NTA to select image processing agency, ₹5 lakh EMD required
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is seeking to contract an agency for image processing services to identify candidate photographs not meeting NTA standards, and CCTV video analytics for real-time monitoring of exam centers during examinations.
Bidders must be a company registered under Indian Companies Act 1956/2013, partnership under India Partnership Act 1932, LLP under LLP Act 2008, or proprietary firm with registered office in India. They must have an average annual turnover of at least INR 5 Crores in the last three financial years (FY 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21), with cumulative turnover of minimum Rs. 2 crores from IT related services (video analytics, image analytics, audit related services in online examinations, video surveillance) in the same period. They must have two technology consulting projects in the government sector with at least 4 Cr value in the past 3 years, positive net worth for all three years, at least 50 full-time employees (with 10 on payroll), and not be blacklisted by any government department. Bidders with conflict of interest (e.g., working as examination conducting agencies, CCTV surveillance service providers, coaching institutes) are ineligible.
- Estimated/contract value: not stated
- EMD/security amount: Rs. 5,00,000
- Tender type: single stage two bid tender system
- Bid submission deadline: 2022-05-05
- Bid validity: not stated
- Contract duration: not stated
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Document details
| Official title | Selection of agency for Image Processing and CCTV Video Analytics for National Testing Agency |
| Source body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Reference number | NTA/2022 - 23/036 |
| Status | closed (archive) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 9 · changed 8× after publishing |
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- The department changed this document 8 times after first publishing it.
- It is among the most-amended tenders for this body in our archive (8 corrigenda recorded).
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