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Tender published/available on etender.up.nic.in from 18-08-2026; bid submission starts 28-08-2026.
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Empanelment of Companies/Firms as Start-Up Company for Solution Design, Development of Application Software/ Website, Web Based Application, Data Processing, IT/ITES Services and Scanning and Digitization work
UPTRON Powertronics Limited · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh2026_UPPOW_1177975_1
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18 Aug 2026
15 Oct 2026
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Tender published/available on etender.up.nic.in from 18-08-2026; bid submission starts 28-08-2026.
No pre-bid meeting date or clarification submission deadline is stated in the tender documents.
e-Bids must be submitted by 17-09-2026 up to 3:00 pm on https://etender.up.nic.in.
Online technical bids open on 18-09-2026 at 3:00 pm at UPL, Ground Floor, Uptron Building, Near Gomti Barrage, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow - 226 010.
Bids remain valid for 150 days after the date of bid opening; shorter validity is non-responsive.
Successful startups are empanelled for two years.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
No overall tender estimated cost is stated. Category "S" Startup is for estimated project value up to Rs 15.00 Lac; single work limit through Startup is Rs 15.00 lacs (maximum).
Non-refundable tender processing fee Rs 5,900.00 including GST @18%, payable by e-Banking/RTGS/NEFT to UPTRON POWERTRONICS LIMITED; proof must accompany the e-bid.
Security to be deposited along with the Bid is NIL; empanelled startups need not submit any security in favour of UPL.
Firms not already registered on etender.up.nic.in must register with UPLC by depositing Rs 7,708/- to obtain User ID/Password for e-tendering.
No performance bank guarantee / performance security percentage is prescribed for empanelment; Annexure-1 states no security need be submitted to UPL.
Client pays UPL; UPL pays the startup only on back-to-back receipt from the client after deducting UPL share. Running payments may be provided as per work order. Prices are all-inclusive; no extra taxes/duties payable by UPL.
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.
Only DPIIT-registered Startups bidding for Category "S" (projects up to Rs 15.00 Lac). Already-registered e-tender users of UP e-procurement only. Fresh bid required even if currently empanelled or earlier bid pending.
Must meet all of: DPIIT startup registration; Indian-resident owner/founder; graduate owner/founder; PAN; GST registered or applied; not blacklisted and no criminal case against owner/founder; sufficient hardware (desktop/laptop, printer, scanner, UPS etc.).
At least 1 executed or running IT & ITeS project for any Public/Private Department/Institution of minimum value Rs 01 Lac. Marks: 1 project=10; 2=15; 3=20; >3=25 (max 25). Minimum 10 marks required.
At least 2 employees on roll. Marks: 2=10; 3=15; >3=20 (max 20). Minimum 10 marks required. Annexure-3 expects technical staff with MCA/B.Tech/BE/M.Tech/M.Sc. in CS/IT/Electronics.
MSME registration (MSME Act 2006 and/or U.P. MSME Act 2020) scores 5 marks if registered, 0 if not (max 5). Not a hard pass/fail gate alone.
For Category Startup empanelment, minimum qualifying marks are 25 out of 50 (from scored criteria 8-10).
A company already empanelled in any two of UPDESCO, UPLC and Shreetron India Ltd. is not eligible to apply for empanelment with UPL.
Blacklisting or criminal cases against founder bar eligibility (affidavit). False/wrong information, misrepresentation, code-of-conduct breach, or fraudulent job-getting can cancel empanelment; using UPL empanelment to take work directly, or bidding against UPL where UPL was invited for proposal, can cancel empanelment and bar re-empanelment for at least 5 years.
No consortium/JV structure, equity floors, turnover or net-worth thresholds are specified for this startup empanelment.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Empanelment of Companies/Firms as Start-Up Company with UPL for Solution Design, Development of Application Software/Website, Web Based Application, Data Processing, IT/ITES Services and Scanning & Digitization work, for two years.
Typical order steps include BPD/proposal, SRS, SDD, development, testing & maintenance, internet/intranet apps, data entry/processing, min. one-year warranty O&M, operational manuals (2 copies), source code + user manual/design docs, on-site technical manpower, training, and AMC.
