NTA seeks agencies for CBT surveillance, EMD Rs 20 lakh
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is seeking to empanel agencies to provide live CCTV surveillance, biometric authentication, and frisking services on a turnkey basis during computer-based tests (CBT) conducted at examination centers across India.
Not stated in the document
- Estimated/contract value: Not stated
- EMD/security amount: Rs. 20 Lakhs
- Tender type: Open (online bids only)
- Bid submission deadline: 2021-07-13
- Bid validity: Not stated
- Contract duration: Not stated
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Corrigendum 1
2021-07-07
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Corrigendum 2
2021-07-07
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Corrigendum 3
2021-07-07
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Document details
| Official title | Empanelment of Experienced Agencies/Firms to provide Live CCTV Surveillance, Biometric Authentication and Frisking Service on Turnkey Basis During CBT Examination Being Conducted by National Testing Agency in Centres all over India |
| Source body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Reference number | NTA/2021-22/033 |
| Status | closed (archive) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 4 · changed 3× after publishing |
Observations & questions a citizen might ask
Factual observations drawn mechanically from the documents — not findings or allegations. Verify each against the original.
- The department changed this document 3 times after first publishing it.
- It is among the most-amended tenders for this body in our archive (3 corrigenda recorded).
- A corrigendum changed “specifications” from “Bidder should deploy deduplication algorithm across the database to avoid the duplicity of enrolment records.” to “Bidder should deploy deduplication algorithm of Indian (Industries) Standard as applicable across the database to avoid duplicity of enrolment records.” (corrigendum dated 2021-07-07).
- 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?