NTA requires physical submission of BSD 24 hours before deadline
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is inviting bids to empanel experienced agencies to provide ancillary security services, including CCTV surveillance, biometric authentication, and crowd management, for offline pen-and-paper examinations conducted in approximately 4,000 centers across India.
The document text provided does not contain the specific eligibility criteria, minimum turnover, years of experience, or required certifications. These details are listed in the index under 'Qualification/Eligibility Criteria' (Pages 9-10), but the actual text for that section is not included in the provided excerpt.
- Tender Form Cost: Rs 10,000/-
- Earnest Money Deposit (EMD): Rs 20,00,000/- (Twenty Lakhs)
- Tender Type: Open Tender (Single stage two bid system)
- Bid Submission Deadline: 02 August 2021 at 03:00 PM
- Technical Bid Opening: 03 August 2021 at 03:00 PM
- Contract Duration: Not stated in the provided text (listed in index as 'Period of Contract' on pages 14-18, but text not included)
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Document details
| Official title | Empanelment of Experienced Agencies/Firms to provide Ancillary security services on turnkey basis during Offline (Pen-Paper based) examination being conducted by National Testing Agency in Centres all over India |
| Source body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Reference number | NTA/2020-21/034 |
| Status | closed (archive) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Closing date | 2021-08-02 |
| Documents | 2 · changed 1× after publishing |
Observations & questions a citizen might ask
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- The department changed this document 1 time after first publishing it.
- 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?