CBSE RFP sets short deadline, demands ISO 9001:2008 or CMMI L3
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is seeking a Technology Service Provider to develop, commission, and maintain a standardized software solution for managing the School Quality Assessment and Accreditation (SQAA) process, including a central platform and front-end field technology for schools, accreditation agencies, and board staff.
Bidders must be ISO 9001:2008 or CMMI L3 (or higher) certified. They must have supplied, installed, and commissioned a similar solution to any organization in India within the last two years (calendar years 2012 and 2013), catering to real-time access by at least 100 users. Bidders must be the owner of the proposed software and provide source code to the Board. NSIC registered units are exempt from tender fees and EMD.
- EMD: Rs 70,000/-
- RFP Document Cost: Rs 7,000/-
- Bid Submission Deadline: 30.05.2014 up to 2:00 PM
- Tender Type: Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Intellectual Property: Software and source code become the property of the Board
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The original document
Document details
| Official title | RFP: School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Management Solution |
| Source body | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | closed (academic_archive) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Closing date | 2014-05-30 |
| 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).
- 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?