Bid publication date
Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7960716 is dated 25-08-2026.
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Custom Bid for Services - Cloud service to host websites Similar Category Backup as a Service Public IP Virtual Machine (Compute) VPN Gateway Web Application Firewall
Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting · New Delhi, Delhi9805673
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25 Aug 2026
29 Sept 2026
₹1.3 Cr
₹1.5 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7960716 is dated 25-08-2026.
Pre-bid is scheduled on 08-09-2026 at 15:00:00 at Main Conference hall, 6th floor, Soochna Bhawan.
Latest portal bid end after the Date corrigendum is 22-09-2026 15:00; the bid PDF still prints 15-09-2026 16:00:00.
Latest portal bid opening after the Date corrigendum is 23-09-2026 15:00; the bid PDF still prints 15-09-2026 16:30:00.
GeM bid field sets Bid Offer Validity at 120 days from the bid end date.
Time allowed for Technical Clarifications during technical evaluation is 2 Days.
Contract period is 1 Year (extendable by 1 year on mutual agreement); implementation milestones run about T1+28 days to installation report, then O&M till contract end.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Estimated Bid Value is INR 1,25,00,000 (inclusive of all taxes).
EMD is INR 1,50,000; Advisory Bank State Bank of India; beneficiary DEPUTY DIRECTOR Anuj Dixit, Publications Division, Soochna Bhawan.
GeM ePBG is 3.00% for 15 months (Advisory Bank SBI); SOW additionally requires Security Deposit of 10% of Total Contract Value valid for 6 months after contract end.
No advance; payment on actual consumption, billed quarterly after scrutiny of consumption reports; SLA-linked.
Every pass/fail eligibility and qualification requirement: experience and past performance, turnover/net worth, registrations and certifications, consortium/JV rules, and debarment or blacklisting conditions.
Minimum average annual turnover 500 Lakh for 3 years; 3 years past experience of similar services; MSE/Startup relaxation for experience and turnover: No.
Over last three years (current FY + last three FYs ending March prior to bid opening): 3 similar services ≥40% of estimated cost, OR 2 ≥50%, OR 1 ≥80%.
Indian company/LLP/partnership established ≥5 years; MeitY-empanelled CSP with MAF; avg turnover ≥Rs 5 Cr from Services/Cloud (incl. ≥Rs 2 Cr Data Centre activities in India) over FY 2023-24 to 2025-26; positive net worth each of those 3 years; EMD paid.
IT project experience last 3 FYs: 1 project ≥INR 2.4 Cr OR 2 ≥1.8 Cr OR 3 ≥1.2 Cr; ≥50 full-time IT professionals; CSP partnership/MAF; 24x7 helpdesk with ISO 9001/27001/20000; Delhi local office; CMMI Level-3; not debarred/blacklisted in last 5 years; mandatory pre-bid attendance; all bid pages signed/stamped.
Technical scoring out of 100 with cutoff 70; GeM QCBS weightage Technical:Financial 30:70; presentation at Main Conference hall, 6th floor, Soochna Bhawan.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Custom Bid for Services — Cloud service to host websites for Publications Division (MIB), including migration from existing CSP if required, for 1 year (+ optional 1-year extension).
Production: 3× web VM (16 vCPU/64 GB Linux) + 1× DB VM (64 vCPU/128 GB); DR: 1× web + 1× DB (16 vCPU/64 GB); 7,000 GB block/object storage; plus WAF, LB, bastion/hardening, DDoS, AV, SSL, CDN, VPN.
Full managed cloud: study existing infra, implementation/migration plan, setup/config, secure migration, security management, patching, optimization, backup/DR, monitoring, audits and MIS.
From work order: architecture in 7 days, production in next 7, migrate VMs in next 7, installation report in next 7 (~28 days), then O&M for contract duration.
Overall cloud solution availability ≥99.95% (scheduled downtime excluded); each cloud service availability target 99.5% with cascading monthly-payment penalties up to 100% for ≥8 business hours continuous DC outage.
The complete checklist of documents to submit — mandatory vs conditional, with any prescribed formats, proformas or annexures — plus how to submit: portal and mode, envelope/cover structure, digital signature requirements, signing and attestation rules, and physical originals with their deadline.
Online two-packet bid on GeM (GEM/2026/B/7960716); price breakup via mandated Excel upload; financial bid separate.
All pages of submitted bid must be signed and stamped; original EMD DD before professional qualification opening / physical EMD within 7 days of bid submission at Publications Division.
Technical presentation/demonstration is part of scoring (10 marks) at Main Conference hall, 6th floor, Soochna Bhawan; commercial bid opened only for technically qualified bidders.
Every corrigendum/addendum in order — what changed (original vs amended value), its impact, and the action for the bidder — ending with the values that finally apply.
