Key Tender Information

The core bid details, including the ₹15 lakh turnover requirement, three-year similar-service experience, contract period and deadline, are stated on page 1 of the tender document.

Scope of Work

Based on the technical specifications and deployment details in the tender, the procurement is for online professional training services involving:

1. Mode of training: Online
2. Type of training: Mock Test Based Training
3. Course level: Advanced
4. Training category: IT and Software
5. Sub-category: Advanced Java and Spring
6. Training partner type: Training Institute
7. Certification: No
8. Post-training support: Not applicable
9. Lodging and boarding: Not applicable
10. Training frequency: Not applicable
11. Training premises: Not applicable

The tender indicates approximately one batch, with 700 students per batch and approximately 365 days of training/service duration. The reporting location is Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Sitalapalli, Brahmapur, Odisha – 761003.

The buyer has also retained an Option Clause of 25%, under which the quantity or contract duration may be increased or decreased by up to 25% under the conditions stated in the tender.

Professional Qualification Criteria

The tender contains a detailed technical qualification framework under QCBS. The following parameters are specified:

The buyer-defined minimum qualifying score for technical qualification is 30 marks, with a 70:30 QCBS technical-to-financial weightage.

Important Experience Requirement

There are two experience references in the tender that bidders should carefully distinguish:

1. The general GeM bid criterion requires 3 years of past experience in similar services, including services provided to a Central/State Government organisation or PSU. Supporting contracts/orders are required.
2. The buyer's QCBS technical criteria additionally specifies a minimum of five years' experience in supplying Training & Placement-related services.

Accordingly, prospective bidders should review the complete ATC/qualification documents before submitting the bid rather than relying only on the headline three-year experience criterion.

Eligibility Criteria

The principal eligibility requirements identified from the tender are:

1. Financial Eligibility

The bidder must have a minimum average annual turnover of ₹15 lakh during the last three financial years.

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

2. Similar-Service Experience

The bidder must have the required experience in providing similar services. The general criterion specifies 3 years, with experience required in services to a Central/State Government organisation or PSU.

3. Past Performance

The tender requires successfully completed similar services during the specified three-year period through one of the following combinations:

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.

With an estimated value of ₹5 lakh, these thresholds correspond to approximately:

These past-performance conditions are expressly provided in the bid document.

4. MSE and Startup Relaxation

The tender specifically states:

1. MSE relaxation for experience and turnover: No
2. Startup relaxation for experience and turnover: No.

5. Technical Qualification

A bidder must achieve the buyer-defined technical qualifying score of at least 30 marks under the QCBS assessment.

6. ISO/Equivalent Certification

ISO or equivalent certification carries 10 maximum marks, with 5 marks as the cut-off for that parameter.

Financial Criteria

The principal financial criterion is a minimum average annual turnover of ₹15 lakh for the last three financial years.

The technical evaluation specifically refers to turnover for:

1. FY 2022-23
2. FY 2023-24
3. FY 2024-25

The turnover parameter carries 20 marks, with a 5-mark cut-off under the QCBS methodology.

Net Worth Requirement

No specific minimum net worth requirement is stated in the available seven-page bid document.

Therefore, SkillCouncils.com should not publish a specific net-worth figure for this tender unless it is contained in the buyer-uploaded ATC or another linked tender attachment that is not reproduced in the seven-page bid document.

Tender Fee and EMD

EMD

EMD is not required.

The bid document clearly records EMD Required: No. It also states that ePBG is not required.

Therefore:

1. EMD Amount: Nil / Not Required
2. EMD Mode: Not Applicable
3. EMD Exemption: Not Applicable, since no EMD is required

Tender Fee

No tender fee is specified as payable in the bid details. Moreover, the GeM disclaimer specifically lists asking for any Tender Fee/Bid Participation Fee among clauses that are not permitted under the stated conditions.

Accordingly, the tender should be presented as:

Tender Fee: No tender fee/bid participation fee specified.

Submission Guidelines

The tender is a Two Packet Bid, meaning bidders should carefully complete both the technical and financial components through the GeM bidding system.

The documents requested from sellers include:

1. Experience Criteria documents
2. Bidder Turnover documents
3. Certificate requested in ATC
4. OEM Authorization Certificate
5. OEM Annual Turnover
6. Additional Document 1 as requested in ATC
7. Additional Document 2 as requested in ATC

Where a bidder seeks exemption from an experience or turnover requirement, supporting documents establishing eligibility for the exemption must be uploaded for buyer evaluation.

