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SDWAN Solution(2nd Call)
ELCOT · Chennai, Tamil Nadu2026_ELCO_686823_1
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18 Jul 2026
25 Aug 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.
Tender notice digitally signed and issued on 18.07.2026; tender pack is dated July 2026.
Pre-bid meeting was on 28.07.2026, 11:00 AM at Bhavani Hall, ELCOT Aadhaar Centre, Nandanam; first-batch queries by 29.07.2026 3:00 PM; later queries by 04.08.2026 3:00 PM.
Online bid submission start date is 07.08.2026, 04:00 PM (amended from 04.08.2026).
Technical and Price Bids must be submitted electronically on https://tntenders.gov.in only, before 03:00 PM on 25.08.2026.
Technical bids open on 25.08.2026 at 03:30 PM at E-Angadi, 9th Floor, Sigapi Aachi Building, Egmore, Chennai – 600008.
Mandatory complete-solution demonstration is scheduled on 27.08.2026, 11:00 AM at Bhavani Hall, ELCOT Aadhaar Centre, Nandanam.
Bid validity is 90 days from the date of opening of the Tender.
SD within 10 days of LoA; agreement within 15 days of LoA or 7 days of SD (whichever earlier); SITC within 120 days of LoA; supply contract validity 150 days from agreement (or later of last-site completion +30 days and CAMC/support agreement).
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
No estimated project cost / tender value is stated in the tender documents or BOQ (BOQ rates are bidder-fillable zeros).
EMD is Rs.30,00,000 (Rupees Thirty Lakhs only), payable only on https://tntenders.gov.in by online payment or electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG).
Tender documents are freely downloadable; no tender fee is charged.
Successful bidder must submit Security Deposit of 3% of tender value as DD or Bank Guarantee within 10 days of LoA and before agreement; 2% retention money is deducted from every bill (or equivalent BG in favour of User Department).
ELCOT pays 100% of ordered-item cost (subject to retention and LD) after SITC/handing over, with staged 80% part-bills; bills honoured within 15 working days of complete submission.
During operations/CAMC, quarterly invoices go to SCRB State Nodal Officer and are payable within 15 days of full-shape bill submission, after SLA penalty deductions.
Prices are in INR only, firm and fixed for the contract (including approved extensions); exchange-rate risk is on the bidder; quoted prices must be comprehensive of all costs/taxes as required by the price format.
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.
Any eligible Registered or Un-registered bidder may participate; bidder must be a company/LLP/partnership/proprietorship registered in India for the past 3 years as on 01.04.2026 and registered with GoI tax authorities, and be an authorised reseller/SI with valid MAF, or OEM of the quoted product, or Indian subsidiary (≥26% holding) of a global OEM existing at least for FY 2025-26.
Average turnover of Rs.10 crores in any three of the last five audited financial years (2020-21 to 2025-26) from manufacturing/sales/supply and servicing of IT hardware.
Must have completed/executed SD-WAN solution work (Edge, Hub, Orchestrator & Monitoring) of single WO ≥ Rs.3 crore OR multiple WOs ≥ Rs.5 crore in any of the last 5 years as on 31.03.2026 for Govt/Central/Quasi/PSU/registered companies in India.
Must have completed/executed a single SD-WAN SITC & maintenance work order covering at least 250 edge locations in any of the last 5 years as on 31.03.2026 for Govt/Central/Quasi/PSU/registered companies in India.
Bidder must have a Chennai office (or undertake to open one within 30 days of LoA); Bidder/OEM/service partners must have functional service centres in four TN regions (Chennai, West, Central, South) or undertake to establish within 30 days of LoA.
Bidder: ISO 9001:2015 (TL9000 accepted as equivalent). OEM: ISO 9001:2015 and 27001:2015 or latest. Bidder and OEM must have their own websites.
Bidder and OEM must not be debarred/blacklisted by any State/Central Government/PSU for corrupt/fraudulent/unethical practices in the last 3 years; GFR land-border rules apply; OEM support must continue through warranty and CAMC.
A pre-bid request to restrict bidding to Class-I/II local suppliers under DoT/DPIIT PPP-MII was not accepted; User Department said extant TNTIT Act and Rules provisions apply.
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 System Integrator to design, supply, install, commission, operate and maintain an on-prem SD-WAN solution for SCRB (Home Department), Tamil Nadu, for 5 years (2nd call).
Initial support for 2,150 edge sites (1,645 Phase I + 505 Phase II), scalable by at least 25% to minimum 2,688 edge sites without replacing/enhancing central hardware.
Delivery across Tamil Nadu (consignee list to be shared later); full SITC within 120 days from LoA; dedicated full-time Logistics Coordinator from agreement till completion certificate.
Edge throughput ≥500 Mbps bidirectional with AES-256, DPI and application-aware routing on; 3-year comprehensive operational support/warranty from all-sites acceptance, then CAMC years 4–5; WAN underlay and civil/power/racks excluded.
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.
Two-part e-bid (Technical Bid + Price Bid) only on https://tntenders.gov.in; Class-3 Signing and Encryption DSC mandatory; freeze/submit to get acknowledgement receipt.
All bid documents/declarations must be authenticated by authorised signatory via prescribed DSC, or by physical signature and seal where specifically required; originals may be demanded for verification.
