Tender Summary Table

The bid specifies ₹3 lakh as the minimum average annual turnover and seven years of past experience for the same/similar service. It also provides relaxation provisions for eligible MSEs and DPIIT-registered Startups, subject to the stated conditions and documentary proof.

Minimum Financial & Experience Requirements

The GeM bid requires documentary evidence for turnover, including certified audited balance sheets or a certificate from a Chartered Accountant/Cost Accountant. The past-experience requirement is supported through relevant contracts/orders.

Similar-Service Financial Experience

For similar services completed during the relevant period, the bid specifies any one of the following:

1. Three similar completed services costing at least 40% of the estimated cost; or
2. Two similar completed services 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 bid value of ₹1,00,000, these thresholds correspond to ₹40,000, ₹50,000 and ₹80,000, respectively.

Scope of Work

The tender concerns professional services related to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification.

The separate ISO terms set out the following principal activities:

1. Gap Analysis and Pre-Assessment Audit to determine compliance with ISO 9001:2015 requirements.
2. Certification Audit – Stage I and Stage II, in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015.
3. Issue of ISO 9001:2015 certification, with the certification valid for three years from the date of issue, subject to successful surveillance audits.
4. Two annual surveillance audits during the certification validity period.
5. Compliance with relevant ISO standards and accreditation requirements.

The GeM technical specification additionally identifies surveillance audit as the service and internal auditor training for Management Representatives as the required category of work. The required professional resource is an ISO certification expert with knowledge/expertise and a Lead Auditor Certificate, with 3–5 years' professional experience and onsite deployment.

Professional Qualification Criteria

The tender's technical requirements identify:

1. Professional role: ISO certification expert
2. Required expertise: Knowledge/expertise in implementing the specified certification
3. Professional certification: Lead Auditor Certificate
4. Professional experience: 3 to 5 years
5. Deployment: Onsite
6. Post-service support: Required
7. Number of consultants/resources: 1

These requirements are stated in the technical specifications of the GeM bid.

The separate ISO terms also require the bidder itself to be an ISO 9001:2015 accredited Certification Body, approved by NABCB or another internationally recognised accreditation body.

Eligibility Criteria

A bidder should review the following principal eligibility requirements before submitting its bid:

1. Accreditation

The ISO terms require the bidder to be an ISO 9001:2015 accredited Certification Body, duly approved by NABCB or another internationally recognised accreditation body.

2. Experience

The GeM bid specifies seven years of past experience for the same/similar service. Separately, the ISO-specific terms require minimum three years' experience in providing ISO 9001 certification services to Government Departments, PSUs or Statutory Bodies.

Because both requirements appear in the tender materials, prospective bidders should review the complete bid and ATC carefully when determining compliance.

3. Financial Standing

The bidder should not be under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings and should not be bankrupt. An undertaking to this effect is required with the bid.

4. Turnover

Minimum average annual turnover is ₹3 lakh for three years, subject to the verification provisions in the bid.

5. MSE and Startup Relaxation

The GeM bid provides complete relaxation from the stated experience and turnover criteria for qualifying Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and DPIIT-registered Startups, subject to meeting the applicable quality and technical specifications and uploading supporting documents.

Tender Fee and EMD

EMD

The bid document expressly states:

EMD Required: No
ePBG Required: No

Accordingly, no EMD payment is specified for this bid, so an EMD exemption is not applicable in the normal sense.

Tender Fee

No payable tender fee is specified in the bid details. Moreover, the GeM bid-specific conditions state that asking for a Tender Fee / Bid Participation Fee is not permitted under the applicable GeM provisions.

Therefore, for website publication, the safest description is:

Tender Fee: No tender/bid participation fee specified; bidders should verify the live GeM bid before submission.

Submission Guidelines

The procurement is hosted on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and is structured as a Two Packet Bid. The bidder should submit the required technical and financial information through the GeM bidding process.

Important submission points include:

1. Upload all required eligibility and experience documents.
2. Upload accreditation documentation.
3. Provide turnover evidence as prescribed.
4. Upload supporting contracts/work orders for past experience.
5. Submit the financial bid in the prescribed online financial-bid format.
6. Avoid including price elements in the technical bid; GeM GTC states that price elements should be submitted in the financial bid.
7. Where an exemption from experience or turnover is claimed, supporting documents proving eligibility for the exemption must be uploaded.
8. Bidders should ensure that their GeM registration and associated financial/eligibility information is accurate and current.

Important Tender Dates

The bid document expressly records the closing time as 03 October 2026 at 11:00:00 and opening as 04 October 2026 at 11:00:00.

The bid also provides for an automatic extension mechanism: where the minimum number of bids required to disable automatic extension is not met, the bid may be extended by 3 days, with a maximum of one automatic extension.

Website note: Since the GeM portal is the operative source for live bid status, bidders should verify any subsequent corrigendum, extension or modification on GeM before submitting their bids.

Document Checklist for Bidders

Based on the tender documents, the following checklist can be used for website reference:

Mandatory / Key Documents

The ISO-specific document lists expressly require the accreditation certificate, experience proof, client list/work orders or completion certificates, company registration, GST, PAN, undertakings and financial bid.

The GeM bid separately lists Experience Criteria, Bidder Turnover, Certificate requested in ATC, OEM Authorization Certificate and OEM Annual Turnover among the seller documents.

Commercial Terms

The separate ISO terms state that quoted prices should be all-inclusive, covering audit fees, travel, boarding, lodging, administrative expenses and applicable taxes. No additional payment is to be made beyond the accepted bid amount.

The specified payment structure is:

1. 30% after successful completion of Stage I Audit
2. 50% after successful completion of Stage II Audit and issuance of the certificate
3. 10% after each surveillance audit

This totals 100% over the certification and surveillance cycle.

Additional Tender Conditions

The bid permits the buyer to increase or decrease the contract quantity or duration by up to 25%, subject to the conditions stated in the bid. For lump-sum service contracts, the buyer may increase scope and contract value by up to 25% with the service provider's consent.

A consortium arrangement is also addressed in the buyer-added terms. Where a seller does not independently have the necessary expertise, it may form a consortium, with one company acting as leader; each consortium member is to remain equally responsible for complete execution, with the required undertaking uploaded with the bid.

The tender also includes MSE purchase preference provisions. The bid records MSE purchase preference and specifies a 15% price band and up to 100% of the bid quantity/amount for the stated preference mechanism, subject to applicable eligibility and policy conditions.

Estimated Cost and Industry

The tender states that the estimated bid value is intended for guidance regarding eligibility criteria such as turnover and past experience and does not itself determine the price to be quoted or the reasonableness of quoted prices.

Important Note on Net Worth

No minimum net-worth amount or formula has been identified in the reviewed tender documents.

Accordingly, SkillCouncils.com should not publish a numerical net-worth threshold for this tender unless a subsequent corrigendum, ATC document or GeM update specifies one.

The financial-standing condition that is expressly stated is that the bidder should not be under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings and should not be bankrupt, with an undertaking required from the bidder.

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