ERW Steel Tubes

Publication / bid document date

Bid document dated 20-08-2026 for Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7938944.

• No corrigendum amends the publication/document date.

Bid end / submission deadline

Bid End Date/Time is 31-08-2026 10:00:00.

• Auto-extension: if fewer than 3 bids, end date auto-extends by 3 days, maximum 1 auto-extension.
• No pre-bid/clarification meeting deadline is stated in the bid documents.

Bid opening

Bid Opening Date/Time is 31-08-2026 10:30:00.

• Technical clarifications during technical evaluation are allowed for 2 Days.

Bid offer validity

Bid Offer Validity is 90 Days from the bid end date.

Delivery period

Delivery period is 30 days for every item/schedule (total 3200 m across 6 schedules).

• Schedule-wise quantities all carry Delivery Days = 30.
• BOQ CSV also lists Delivery Period 30 days for items 1–6.

Estimated bid value

Estimated Bid Value is INR 18,45,922 (item-wise schedule estimates total the same).

• Schedule estimates: Sch1 95,252; Sch2 2,17,626; Sch3 1,80,255; Sch4 1,19,065; Sch5 1,32,034; Sch6 11,01,690.
• Estimated value is for guidance on EMD/eligibility only and does not bind quoted prices.

EMD / bid security

EMD is not required.

• EMD Detail: Required = No.

Performance security / ePBG

ePBG/performance bank guarantee is not required under this bid's ePBG Detail.

• Bid ePBG Detail: Required = No.
• GeM GTC Clause 7 otherwise contemplates Performance Security for e-Bidding/RA contracts (buyer-selected %, typically 3–5%, within 15 days of award); this bid expressly sets ePBG Required = No, so no ePBG is sought here.
• ATC Appendix-3 standard undertaking still refers to failure to submit performance security and EMD/SD forfeiture language (standard form text).

Tender / bid document fee

No tender document fee or bid participation fee is stated as payable for this bid.

• GeM disclaimer lists asking for tender fee / bid participation fee among prohibited ATC practices.

Payment terms

Payment within 10 days of CRAC and online bill submission; ATC also requires hard-copy invoice with GRN no. to DSP F&A for release of payment; TReDS is preferred mode for MSMEs.

• Bid Payment Timelines expressly supersede the 10-day timeline in GeM GTC clause 12 with the same 10-day CRAC-linked timeline.
• ITC on GST available to buyer: 100%; ITC on GST Cess: NA.
• After supply and GRN creation, original hard-copy invoice with GRN no. to Docketing Section, F&A, 4th Floor, Room No. 415, Ispat Bhawan, Durgapur Steel Plant, West Bengal – 713203.
• TReDS is preferred payment mode; MSME sellers must be registered on a TReDS exchange where the buyer is registered to avail it.
• Quoted prices on GeM are all-inclusive (taxes, duties, freight, loading/unloading) per GTC; free delivery at site.

GST and local content declaration

Bidders must state applicable GST rate and minimum local content in ATC Appendix-1.

• Domestic value addition definition and 36-month disqualification for incorrect claims are in Appendix-1.

DSP registration / empanelment mandatory

Contract only to sellers registered/empanelled/approved/enlisted with Durgapur Steel Plant for the goods category on bid opening date; offers only from manufacturers or dealers listed under DSP item category 028512.

• Manufacturers listed/empaneled/registered with DSP under item category 028512 are acceptable.
• Dealers listed/empaneled/registered under the same category are acceptable only with Valid Dealership Certificate / Bid-specific Authorisation.
• Any bidder not in (A) or (B) shall be rejected.
• Unregistered suppliers may apply via [email protected] or https://srm.saildsp.co.in/irj/portal before bid opening.
• Registration certified as per Rule 150 of GFR.

Make in India / local supplier class

Only Class-I and Class-II local suppliers may bid; non-local suppliers are ineligible (eligible MSEs still allowed to participate under concurrent MSE-MII OM).

• Minimum local content: 50% for Class 1 and 20% for Class 2 local supplier (stated for each item).
• MII purchase preference: Yes; Class-1 sellers within L1+20% may get preference for up to 50% of bid quantity.
• OEM local-content certificate with value-addition locations required to avail MII preference; for bid value > Rs 10 Crore, statutory/cost auditor certification applies (this bid is below that threshold).

MSE purchase preference and experience relaxation

MSE purchase preference applies (L1+15% band, up to 25% quantity) for manufacturer/OEM MSEs with valid Udyam validation; MSE complete relaxation from years of experience is enabled, but no quantified experience/turnover threshold is printed in the bid.

• MSE Purchase Preference: Yes; price band L1+15%; quantity/amount preference 25%.
• MSE must be manufacturer/OEM of offered product on GeM; traders/resellers excluded from MSE preference.
• MSE Relaxation for Years Of Experience: Yes | Complete; Startup relaxation for experience and turnover: No.
• Clause 1 relaxes MSE bidders from 'Experience Criteria as defined above' if quality/technical specs are met — documents do not actually define numeric years/turnover/past-performance thresholds.
• Estimated Bid Value may guide turnover/past performance criteria but no specific figures are given beyond the estimate itself.