May include scanning/storing/retrieval/digitization, GIS, survey-based apps, GPS tracking, RMS/DMS/storage, Smart Card/RFID apps, call centre and social media solutions; plus hardware/software/networking installation procured per UP Govt hardware policy; scanning, indexing and digitization of records.
May cover SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, DRaaS, DevOps env-as-a-service, VDaaS and support; DC/DR hosting specs governed by separate per-work RFPs.
No guaranteed work volume. UPL assesses requirements then invites limited e-tenders/sealed quotations from competent empanelled startups at/above estimated cost; selection on proven competence and lowest value/quotation. Single work limit Rs 15.00 lacs max.
Application plans, drawings, specs, design, reports become exclusive property of UPL with IPR and replication rights; at least two copies of complete SRS and operational documentation. Client correspondence is by UPL. Opening/office location Lucknow; client-site manpower may be required under individual orders. Timelines set per work order/separate RFP, not fixed in this empanelment tender.
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 technical e-bid on https://etender.up.nic.in (Pay Offline then Encrypt & Upload). After e-submission, original hard copy including tender and processing-fee proof must also be submitted in sealed cover marked "Bid for Start-up Company" to Managing Director, UPL, Lucknow.
Upload with Class-2/Class-3 DSC of the company/firm or authorized representative authenticated to the registered User-ID. All pages must also be manually signed by the competent authorized person before PDF conversion/upload. Alterations must be attested before PDF conversion.
Running serial page numbers in increasing order on complete bid including annexures; page numbers must be cited in the Capability Statement.
Bid and correspondence in Hindi or English; Hindi docs need embedded/separate Hindi font files; only English numerals.
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.
Technical Bid corrigendum uploads the full 28-page tender document (UPL/Empl/2026-27/SU). Original portal files were only the cover sheet (Tender_su.pdf) and e-tender notice page (Tendernotice_1.pdf).
Publishing 18-08-2026, submission end 17-09-2026 3:00 pm, opening 18-09-2026 3:00 pm, and processing fee Rs 5,900 match the original cover page and notice; corrigendum adds full schedule detail (bid start 28-08-2026, contacts, bank, security NIL).
Final applicable instrument is the 28-page Corrigendum 1 tender: empanelment of DPIIT startups (Category S up to Rs 15 lac projects) for 2 years; fee Rs 5,900 incl. GST; EMD/security NIL; e-bid end 17-09-2026 15:00; technical opening 18-09-2026 15:00 at UPL Lucknow; bid validity 150 days after opening; min score 25/50 plus mandatory Sl.1-7.
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.
IFB para 1 requires original hard copy on or before last date and time of opening the bids (18-09-2026 3:00 pm). ITB Clause 11 requires hard copy on or before the last date and time mentioned in the tender (could be read as submission end 17-09-2026 3:00 pm). Latest complete document contains both wordings without reconciliation — seek written clarification; safer to deliver hard copy by 17-09-2026 3:00 pm.
Eligibility Sl.8 accepts executed OR one running IT/ITeS project of at least Rs 1 lac. Annexure-2 states job award and successful job completion certificates of preceding 03 Financial Years and job in process are essential. Capability Statement item 22 also seeks award and completion certificates for preceding 03 FYs. Both appear in the same final document — bidders should supply work order(s) meeting Sl.8 and as many completion certificates as available, and clarify if only a running project exists.
ITB 2.1 and 6 require Balance Sheet(s) and ITR(s) as per ITB Clause 17.1, and 11.5 uploads Qualification Details per Clause 17.1, but Clause 17 has no 17.1 sub-clause and Section II startup eligibility has no turnover/net-worth test. Prevailing eligibility content is Section II table; financial statements remain listed in the technical packet — include them if available and clarify necessity.
ITB 11.5 says upload Declaration by the Bidder as per Section-II, but Section II is Requirements/Evaluation and the Declaration form is a separate page 18 form after Section II.
