GEM BID Document
What is this tender for?
The National Testing Agency, under the Ministry of Education, is contracting for an Integrated Security Surveillance System Service including Remote Video Monitoring, Monitor Operations, and Non-sensing Classroom Attendance Solution with Capture Devices, Recording Devices, and High Media Quality capabilities.
Who can bid / win?
Bidders must have a minimum average annual turnover of 20000 Lakh (200 crore) over the last three years, and at least 3 years of experience providing similar services to Central/State Government Organizations/PSUs. Past experience must include at least one completed service costing not less than 80% of the estimated cost (2,000,000,000), or two services costing 50% or three services costing 40% of the estimated cost. MSE exemption is not applicable for turnover or experience criteria.
Key terms
- Estimated Bid Value: 2500000000
- EMD Amount: 2500000
- Bid End Date: 2024-12-21
- Bid Opening Date: 2024-12-21
- Bid Validity: 180 days
- Contract Period: 6 months
- EMD Exemption: Not applicable for MSE
- ePBG Percentage: 5.00%
- ePBG Duration: 8 months
| Source body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Reference number | GEM/2024/B/5694963 |
| Status | closed (section: active) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Closing date | 2024-12-21 |
| Documents | 1 |
Highlights & Points worth asking
These are factual observations drawn mechanically from the documents below — not findings, opinions, or allegations of wrongdoing. Verify each against the linked original.
What we observed
- A corrigendum changed “EMD” from “Rs. 25 Lacs” to “EMD Exemption for PSUs (RailTel) allowed; Bid Security Declaration in lieu of EMD” (corrigendum dated 2024-12-18).
- A corrigendum changed “Scope of Work” from “INTEGRATED SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM SERVICE” to “Category-A: FRISKING OF CANDIDATES THROUGH HHMD, Category-B: CCTV RECORDING AND LIVE STREAMING, Category-C: PHOTO CAPTURING OF CANDIDATES USING SMARTPHONE OUTSIDE CAMPUS WITH NTA APP, Category-D: BIOMETRIC (THUMBPRINT) CAPTURING OF CANDIDATES USING SMARTPHONE OUTSIDE CAMPUS WITH NTA APP, Category-E: PHOTOGRAPHS AUTHENTICATION OF CANDIDATES, Category-F: BIOMETRIC (THUMBPRINT) AUTHENTICATION OF CANDIDATES OUTSIDE NTA CAMPUS WITH NTA APP” (corrigendum dated 2024-12-18).
- A corrigendum changed “Experience Requirement” from “Three similar completed services costing not less than 40% of estimated cost OR two similar services costing 50% OR one service costing 80%” to “Three similar completed services costing not less than 40% of estimated cost OR two similar services costing 50% OR one service costing 80% (with clarification that this applies to each service category)” (corrigendum dated 2024-12-18).
Points a citizen might reasonably ask
- What prompted each amendment, and was the closing date extended to give bidders time to respond?
- Do the eligibility and scope requirements match the stated purpose and estimated value?
- Were all amendments published on the portal before the deadline?
Documents
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