Suspension, banning, quality complaints

Bidders under suspension/banning or with pending complaints/quality issues for materials supplied to DSP/other SAIL units will be outright rejected.

• Appendix-3 requires disclosure of integrity-code transgressions / debarment in last three years.
• False documents can lead to EMD/SD forfeiture, banning under SAIL guidelines and legal action.

Land-border registration

Any bidder from a country sharing a land border with India is eligible only if registered with the Competent Authority (GeM GTC clause 26).

• False declaration / non-compliance is ground for immediate contract termination and legal action.

Consortium / JV

No consortium or JV participation rules are stated in the bid/ATC documents.

• Appendix-3 only requires declaration whether the authorized person represents any other firm bidding in the same tender.

Supply of ERW steel tubes (IS:1239)

Procurement of 3,200 metres of ERW black steel tubes to IS:1239 (1979) Part I, in six sizes/classes, for Durgapur Steel Plant.

• Item 1 (code 71301000100746): 40 mm NB, Heavy, ERW black, screwed both ends & socketed one end, length 4–7 m — 400 m.
• Item 2 (71301000100747): 50 mm NB, Heavy, same end finish — 600 m.
• Item 3 (71301000100749): 80 mm NB, Heavy, screwed both ends & socketed one end — 500 m.
• Item 4 (71301000100754): 50 mm NB, Medium, screwed both ends & socketed one end in random — 500 m.
• Item 5 (71301000100755): 100 mm NB, Medium, plain ends in random; Inter Plant Steel Standard 1-06-005-83 — 200 m.
• Item 6 (71301000100347): 150 mm NB, Heavy, plain ends in random; Inter Plant Steel Standard 1-06-005-83 — 1,000 m.
• BOQ title: ERW PIPE; Relevant category notification: MS ERW Pipe for Bus Body Building Parts as per IS 3601 (Latest) — GeM category mapping note; technical supply standard in specification is IS:1239.
• Item-wise evaluation; contract awarded schedule-wise; L1 determined separately per schedule.
• Bid splitting not applied.
• Inspection by empanelled GeM inspection authority: No.

Delivery location and timeline

Supply to Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur (consignee Debashis Ranjan Das / receiving stores); delivery within 30 days for all schedules.

• Consignee/Reporting Officer address in bid: Purchase Department, 3rd Floor, Ispat Bhawan, Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur – 713203.
• ATC consignee: Sr. Manager (Receiving stores), Durgapur Steel, Durgapur-713204.
• Free delivery at site including loading/unloading (GeM GTC).

Quantity variation (option clause)

Purchaser may increase or decrease ordered quantity up to 25% at placement and may increase contracted quantity up to 25% during currency at contracted rates, with formula-based extra delivery time (minimum 30 days if original DP ≥ 30 days).

Submission portal and mode

Online two-packet bid on Government e-Marketplace (GeM); ATC Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to be filled, stamped, signed and submitted as soft copy with the offer.

• Type of Bid: Two Packet Bid.
• Document required from seller includes Additional Doc 1 (Requested in ATC).
• Submission of offer implies acceptance of enclosed ATC and specification terms.
• Buyer-uploaded ATC document is part of the bid.
• No separate physical pre-bid submission package is mandated beyond post-supply hard-copy invoice for payment.

Price bid / reverse auction mechanics

Bid to RA enabled with H1-Highest Priced Bid Elimination; quote only in earmarked place; RA price breakup may be demanded from successful bidder.

• RA among all technically qualified bidders except H1, with listed exceptions (only 2–3 TQ bidders; split cases; sole OEM; MSE/MII band cases).
• Item-wise evaluation and schedule-wise L1.

Signing / attestation of ATC formats

Appendices must be filled at appropriate places, stamped and signed; Appendix-3 is an authorized-signatory undertaking on bidder letterhead.

• Appendix-3 ends with Seal and Signature of Authorized Signatory.

No corrigenda issued

No corrigendum or addendum is present in the tender document set; original bid dates, values and conditions apply as published on 20-08-2026.

• Final applicable snapshot: Bid end 31-08-2026 10:00; opening 31-08-2026 10:30; validity 90 days; estimated value INR 18,45,922; EMD/ePBG not required; delivery 30 days; scope ERW IS:1239 tubes 3200 m to DSP.

ePBG/Performance security: bid 'Required No' vs GTC/Appendix-3 language

Bid ePBG Detail sets Required = No, while GeM GTC Clause 7 describes Performance Security for e-Bidding/RA contracts and ATC Appendix-3 still uses standard text about submitting performance security and EMD/SD forfeiture.

• Prevails for this tender: bid-specific ePBG Detail 'Required No' — no ePBG amount/percentage is stipulated.
• Bidders should still execute Appendix-3 as required; its performance-security/EMD wording is boilerplate relative to a bid that waived EMD and ePBG.
• GeM GTC allows buyer to indicate % while finalizing e-Bid/RA; here the bid indicates not required.

Consignee pin/address wording differs between bid and ATC

Bid consignee block lists Purchase Department, 3rd Floor, Ispat Bhawan, DSP, Durgapur-713203 (Debashis Ranjan Das); ATC states Sr. Manager (Receiving stores), Durgapur Steel, Durgapur-713204.

