NTA tender specifies unusual 3-year-1-day contract duration for digital assessment centers
The National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Education, is inviting bids for the establishment of digital infrastructure for online assessment and training centers across India (Model B). This includes facilitating exam center space, with rent to be borne by the selected agency.
The document states that bidders must provide 'Experience Criteria, Bidder Turnover, Certificate (Requested in ATC), Additional Doc 1 (Requested in ATC)' as required documents. It explicitly states that there is 'No' exemption for MSEs or Startups regarding years of experience and turnover. Specific numerical thresholds for turnover or years of experience are not stated in the provided text.
- Tender Type: GeM (GEM/2023/B/3322389)
- Estimated Bid Value: ₹250,000,000
- EMD Amount: ₹75,00,000
- Tender Form Cost: ₹10,000
- Contract Period: 3 Years and 1 Day
- Bid Validity: 90 Days
- Evaluation Method: Total value wise evaluation
- Bid Type: Two Packet Bid
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Document details
| Official title | Tender for the job of establishment of Digital Infrastructure for Online Assessment and Training centres PAN India (Model - B) |
| Source body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Reference number | NTA/2022-23/042 |
| Status | closed (archive) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Closing date | 2023-05-01 |
| Documents | 3 · changed 2× 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 2 times after first publishing it.
- It is among the most-amended tenders for this body in our archive (2 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?