Bid publication date
Bid document dated 11-08-2026 (GeM bid GEM/2026/B/7879787).
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VSSC · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala9712792
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11 Aug 2026
1 Sept 2026
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Bid document dated 11-08-2026 (GeM bid GEM/2026/B/7879787).
Intimate willingness to attend pre-bid on or before 17-08-2026 14:00:00 to [email protected] (bid number as subject); actual pre-bid date/time will be replied by email.
Bid End Date/Time: 01-09-2026 15:00:00.
Bid Opening Date/Time: 01-09-2026 15:30:00.
Bid Offer Validity is 90 days from Bid End Date.
Consignee delivery period is 140 days; ICT within 30 days after site-readiness communication; warranty 2 years then non-comprehensive AMC 2 years (annual).
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 is stated in the bid or ATC documents.
EMD is not required for this bid.
No tender fee is prescribed; GeM disclaimer treats asking tender/bid participation fee as voiding the bid.
ePBG 3.00% for 26 months via Advisory Bank State Bank of India; separate AMC performance BG 2.5% of total contract value including AMC charges, valid till AMC completion plus one year.
Bid ICT split: 90% of product cost payable on product delivery and minimum 10% allocated to ICT; ATC states payment after installation and satisfactory demonstration against mutually agreed acceptance criteria.
AMC required: quote annual AMC % for 2 years post 2-year warranty; bid AMC band 3%–25%; evaluation is total value wise including AMC.
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.
3 Year(s) past experience required for same/similar service/category products supplied to Central/State Govt / PSU.
Only OEMs/authorized dealers with minimum 5 years presence in India (as on tender opening), able to extend expert manpower support, and having supplied similar systems to a Govt Sector/PSU with critical application presently working satisfactorily, may quote.
Only Class-I and Class-II local suppliers may bid (non-local ineligible, except eligible MSEs allowed to participate); Class 1 requires min 50% and Class 2 min 20% local content.
MSE purchase preference Yes: MSE OEMs within L1+15% may match L1 for 25% quantity; traders/resellers excluded from MSE preference.
OEM Authorization Certificate required; non-manufacturers must submit OEM authorization (dealer/system integrator); seller must have India-based installation/commissioning/training/troubleshooting/maintenance capability.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Turnkey supply, installation, testing, commissioning and operator training of a PLC-SCADA-HMI system (1 set) for the main control room of Vertical Test Facility / Engine test facility at PRLD/PRG/SPRE, VSSC.
Installation at TERLS area, VSSC, Thumba PO, Thiruvananthapuram 695022; facility has three test bays and one main control room for remote hot-test control.
Free-standing IP54+ control panel (Rittal or equivalent), industrial PLC/HMI/SCADA from same manufacturer family preferred, SCADA runtime+development licenses min 1200 Power Tags, operator workstation (i7-14700 class), and specified digital/analog signal cables.
GeM delivery period 140 days to consignee; detailed ATC milestones for design/delivery/ICT; purchaser option ±25% quantity at contract placement and +25% during currency at contracted rates.
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 (Bid to RA disabled); technical and financial packets; financial document required Yes; evaluation total value wise.
Bid participation is via GeM seller login with e-sign; no separate tender-printed physical attestation proforma is provided beyond GeM process and OEM/authorization letters on OEM letterhead as customary.
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.
The tender document set contains no corrigendum/addendum files; all dates, amounts and conditions are as in the original GeM bid dated 11-08-2026 and its ATC/GTC attachments.
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.
Bid ICT fields pay 90% on product delivery and keep min 10% for ICT, while ATC states payment will be cleared only after installation and satisfactory demonstration; GTC default is 100% after CRAC within 10 days.
Consignee delivery is 140 days; ATC says delivery and commissioning within 16–20 weeks; buyer text schedules design in 4 weeks, delivery in 16 weeks after drawing approval, and ICT in 4 weeks after receipt — which can exceed 140 days if sequential and approval-gated.
GeM bid requires 3 years same/similar experience, while ATC pre-qual requires minimum 5 years presence in India and similar critical-application supplies to Govt/PSU presently working satisfactorily.
Item AMC fields set Maximum Percentage 25%, but Additional Clause For AMC says charges within range of 3 to 50% of equipment cost.
Overall product/system warranty is 2 years from final acceptance/installation & commissioning, while operator workstation specification requires minimum 3 years OEM on-site warranty.
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 90% on delivery + 10% after ICT applies, or full payment only after installation and satisfactory demonstration as per ATC.
Seek written confirmation whether contractual delivery is 140 days, 16–20 weeks including commissioning, or the 4+16+4 week milestone chain, and whether drawing-approval delay is buyer-excusable for LD.
Clarify whether complete GeM experience relaxation for MSE/Startup also relaxes ATC pre-qual (5 years India presence + similar critical Govt/PSU systems presently working).
Confirm whether 'software source code' means application/logic developed for VSSC only, or also OEM PLC/SCADA platform source (often commercially impossible).
Confirm number of operator workstations to be supplied and whether PLC, HMI and SCADA must be from the same manufacturer (stated as must/preferably in different places).
Confirm whether portal/evaluation caps AMC at 25% and whether spare-cost schedule is evaluated in L1 or only used as rate contract during AMC.
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.
GeM GTC LD @ 0.5% of contract value of delayed quantity per week or part week, capped at 5% normally and 10% for inordinate delay (>25% of completion period).
If ATC post-installation payment prevails, seller funds full design-manufacture-install cycle before any payment; ePBG 3% for 26 months plus later AMC PBG 2.5% including AMC value.
Turnkey PLC-SCADA for three hot-test bays with Dewesoft abort integration, custom SCADA screens, trench cabling ~80 m, and VSSC drawing approval gates is schedule-sensitive for a 140-day/16–20 week envelope.
Mandatory source-code handover, 10-year upgradeability demonstration, same-family PLC/HMI/SCADA package, and non-comprehensive AMC with spare prices locked from bid create OEM and long-term liability risk.
2-year system warranty plus 2-year non-comprehensive AMC (2 visits/year) with India service-centre obligation; workstation carries separate 3-year OEM on-site warranty.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Space.
Purchase and Stores Officer, SPRE — phone 0471 2563609; email [email protected] (also buyer email and pre-bid willingness mail).
The Accounts Officer, Center accounts — phone 0471 2562464; email [email protected].
The Stores Officer — phone 0471 2563548; email [email protected].
HOD Email id: [email protected].
Beneficiary for EMD/Performance security (where applicable): DIRECTOR, VSSC, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Department of Space / ISRO (UIN NCTGC2415P).