RFP publication / issuance start
RFP issuance and tender publication start on 30.07.2026.
- Schedule of Dates S.No. 1 and NIT dated 30th July, 2026.
- Tender ID referenced in corrigenda: 2026_MDWS_919831_1.
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RFP for providing manpower to NPMU Mission Monitoring and Outreach for National Jal Jeevan Mission
National Jal Jeevan Mission · New Delhi, Delhi2026_MDWS_919831_1
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
30 Jul 2026
12 Sept 2026
₹30 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
RFP issuance and tender publication start on 30.07.2026.
Pre-bid meeting: 13.08.2026 at 3:00 PM; clarifications by 12.08.2026 (one day before pre-bid).
Bid submission starts 14.08.2026, 9:00 AM; closes 12.09.2026, 3:00 PM (extended once from 29.08.2026 by Date Corrigendum).
Bid opening: 14.09.2026 at 11:00 AM (extended once from 31.08.2026 11:00 AM by Date Corrigendum).
Original EMD must reach DDWS by 05:00 PM on 14.09.2026 (extended once from 30.08.2026 3:00 PM).
Date and time of technical proposal presentation will be communicated to shortlisted agencies.
Proposals remain valid for 120 days after the last date of submission (fixed '31st December 2026' wording removed by Corrigendum-2).
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
No estimated cost, tender value or budget ceiling is stated in the tender documents.
EMD is INR 30,00,000; scan with online bid and original offline to DDWS; MSME/Start-ups exempt with proof.
RFP is free on CPP Portal; no bid processing fee.
Performance Security/Guarantee is 5% of total contract value within 15 days of notification of award.
Monthly payments based on manpower deployed; taxes reimbursed on actuals; remuneration price adjustment applies from the 13th month of the original contract (Corrigendum-2).
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.
Bidder must be a registered consultancy firm with ≥5 years’ operations; only single-entity bids; JV/consortium barred.
Minimum 2 completed PMU/PMC/TSU assignments in Water/Sanitation/Wastewater/Smart cities for State/UT/Central Government in last 5 years, each ≥ INR 5 Crore fee/contract value.
Minimum average annual total turnover INR 30 Crore and consultancy turnover INR 15 Crore over last 3 completed financial years.
Firm must not be blacklisted/debarred by any Central/State department or PSU on bid date; integrity and debarment declarations required.
QCBS 75% technical : 25% financial; financial bids open only if technical score ≥ 75%.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Selection of a single agency to provide specialised manpower for National Project Management Unit – Mission Monitoring and Outreach (NPMU-MMO) under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.
Four work streams: Project Monitoring Support; Financial Monitoring; IEC/Community Mobilisation/CB/Knowledge Management; Managerial and Administrative Support.
Mandatory minimum team of 20 personnel (14 Key + 6 Non-Key), each planned for 27 person-months.
Core seating at DDWS, New Delhi; assignment duration till December 2028, mutually extendable by 6 months.
Periodic monthly, quarterly, annual and event-based reports; strict data security and no unapproved public AI/LLM use.
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.
Technical and Financial Proposals submitted separately only via e-tendering on CPP Portal; no offline proposal package.
All pages initialed and stamped by authorised signatory; proposal digitally signed on CPP Portal; PoA or certified Board Resolution required.
Only original EMD (or exemption set) is required offline to DDWS by 05:00 PM on 14.09.2026; proposal itself is online-only.
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.
One date extension moved bid close, bid opening and original-EMD deadline into mid-September 2026.
Validity remains 120 days after last submission date; fixed calendar date '31st December 2026' deleted; Tech Form 2 90-day text corrected to 120 days.
Technical scoring experience 1 now credits PMU/PMC/TSU (not only 'National Program Managers') and adds a 5–8 projects / 7-mark band.
Financial statements required for FY 2021-22 through 2025-26, with a temporary unaudited FY 2025-26 path.
Several commercial/legal clauses amended: GFR update reference, DD/BC revalidation rule, LLP PoA route, PFMS expert quals/marks, PBG 5%/15 days, liability wording, and in-contract price adjustment.