The tender also states that the bidder's turnover evidence should consist of relevant certified audited balance sheets or a CA/Cost Accountant certificate. Experience should be supported through relevant contracts/orders.

Submission Mode

Online – through GeM.

The tender is a GeM service bid and the document does not prescribe physical submission as a pre-qualification requirement. The GeM conditions also state that physical submission of documents other than EMD and a signed Integrity Pact, where applicable, cannot be mandated as a prerequisite for qualification. In this tender, EMD is not required.

Important Tender Deadlines

The tender allows one automatic extension of 10 days where the specified minimum number of bids has not been received. The document states that 4 bids are required to disable automatic extension.

Pre-Bid Meeting: No pre-bid meeting date, time or venue is specified in the seven-page bid document supplied for analysis. This should therefore be published as “Not specified in the available tender document” rather than assuming that a pre-bid meeting is scheduled.

Detailed Document Checklist for Bidders

Prospective bidders should prepare the following documents based on the requirements expressly identified in the tender:

Mandatory/Key Technical Documents

☐ Experience Criteria documents
☐ Contracts/work orders demonstrating similar-service experience
☐ Documents supporting completed similar projects
☐ Bidder turnover documents
☐ Certified audited balance sheets for the relevant financial years
☐ CA/Cost Accountant turnover certificate, where applicable
☐ Documents relating to Training & Placement-related contracts
☐ Evidence of minimum five years' T&P-related experience for the technical criterion
☐ ISO or equivalent certification
☐ OEM Authorization Certificate
☐ OEM Annual Turnover documentation
☐ Certificate requested under the buyer's ATC
☐ Additional Document 1 as specified in ATC
☐ Additional Document 2 as specified in ATC
☐ Technical presentation demonstrating understanding of the scope of work
☐ Supporting documents for any exemption being claimed

Financial/Bid Submission

☐ Financial bid/price submitted through GeM
☐ Confirmation that quoted price accounts for applicable taxes and commercial requirements
☐ Compliance with Two Packet Bid requirements
☐ Review of buyer-uploaded ATC before final submission
☐ Confirmation that the bid remains valid for 180 days from the closing date

The tender itself identifies the experience, turnover, certificate, OEM authorisation, OEM turnover and additional ATC documents as documents required from sellers.

Tender Snapshot for SkillCouncils.com

Experience and Technical Evaluation

The general bid criteria require three years of past experience in similar services, while the technical qualification framework requires the bidder to have a minimum of five years' experience in supplying Training and Placement-related services.

The tender uses a QCBS methodology. Technical evaluation accounts for 70% and financial evaluation for 30%. Bidders must obtain at least 30 technical qualifying marks. The technical assessment includes similar projects, turnover, Training & Placement contracts, ISO/equivalent certification, relevant experience and a technical presentation.

No EMD and No Tender Participation Fee

The tender specifies that EMD is not required, and ePBG is also not required.

No tender fee or bid participation fee is specified. The GeM conditions reproduced in the document also state that asking for a tender fee or bid participation fee is prohibited under the applicable conditions.

Bid Submission Deadline

Eligible bidders must submit their bids through the GeM portal by 30 September 2026 at 8:00 PM. The bid is scheduled to open on 1 October 2026 at 8:00 PM. The offer validity is 180 days from the bid closing date.

The tender provides for an automatic extension mechanism. If fewer than four bids are received, the bid may be automatically extended by 10 days, with a maximum of one such extension as stated in the document.

Pre-Bid Meeting Details

A Pre-Bid Meeting date, time or venue is not specified in the seven-page bid document available for this tender analysis. Prospective bidders should therefore check the GeM bid page and buyer-uploaded ATC for any subsequent clarification or update before submitting their bids.

Advisory for Prospective Bidders

Interested training institutes and eligible professional training service providers should carefully examine the buyer-uploaded Additional Terms and Conditions (ATC) along with the main GeM bid document. In particular, bidders should ensure that their experience, turnover, Training & Placement credentials, ISO/equivalent certification, technical presentation and other supporting documents meet the specified technical scoring requirements.

The buyer has also reserved an option to increase or decrease the contract quantity or duration by up to 25%, subject to the conditions set out in the tender.

Key Takeaway

This GeM tender may be relevant to professional training institutes, IT training providers and organisations with Training & Placement service experience, particularly those having the required turnover and documented government/PSU or similar-service credentials.

However, bidders should distinguish between the general three-year similar-service criterion and the five-year Training & Placement experience requirement under the QCBS technical evaluation, and should verify the buyer's ATC before submission.

Source: GeM Bid Document, GEM/2026/B/8018510, dated 09 September 2026.

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