A Representation-type corrigendum is recorded as published on 2026-09-14, but this document pack contains no corrigendum file or buyer reply text.
A Date-type corrigendum is recorded on 2026-09-14 with no attached files; portal tender record after it shows bid end 22-09-2026 15:00 and bid opening 23-09-2026 15:00 versus original PDF dates 15-09-2026 16:00 / 16:30.
Use portal-amended bid end 22-09-2026 15:00 and opening 23-09-2026 15:00; all other commercial/technical conditions remain as in the GeM bid + SOW (subject to unresolved document conflicts).
Genuine conflicts within and across the documents (original vs corrigenda, clause vs annexure, tender document vs BOQ): both sides with citations, and which value prevails.
GeM bid declares QCBS with Technical:Financial weight 30:70, while SOW Stage4 says final selection is Lowest amount (L1), with higher technical marks only as L1 tie-break.
GeM ePBG Detail requires 3% for 15 months, while SOW requires 10% Security Deposit (nationalized bank DD/RTGS/BG) valid 6 months post-contract.
GeM Bid Offer Validity is 120 days from end date; Annexure A requires validity of 180 days from opening of subsequent bid.
GeM standard past-experience formula uses 40%/50%/80% of estimated cost (INR 1.25 Cr), while SOW professional/technical criteria use absolute INR 2.4 / 1.8 / 1.2 Cr project values and also allow private-institution experience.
Payment note requires quarterly bills on consumption, while SLA penalties are defined on Monthly Payment (MP) and additional scope cites monthly consumption.
Document states overall availability ≥99.95%, per-service availability 99.5%, and a note that VM/storage SLA is 16x9.
SOW requires physical EMD within 7 days of bid submission and original DD before professional qualification opening; GeM disclaimer references EMD physical submission within 5 days of bid opening as the allowed exception.
Files 1787652439.pdf / 1787652523.pdf / 1787653251_*.pdf are an older GeM bid print (GEM/2026/B/7923621 dated 17-08-2026, end 07-09-2026), not a GAR/undertaking form, while the live bid is GEM/2026/B/7960716 dated 25-08-2026.
Only critical, tender-specific pre-bid queries that could materially change bid/no-bid, pricing, eligibility or contractual risk. Skip generic or obvious questions the documents already answer clearly.
Ask buyer to confirm whether commercial ranking is QCBS (30:70) as on GeM bid or L1 as in SOW Stage4, and how technical marks enter the final score.
Clarify whether successful bidder must furnish GeM ePBG 3% (15 months), SOW Security Deposit 10% (6 months post-term), or both, and acceptable banks (nationalized only vs scheduled).
Seek written ruling on whether GeM 40/50/80% of estimated cost (Govt/PSU only) or SOW 2.4/1.8/1.2 Cr (including private institutions) is the pass/fail bar, and how the technical marks table (35 marks vs max 25) will be applied.
Ask which availability window and calculation governs penalties for VMs and storage, and whether 16x9 limits overnight/weekend coverage expectations.
Confirm how mandatory pre-bid attendance will be recorded/verified for qualification, deadline/email for Annexure D Excel queries, and whether non-attendees are automatically rejected.
Request current CSP inventory (VM count/OS/DB sizes, traffic, storage used), required RPO/RTO numbers, acceptable migration downtime window, and whether data residency must be India-only for all services including CDN.
Commercial, legal and execution risks a bidder should weigh: liquidated damages and penalties, unusual or one-sided clauses, tight timelines, and payment or security risks.
Availability breaches scale to 3%/5%/10% of monthly project payment, and continuous DC unavailability for 8 business hours attracts 100% of monthly payment; setup delay adds 1%/day up to 10%.
Architecture, production build, VM migration and installation report are each only 7 days serially from work order — aggressive for production+DR cutover.
No advance; quarterly reimbursement on actual consumption after scrutiny; high performance security lock-in (3% ePBG and/or 10% SD); option clause can expand scope/duration up to 50%.
Buyer may terminate for breach after 30-day cure notice; CSP must support exit/migration, keep data up to 90 days post-expiry without deletion without approval, train replacement provider, and remain liable for all third-party components.
Mandatory pre-bid attendance, CMMI L3, Delhi office, MeitY CSP + MAF, 50 IT staff, signed/stamped pages, and physical EMD timing are binary reject items; MSE experience/turnover relaxation is off.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; office Soochna Bhawan, Delhi (CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 in SOW addresses).
HOD grievance email [email protected]; Buyer email [email protected]; EMD beneficiary Deputy Director Anuj Dixit; Consignee/Reporting Officer Naresh Dhull.
Physical EMD/originals to Publications Division at Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 (same address used on annexures).