Tender Update – RKCL Career Guidance Services Empanelment

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Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Limited (RKCL) has invited an Expression of Interest (EOI) for “Empanelment of Agencies for providing Career Guidance Services” under NIB No. RKCL/26-27/795 and Unique Bid No. RKCL/EPROC/MKT/04. The estimated procurement value is ₹9 Crore, excluding taxes. The objective is to empanel eligible agencies capable of delivering end-to-end career guidance, employability and skill-development services across Rajasthan. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

Scope of Work: The selected agencies will support career profiling and awareness, psychometric/scientific assessments, personalised counselling and career roadmaps, future-readiness and employability skills, mentoring, parent counselling, digital career guidance, entrepreneurship, language proficiency, competitive-exam support, life skills and related skill-development initiatives. Services may be delivered online, offline or in hybrid mode, with implementation, reporting, monitoring, assessment and certification support as required. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

Pre-Qualification & Eligibility: Eligible entities include proprietorships, companies, partnerships, LLPs and registered societies/cooperatives with valid registration, GST and PAN. The bidder must hold valid CERT-IN and ISO 27001 certifications; have positive net worth as on 31 March 2026 (except NGO/Society); and have at least 3 years’ experience in Career Guidance Services with 30,000 students covered during the last 3 financial years. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

Financial Criteria: Minimum average annual turnover from Career Guidance Services must be ₹2.50 Crore for FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26 from Indian operations. The bidder must also have at least two own operational training centres, including one in Rajasthan, and at least 25 qualified Rajasthan-domiciled trainers. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

Tender Fee/EMD: Tender document fee is ₹5,000 including GST, RISL processing fee ₹2,500 including GST, and bid security/EMD is ₹18,00,000 (2% of estimated value). EMD may be submitted through DD, Bank Guarantee or FDR; the document also permits an online payment option for the combined amount. No EMD exemption is specifically stated in the provided EOI. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

Submission & Dates: Documents are available from 28 September 2026. Online bid submission is through the Rajasthan e-Procurement portal until 21 October 2026, 3:00 PM. The pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 9 October 2026 at 3:00 PM at RKCL Jaipur. Technical bids open on 21 October 2026 at 4:00 PM. The EOI states that empanelment is perpetual, allowing offline applications at RKCL after the online deadline, subject to the prescribed requirements. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

Key Tender Details

The technical evaluation requires a minimum score of 60/100 for empanelment. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

Document Checklist

1. Tender Application/Covering Letter – Annexure 1
2. Authorisation Certificate & Power of Attorney – Annexure 2
3. Self-Declaration – Annexure 3
4. Certificate of Conformity/No Deviation – Annexure 4
5. Tender Fee payment proof
6. RISL Processing Fee payment proof
7. Legal entity/registration certificate
8. GST and PAN certificates
9. CERT-IN and ISO 27001 certificates
10. CA-certified turnover certificate with UDIN – Annexure 7
11. CA-certified net-worth certificate with UDIN – Annexure 8
12. Bidder Profile/Project References – Annexure 10
13. Work orders and completion/phase-completion certificates
14. Evidence of 30,000+ candidates covered
15. Manpower-strength declaration
16. Trainer supporting documents
17. Operational-centre details, photographs and address proof
18. Technology platform ownership/legal-use declaration
19. Support/SPOC and escalation details
20. Presentation/demonstration material as required. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

Important: Bidders should verify the complete EOI, subsequent corrigenda/addenda and portal instructions before submission. The tender document states that incomplete or non-responsive submissions may be rejected. KCL2627SLOB00004-bid-238975

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