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.
Bid timelines were extended twice after a bid-start shift: submission/opening moved 11.08.2026 → 20.08.2026 → 25.08.2026; post-tender demo 13.08.2026 → 21.08.2026 → 27.08.2026; bid start became 07.08.2026 04:00 PM.
Removed 92 dedicated spare Edge devices from key deliverables/deployment text; cut A-01 quantity 2242→2150; replaced mandatory 2-spares-at-each-of-46-DPOs with SLA-based spare holding at District HQ or bidder premises.
Deleted Edge CPS requirement and Hub min-200 gateway-to-gateway IPsec tunnels; made certificates BIS/MTCTE (either); deleted FIPS 140-2/140-3 common cryptographic compliance item.
250-edge experience cut-off moved from 30.09.2025 to 31.03.2026; warranty now starts only after acceptance of all locations under the PO (not per location).
Corrigendum No.3 appends a full updated tender document incorporating prior amendments; note states the corrigendum applies to all other clauses containing the respective terms.
Large Q&A set (200+ items). Cover note: Call-1 pre-bid responses/corrigenda stand good and are to be read as part of this 2nd-call tender. Most 2nd-call replies retain tender conditions as amended.
Request to mandate Class-I/II local suppliers under DoT/DPIIT PPP-MII was refused; User Department directed that extant TNTIT Act and Rules apply.
Final key values after all corrigenda/pre-bid replies: bid due 25.08.2026 03:00 PM; open 25.08.2026 03:30 PM; mandatory demo 27.08.2026 11:00 AM; bid validity 90 days; EMD ₹30 lakh; SD 3%; retention 2%; A-01 Edge qty 2150; SITC 120 days from LoA; warranty from all-sites acceptance under PO for 3 years then CAMC Y4–Y5; no Class-I/II-only restriction added.
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.
Corrigendum No.2/No.3 BOM set A-01 quantity at 2150 without the 92-spare add-on, but the downloaded BOQ_825594.xls still lists 2242 and old spare wording.
Even the NIT page inside Corrigendum No.3’s updated tender still says last e-bid date 11.08.2026, while Tender Data Sheet (amended) says 25.08.2026 03:00 PM.
Corrigendum No.3 amended warranty to start after acceptance of all locations under the PO, but residual clause 44(d) still ties start to online acknowledgement of installation/commissioning.
Cover/NIT use Tender ID E-ANGADI-ST-HO12-2026-0035, while Tender Data Sheet lists 'E-ANGADI-ST-HO12-2026-0035-2'.
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.
Corrigenda reduced Edge qty to 2150, but the packaged BOQ still shows 2242 with old spare text — material pricing/risk item if portal file is stale.
Mandatory 2-per-46-DPO stocking was deleted, but bidder remains responsible for spares at District HQ or own premises per SLA — quantity not restated.
Tender places server/storage at DC and DR in SI scope, while pre-bid replies largely left architecture questions as 'stands good' without sizing inventory from SCRB.
Connectivity procurement is excluded, yet solution must run over heterogeneous MPLS/SWAN/BB/LTE and meet ≥99.5% site availability; site-wise link mix and ready dates are not scheduled.
Pre-bid Response-2 refused a hard Class-I/II-only gate but pointed to extant TNTIT Act/Rules — leaving evaluation preference uncertain for pricing strategy.
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.
0.25% per day (including holidays) on delayed/unexecuted PO value for supply or installation/commissioning delay, capped at 10% of respective PO; hitting ~10% enables termination and SD forfeiture.
Police ops treated as 24x7x365; site availability ≥99.5%, central components ≥99.9%; incident MTTR S1 ≤4h / S2 ≤8h / S3 ≤24h; penalties on support charges with 10% quarterly cap, beyond which material breach.
Full supply, installation and commissioning within 120 days of LoA across Tamil Nadu, with site list only 'to be shared in due course' and site readiness controlled by Police nodal officers.
EMD ₹30 lakh locked until award/SD; SD 3% of tender value; 2% retention till 6 months after warranty; SITC paid largely only after substantial multi-site progress; CAMC paid quarterly in arrears after penalties.
Termination for default on 7 days’ notice (including LD near 10%, wrong OEM supply, non-conforming goods); termination for convenience on 15 days’ notice; recoverable loss up to higher of 10% of PO or actual loss (capped at PO value).
Post-tender complete-solution demonstration is mandatory; sample evaluation is mandatory unless exempted; only one 24-hour alternate sample chance if rejected; bidder bears all sample/demo costs.
Contractor and OEM are jointly and severally responsible for conformity/performance; quoted price must include all licences/subscriptions with no hidden recurring fees during contract.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Managing Director, ELCOT is the Tender Inviting Authority; Tender Accepting Authority is the Sub-Committee to the Board of Directors, ELCOT.
E-Angadi, 9th Floor, Sigapi Aachi Building, 18/3 Rukmani Lakshmipathi Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600008.
Bhavani Hall, ELCOT Aadhaar Centre, MHU Complex, Nandanam, Chennai – 600035 (pre-bid, optional pre-tender sample, mandatory post-tender demo).
Bids are electronic only via https://tntenders.gov.in; optional hard-copy technical set may be given for evaluation convenience, and E-Angadi may call physical originals for verification to the inviting authority’s office.