National Testing Agency
NTA EMS tender: EMD security amount set at ₹15 lakh
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is contracting for Examination Management Services (EMS) to handle online application processing, examination management, and related services for various professional entrance and eligibility examinations…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is contracting for Examination Management Services (EMS) to handle online application processing, examination management, and related services for various professional entrance and eligibility examinations across India, including managing a website portal and data integration.
Key terms
- Estimated/contract value: Not stated
- EMD/security amount: Rs 1,500,000 (Fifteen Lakhs)
- Tender type: Open (as per standard tender process)
- Bid submission deadline: 2019-10-17
- Bid validity: Not stated
- Contract duration: Initially one year, extendable up to three years
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National Testing Agency (NTA)
Tender · Ref. Tender_NTA_EMS_2019 · 1 Oct 2019
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- 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).
- A corrigendum changed “Important Events and Dates” from “By 1.00 PM of Wednesday the 9th October 2019” to “By 1.00 PM of Thursday the 17th October 2019” (corrigendum dated 2019-10-01).
- A corrigendum changed “Essential Pre-requisites - Organizational Level” from “The bidder’s Average Annual Turnover during last three financial years should be Rs 10 Crores or more in India from similar scope of activity of this tender (Attach documentary evidence such as audited Balance Sheet etc.)” to “The bidder must have (owned/ outsourced) primary data center with DR site infrastructure for data Security. Both the Data Centers should be located in India in different seismic zones. The data center must be Tier III and ISO certified. Data Center should be certified as per the Meity, Government of India Guidelines.” (corrigendum dated 2019-10-01).
- 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?
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