Annex-2 publishes written pre-bid replies; many relaxation requests remain 'As per RFP', while substantive changes are pointed to Corrigendum-1/2 on CPP Portal.
Final operative snapshot: bid close 12.09.2026 15:00; opening 14.09.2026 11:00; original EMD 14.09.2026 17:00; validity 120 days after due date; EMD ₹30 lakh; PBG 5%/15 days; single-entity only; duration to Dec 2028; price adjustment from month 13 of original contract.
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.
Original RFP Schedule/Data Sheet opened technical bids on 30.08.2026 at 6:00 PM, while Date Corrigendum revises 'Bid opening' to 14.09.2026 at 11:00 AM (and cites original opening as 31.08.2026 11:00 AM).
NIT allows Insurance Surety Bond in addition to DD/FDR/Banker’s Cheque/BG; RFP Clause 12 and Data Sheet list only DD/BG/FDR/Banker’s cheque.
RFP simultaneously stated 120 days after submission, a fixed 'up to 31st December 2026', and Tech Form 2 '90 days'; Corrigendum-2 removes the fixed date and corrects Tech Form 2 to 120 days.
GCC 20.4 in the RFP body required PBG within 10 days, while Clause 26 and Corrigendum-2 require within 15 days (both at 5%).
Date Corrigendum sets original EMD deadline at 5:00 PM on 14.09.2026 while bid opening is 11:00 AM the same day — physical EMD can arrive after opening.
Original SCC 21 barred price adjustment during the base contract (only on extension); Corrigendum-2 applies adjustment from the 13th month of the original Contract.
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.
NIT mandates a Bid Securing Declaration 'in attached format' for exemption claims, but no such proforma appears in the RFP PDF — MSME/Start-up bidders need a usable format confirmed by DDWS.
NIT lists Insurance Surety Bond; RFP operative EMD clause does not — bidders need clarity before instrument issuance.
Pre-bid asked to count ongoing multi-year and PDMC/DSC/PMDSC assignments; DDWS kept 'As per RFP' — bidders short of two completed ≥₹5 Cr PMU/PMC/TSU jobs remain ineligible.
Eligibility needs only ₹15 Cr average consultancy turnover, but technical marks for turnover start at ₹30–50 Cr — mid-size eligible firms can clear eligibility yet score near-zero on that criterion.
SCC exclusivity requires deployed personnel to work full-time exclusively for DDWS without other assignments — major staffing/cost risk for a 27-month, multi-state support mandate.
Text mixes 'unconditional and irrevocable bank guarantee' with 'Account Payee Demand Draft, Fixed Deposit Receipt' — bidders need confirmation of accepted PBG forms and exact value basis ('contract value' vs 'total cost of ownership').
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.
Replacements capped at 30% (6 key personnel) with escalating fee cuts of 2%/4%/6% of replaced persons’ remuneration for successive 10% tranches.
Deployed personnel must work full-time exclusively for DDWS and cannot share data even with agency affiliates without written Client approval.
Client may terminate for convenience on 30 days’ notice and can suspend payments if obligations are not remedied within 7 days of suspension notice.
Documents do not set a percentage liquidated-damages rate for delay; exposure is via payment suspension, substitution deductions, PBG invocation, direct-loss liability capped at Agreement Value, and mandatory professional liability insurance of at least contract amount.
Missing the technical presentation scores zero on technical evaluation; financial opening needs ≥75 technical marks under 75:25 QCBS.
Strict ban on public AI/LLM use and personal devices, plus National/State/District working flexibility, creates compliance and resourcing risk over a term to December 2028.
Single-entity bidding only and SCC bar on subcontracting concentrate delivery, staffing and past-experience risk on one firm.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti / National Jal Jeevan Mission, Government of India.
Shri Sumit Jha, Under Secretary to GoI — emails [email protected] and [email protected].
Instruments favour Pay and Accounts Officer, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, payable at New Delhi (NIT short form: PAO, DDWS).