Key Tender Details at a Glance

The bidding data sheet confirms online availability from 21 September to 15 October 2026, the pre-bid meeting on 29 September 2026, bid submission deadline on 15 October 2026, and eligibility/technical bid opening on 22 October 2026.

Minimum Financial & Qualification Requirements

The RFP specifically makes the ₹1 crore annual turnover and ₹5 crore cumulative turnover requirements mandatory and requires audited financial records, ITR documentation and a CA certificate in the prescribed format.

Important Note on Net Worth

No minimum net worth amount is specified in the eligibility criteria reviewed in the RFP. Therefore, SkillCouncils.com should not publish a numerical net-worth threshold unless a subsequent corrigendum or clarification issued by SETC introduces one.

Scope of Work

The selected coaching institute will be responsible for providing coaching services to eligible OBC and Minority students across the specified divisional headquarters of Madhya Pradesh.

The RFP covers SSC, IBPS and ESB examinations, with a prescribed coaching duration of 4 months and a minimum of 400 hours, at 4 hours per day. The maximum coaching fee specified is ₹20,000 per student for the entire course.

The tender's scope includes, among other requirements:

1. Conducting competitive examination coaching for SSC, IBPS and ESB examinations.
2. Providing coaching at the specified divisional headquarters.
3. Deploying qualified and experienced faculty.
4. Providing suitable classrooms and required infrastructure.
5. Maintaining attendance and trainee records.
6. Conducting regular tests/mock tests and monitoring student performance.
7. Providing counselling and guidance relating to examination forms and subsequent selection/counselling.
8. Providing teaching and learning material in hard-copy and soft-copy formats.
9. Providing online/offline guidance facilities and post-coaching hand-holding support.
10. Maintaining monthly records and submitting progress reports to SETC.
11. Supporting trainee assessment and placement/selection tracking.
12. Following up trainee selection/placement information for the prescribed period.
13. Complying with periodic inspections, feedback mechanisms and quality monitoring.

The RFP also requires online/offline guidance facilities and a dedicated mobile application for enrolled students for one year after completion of coaching, including updated study material, doubt-clearing sessions, counselling and online tests.

Locations and Tentative Training Capacity

The tender identifies the following Cluster-I divisional headquarters:

The tender states that coaching is to be provided at all the specified divisional headquarters. If a bidder does not have a centre at a required location, it must establish the centre within 20 days of issuance of the work order and before commencement of coaching. Narmadapuram may be merged with Bhopal in case of insufficient applications, subject to the stated conditions.

Coaching Fee and Stipend

For the SSC/IBPS/ESB course, the RFP specifies:

For offline coaching, the RFP prescribes 50% seats for external/outside students and 50% for local students. Attendance requirements apply for claiming stipend/home-rent benefits.

Tender Fee and EMD

Tender Fee

1. ₹15,000
2. Non-refundable
3. Payable online through www.mptenders.gov.in

Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)

1. ₹5,00,000
2. Payable online through the MP e-Procurement Portal.
3. A bid without compliant bid security may be treated as non-responsive.
4. The EMD may be forfeited in specified circumstances, including withdrawal during bid validity, failure to execute the contract after selection, failure to furnish performance security, or false documentation.

EMD Exemption

The reviewed RFP does not specify an EMD exemption category. Accordingly, bidders should not assume exemption eligibility unless an applicable corrigendum or official clarification provides otherwise.

Estimated Cost / Budget

The RFP does not state a single estimated tender cost or estimated contract value.

However, the bidding instructions mention the following expected budget allocation for FY 2026-27:

1. Backward Class: ₹15 crore
2. Minority Class: ₹2.25 crore
3. Combined scheme allocation: ₹17.25 crore

This should be described as the expected scheme budget allocation, rather than the estimated cost of this particular procurement.

The tender separately specifies the maximum coaching fee of ₹20,000 per student for the four-month course.

Tender Submission Guidelines

Bidders must register on the MP e-Procurement Portal, mptenders.gov.in, and obtain the required Digital Certificate for electronically signing the financial proposal.

Key submission requirements

1. Submit the proposal through mptenders.gov.in.
2. Technical and financial proposals must be kept separate.
3. Financial/pricing information must not be included in the Technical Proposal.
4. The financial bid is to be uploaded online in the prescribed BOQ/financial format.
5. Required supporting documents/self-declarations must also be submitted in hard copy as prescribed.
6. Documents must be properly signed and sealed by the authorized signatory.
7. Conditional bids may be rejected.
8. Incomplete bids or bids without required supporting documents may be treated as non-responsive.
9. The bidder must submit the required Power of Attorney and undertakings.
10. The bid must remain valid for 180 days from the submission deadline.

The RFP specifically states that inclusion of financial information in the technical proposal can result in rejection.

Important Date Discrepancy

There is an internal date inconsistency in the RFP concerning hard-copy submission. The Bidding Data Sheet states the hard-copy submission period as 21 September 2026 to 16 October 2026, up to 6:00 PM, while another submission instruction refers to 31 August 2026, 6:00 PM.

For a public website, this should be clearly flagged rather than silently reconciled. Bidders should verify the latest corrigendum/clarification and the MP Tender Portal before submission.

Tender Timeline

The RFP is available through www.mptenders.gov.in, with subsequent changes/corrigenda to be published on the portal.

Technical Qualification and Evaluation

The tender uses a QCBS methodology.

The technical proposal carries 70% weightage, while the financial proposal carries 30% weightage. The technical proposal has a base score of 90, and bidders must obtain at least 45 marks out of 90 to qualify for the presentation stage. The presentation carries up to 10 additional marks.

The technical evaluation considers factors including:

1. Similar coaching-business turnover
2. Number of coaching centres in India
3. Years of coaching experience
4. Number of students selected in SSC/IBPS/ESB and similar examinations
5. Number of qualified faculty
6. Coaching space and library infrastructure
7. Availability of web portal/mobile application/live-streaming and online mock-test facilities

The RFP specifies that technical and financial scores are combined under the QCBS formula, with 70% technical and 30% financial weightage.

Document Checklist for Bidders

The RFP includes a dedicated checklist in its annexures. Based on the checklist and eligibility provisions, bidders should prepare the following:

The RFP requires documents supporting legal status, financial strength, experience, premises, infrastructure, faculty and the logical action plan. It also requires specific undertakings and prescribed annexures.

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