RFP: Bid For Hosting of CBSE Applications
What is this tender for?
CBSE is seeking a service provider to host its applications, including web servers, database servers, and dedicated internet bandwidth, with specific technical and infrastructure requirements.
Who can bid / win?
Bidders must have a turnover of at least 2 Crore, manage at least 1000 servers, have a data center in India (preferably Delhi/NCR), and have offices across India with qualified professionals. They must also have ISO 27001 equivalent or higher certification.
Key terms
- EMD: Rs. 22,000
- Bid submission deadline: 27-May-2014
- Contract duration: 1 year (extendable up to 5 years)
- Payment terms: 90% advance, 10% on completion of 1 year
- Bid validity: Not stated
- Estimated value: Not stated
| Source body | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | closed (section: academic_archive) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Closing date | 2014-05-27 |
| Documents | 3 · changed 2× after publishing |
Highlights & Points worth asking
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What we observed
- The department changed this document 2 times after first publishing it.
- It is among the most-amended tenders for this body in our archive (2 corrigenda recorded).
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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