| 1. |
Tenders by e- tendering process are invited from Vendors at its Bhubaneswar Office for the “Installation of Tea/Coffee Vending Machines and Supply of Manpower for Maintenance of Vending Machines at Main Office Premises, Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar”. The tender will be applicable for initial period of twelve months i.e. from April 01, 2026 to March 31, 2027. However, the contract can be extended for a further period of two years (one year at a time) subject to satisfactory performance of the successful bidder and adherence to contractual obligations by the service provider. |
| 1.(a) |
Interested tenderers may like to go through the entire tender document before taking part in the tendering process. The tenderers may obtain for themselves on their own responsibility and at their own expenses all the information which may be necessary for the purpose of making tender and for entering into a contract and acquaint themselves with all local conditions, means of access to the work, nature of the work and all matters pertaining thereto. |
| 2. |
All pre-Qualification documents shall be uploaded with Techno-commercial bid (Part-I) on MSTC portal. Those who do not upload the Pre-qualification documents would not be considered for this tender process. Further, the Vendor should submit the original of the documents to the Bank when demanded to qualify for further tendering process. |
| 3. |
Tender form will be available for downloading with effect from February 06, 2026, at 06:00 PM. A pre-bid meeting will be held on February 27, 2026, at 02:00 PM, in the Human Resource Management Department, RBI Bhubaneswar. Tender form can be downloaded for viewing from RBI website www.rbi.org.in or www.mstcecommerce.com/eproc. The applicable pre-Qualification papers should be uploaded with Techno Commercial Bid (Part-I) on the MSTC portal. |
| 4. |
Interested Vendors/firms can participate in e–Tender after getting registration with www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocurement/rbi). Online Part I – Techno-Commercial Bid and Part II – Price Bid shall be opened through www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocurement/rbi and applicable transaction charges have to be paid by the firm. |
| 5. |
Tender in prescribed format shall be uploaded on MSTC website. Part-I of tender will contain the Bank's standard technical and commercial conditions for the proposed work and tenderers' covering letter.
The EMD of Rs.62,000/- (Rupees Sixty-Two thousand only) should be submitted by every bidder through NEFT and details of NEFT is mentioned at Annexure-V. |
| 6. |
The schedule of the tender is as follows: |
| Activity |
Tentative date |
| i. |
e-Tender no. |
RBI/Bhubaneswar Regional Office/HRMD/4/25-26/ET/964 |
| ii. |
Mode of Tender |
e- Procurement System (Online Part I – Techno-Commercial Bid and Part II – Price Bid through www.mstcecommerce.com/eproc) |
| iii. |
Estimated Cost |
Rs.31,00,000/- (Inclusive of GST) |
| iv. |
Date of NIT (along with complete tender) available to parties to download- Tender activation on portal-Tender ‘Live’ for all |
February 06, 2026 at 06:00 PM |
| v. |
Date and time for start of Off-line Pre-bid meeting |
February 27, 2026 at 02:00 PM |
| vi. |
Earnest Money Deposit |
Every Bidder has to remit 2% of the Estimated Cost as EMD to Reserve Bank of India account up to 12:00 AM on March 12, 2026. The NEFT details mentioned at Annexure-V.
Proof of remittance indicating transaction number and other details shall be uploaded on Bank’s approved e-tender portal along with other tender documents.
EMD of the successful bidder shall be returned on receipt of Performance Bank Guarantee from the successful bidder after signing the Agreement. EMD of the unsuccessful bidder will be returned within 30 days of the award of the Contract. EMD shall be forfeited if the bidder withdraws his bid during the Tender Evaluation Process. |
| vii. |
Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) |
The successful bidder will be required to submit Performance Bank Guarantee 5% (Five Percent) of the Contract Value from any Scheduled/Nationalized bank as per the proforma given in Annexure-II or amount equivalent to PBG through online mode (NEFT / RTGS) mentioned at Annexure-V of the Tender Document. For details, please refer to Clause -3.12 of Section-VI. |
| viii. |
Tender Fees |
Nil |
| ix. |
Transaction Fee - Please note that the Vendors will have the access to online e-tender only after payment of transaction fees online. |
Payment of Transaction fee through MSTC Gateway/NEFT/RTGS in favor of MSTC Limited, as advised by M/s MSTC Ltd. |
| x. |
Start Bid date - Date of Starting of e- Tender for submission of online Techno- Commercial Bid and Price Bid at
www.mstcecommerce.com/eproc |
March 02, 2026, at 12:00 PM |
| xi. |
Close Bid date - Date of closing of online e – tender for submission of Techno- Commercial Bid and Price Bid |
March 12, 2026, till 12:00PM |
| xii. |
Part I Bid opening date |
March 12, 2026, at 01:00 PM |
| xiii. |
Part II Bid opening date |
Shall be informed separately to parties |
| 7. |
The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part of any tender. The Bank also reserves the right to reject all the tenders without assigning any reason thereof. |
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