• Both point to Durgapur Steel Plant receiving/purchase channel; bidders should confirm ship-to/reporting officer on the GeM contract/consignee screen.
• Payment docketing address in ATC is separately Ispat Bhawan F&A Room 415, 713203.

Experience Criteria referenced but not quantified

Bid grants MSE relaxation from 'Experience Criteria as defined above' and mentions exemption docs for Experience/Turnover Criteria, yet no numeric experience years, turnover, or past-performance quantity is printed in the bid document.

• Practical pass/fail eligibility emphasized elsewhere is DSP registration under category 028512 plus MII class and suspension checks.
• Estimated Bid Value is described as guidance for turnover/past performance criteria without stating thresholds.

GeM category label vs IS:1239 specification

Bid 'Relevant Categories selected for notification' cites MS ERW Pipe for Bus Body Building Parts as per IS 3601 (Latest), while the enclosed specification requires tubes to IS:1239,1979,Part:I.

• Technical requirement for supply is the enclosed IS:1239 specification/BOQ; IS 3601 appears only as GeM notification category mapping.

Confirm whether any experience/turnover/past-performance threshold applies beyond DSP registration

Ask buyer to confirm there is no numeric experience/turnover criterion, given MSE relaxation text refers to undefined 'Experience Criteria'.

• Material to bid/no-bid for non-MSE sellers if hidden thresholds exist in DSP empanelment rules not attached here.

Clarify ship-to consignee (713203 Purchase/Ispat Bhawan vs 713204 Receiving Stores)

Request definitive delivery/reporting address and contact for all six schedules to avoid wrong-gate delivery and CRAC delay.

Confirm ePBG/performance security truly waived despite Appendix-3 and GTC Clause 7

Seek written confirmation that successful bidder need not furnish performance security/ePBG because bid ePBG Required = No.

• Affects cash lock-in and Appendix-3 bid-securing declaration exposure.

Dealer pathway: acceptability of bid-specific authorisation format and category 028512 coverage for all six tube items

Dealers should confirm that DSP category 028512 registration covers all IS:1239 sizes/classes in this BOQ and what authorisation format DSP will accept.

• Non-registered or wrong-category offers are rejected outright.

End-finish / socket supply responsibility for screwed-and-socketed items

Confirm whether sockets are in supplier scope for items 1–4 (screwed both ends and socketed one end) and any acceptable alternate end finish for plain-end items 5–6.

• Impacts manufacturing/cost and inspection/acceptance risk within 30-day DP.

Hard registration gate before bid opening

Only DSP-registered manufacturers/dealers under category 028512 can be awarded; late registration or wrong category is fatal.

• Prospective bidders must complete registration before bid opening date.

Tight 30-day delivery + LD and risk purchase

All 3,200 m must be delivered in 30 days; GeM LD is 0.5%/week of delayed quantity value (cap 5%, or 10% if inordinate delay >25% of completion period), and ATC allows risk-purchase at supplier's cost for undelivered expired quantities.

• Option clause can add up to 25% quantity with limited extra time.
• Defaulting supplier has no claim over failed quantity; price differential borne by supplier.

Deviation and quality/suspension rejection risk

Deviations only via Appendix-2 and may still be rejected without correspondence; suspension/banning or pending quality complaints at SAIL units cause outright rejection; false local-content claims risk 36-month debarment.

• Offer processed as no-deviation if deviations are placed outside Appendix-2.

Payment process friction despite 10-day CRAC timeline

Although GeM targets payment within 10 days of CRAC/online bills, ATC still requires original hard-copy invoice with GRN to F&A docketing — dual process can delay cash.

• TReDS available as preferred mode only if seller registered on buyer's TReDS exchange.

Quantity option and RA pricing pressure

Buyer may vary quantity ±25% / +25% during currency; reverse auction with H1 elimination can compress margins after technical qualification.

• Item-wise L1 means partial award risk across six schedules.

Integrity / bid-securing exposure in Appendix-3

Withdrawal/modification during validity or failure to sign contract can trigger six-month suspension from that SAIL plant/unit tenders; false documents risk banning under SAIL guidelines.

Procuring organisation / office

Ministry of Steel — Steel Authority of India Limited — Durgapur Steel Plant, office at Durgapur.

• Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7938944.

Buyer and grievance email contacts

Buyer email [email protected]; HOD grievance redressal email [email protected].

Consignee / reporting officer

Consignee/Reporting Officer: Debashis Ranjan Das, Purchase Department, 3rd Floor, Ispat Bhawan, Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur – 713203.

• ATC alternate receiving address: Sr. Manager (Receiving stores), Durgapur Steel, Durgapur-713204.

Payment invoice physical submission address

Post-supply hard-copy invoice with GRN to Docketing Section, F&A Deptt, 4th Floor, Room No. 415, Ispat Bhawan, Durgapur Steel Plant, West Bengal – 713203.

Vendor registration contacts

DSP vendor registration: email [email protected]; portal https://srm.saildsp.co.in/irj/portal.