellers/service providers must comply with applicable laws and statutory requirements.

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