NTA tender sets high turnover threshold for CDPMS printing agencies
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is inviting bids to select or empanel agencies for the Confidential Document Printing Management System (CDPMS) at locations across India. The contract involves providing printing services, hardware, and related support for confidential documents.
Bidders must be profitable with a turnover from the printer segment or IT projects of at least Rs. 100 Crores during the last three financial years (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18). Consortium bids are acceptable only if specifically permitted in the Special Conditions of Contract (SCC), in which case the lead partner must meet the qualification criteria. Bidders must submit an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) and the cost of the tender form (Rs. 25,000).
- Tender Type: Open tender (online bids only via CPPP portal)
- Tender Form Cost: Rs. 25,000
- EMD: Amount indicated in tender notification (specific value not stated in provided text), valid for 90 days (Demand Draft) or 180 days (Bank Guarantee/FD)
- Bid Submission Deadline: By 3.00 PM of 1st March, 2019
- Technical Bid Opening: By 3.00 PM of 2nd March, 2019
- Hard Copy Submission Deadline: By 3.00 PM of 1st March, 2019
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Document details
| Official title | Tender For Confidential Document Printing Management System (CDPMS). |
| Source body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Reference number | NTA/2018-19/005 |
| Status | closed (archive) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Closing date | 2019-03-01 |
| Documents | 3 · changed 2× after publishing |
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- The department changed this document 2 times after first publishing it.
- A corrigendum changed “eligibility” from “Rupees One Hundred Crores during the last three financial years i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18” to “Rupees One Hundred Crores during the last three financial years i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18”.
- A corrigendum changed “Last date for submission of Bid” from “By 3.00 PM of 18th February, 2019” to “By 3.00 PM of 1st March, 2019”.
- A corrigendum changed “Opening of Technical Bid” from “By 3.00 PM of 19th February,2019 at NTA Office, NOIDA” to “By 3.00 PM of 2nd March, 2019 at NTA Office, NOIDA”.
- A corrigendum changed “Submission of Cost of tender Document, EMD and all Annexures in hard copy” from “By 5 PM of 19th February,2019 at NTA Office, NOIDA” to “By 3.00 PM of 1st March , 2019 at NTA Office, NOIDA”.
- 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?