IFB para 7 lists UPLC phones 0522-2286808/2286809/2286816/2288750 and [email protected]; ITB 11.1 lists 0522-4130303 (O) and only [email protected] for the same registration help. Same final document — both point to UPLC, 10 Ashok Marg, Lucknow.
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.
Please confirm whether original hard-copy bid must reach UPL by bid submission end (17-09-2026 15:00) or by technical bid opening (18-09-2026 15:00), given conflicting IFB para 1 and ITB 11 wording.
If the bidder has only one ongoing IT/ITeS project of at least Rs 1 lac (allowed under Eligibility Sl.8), will Annexure-2’s successful job completion certificates of preceding 03 Financial Years still be enforced as pass/fail?
Please confirm whether audited Balance Sheets and ITRs must be uploaded despite no Clause 17.1 and no turnover criterion in Section II eligibility.
What is UPL’s percentage share deducted from client payments, and is any maximum payment timeline or interest for delayed client receipt defined? Back-to-back pay only after client pays UPL is material to cash-flow/pricing on later work orders.
For limited e-tenders among empanelled startups, will UPL publish estimated man-day rates/ceilings? Clarify scope of Annexure-1 Clause 9 ban on submitting proposals where work proposal was invited from UPL (which departments/period).
Does empanelment in any two Nodal Agencies (UPDESCO/UPLC/Shreetron) count current active empanelments only? How are applications pending with those agencies treated under Annexure-5 paras 3-4?
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.
Startup is paid only after UPL receives client payment, after deduction of unspecified UPL share — material credit and margin risk on every work order.
Empanelment does not award specific work. Subsequent limited tenders among empanelled startups on competence + lowest price can compress margins; single job capped at Rs 15 lac.
UPL may terminate for default (time/performance/docs), insolvency, convenience due to degraded performance or false information, or code-of-conduct breach — including without compensation on insolvency. Empanelment can also be cancelled without prior notice for Annexure-1 violations or inadequate infrastructure on inspection.
If UPL was invited for a department proposal, empanelled startup cannot bid there; violation cancels empanelment and bars re-empanelment for at least 5 years. Using UPL empanelment to win work directly also cancels empanelment with damages recovery.
All project documents/software artefacts become exclusive UPL property with IPR/replication rights; final source code and installable modules must be handed over — limits bidder residual IP/commercial reuse.
Startup solely bears all taxes, duties, licence fees, Service Tax, Octroi etc.; delivery is all-inclusive with no additional cost payable — tax/change-in-law risk sits with bidder unless later WO says otherwise.
Disputes go to sole arbitrator who is ACS/PS/Secretary, IT & Electronics, GoUP or nominee — institutional neutrality risk versus party-appointed tribunal. Seat Lucknow; Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.
Aggregate liability capped at total order value, but consequential-loss exclusion does not apply to any LD obligation to UPL — yet no LD rate is set in this empanelment tender (likely fixed later in WOs/RFPs).
Use or encouragement of pirated software auto-terminates empanelment; must use original licensed software conforming to IT Act 2000 as amended.
Must complete both portal upload and physical sealed delivery; only UPLC-registered e-tender users with Class-2/3 DSC may bid; late portal issues are bidder’s risk. Physical deadline ambiguity increases rejection risk.
Software development scope includes O&M under warranty for minimum one year plus possible AMC — price future WO rates accordingly.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
UPTRON POWERTRONICS LIMITED (U.P. Government Undertaking), Ground Floor, Uptron Building, Near Gomti Barrage, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow - 226 010. Hard-copy bids to Managing Director at this address.
Ratan Singh, Deputy Manager; Mobile 9971577156; Email [email protected].
https://etender.up.nic.in — document download, e-bid submission and amendments.
U.P. Electronics Corporation Ltd., 10, Ashok Marg, Lucknow — registration/DSC queries. Contacts stated as phones 0522-2286808, 2286809, 2286816, 2288750; Fax 0522-2288583; emails [email protected] and [email protected]; website http://www.uplc.in. ITB 11.1 also lists phone 0522-4130303 (O) and [email protected].