EOI Number: GMKRTI-2025-26/01

1. Conduct skill development training programs across villages, talukas, and districts in Gujarat, aligned with approved budget plans.
2. Focus on measurable outcomes such as certification, employment, self-employment, income enhancement, handholding support, and market linkages.
3. Mobilize, screen, counsel, and train artisans in domain skills, design innovation, and establish backward/forward linkages.
4. Provide training in trades listed in the EOI, with durations specified by the respective Heads of Departments (HoDs), subject to approval for changes.
5. Ensure training centers are equipped with classrooms, toilets, water, tools, equipment, power, ventilation, and safety measures.
6. Maintain records (attendance, photographs, training logs, assessments) and submit weekly/monthly reports to HoDs.
7. Upgrade craft designs biannually to align with market trends.
8. Provide one-year post-training handholding support to ensure continued employment or self-employment.
9. Comply with branding guidelines and submit utilization certificates certified by a Chartered Accountant.

1. Agencies must be registered in Gujarat (e.g., under Societies/Public Trust Registration Act, Academic Institutions, Cooperative Societies, NGOs, Reputed Training Institutions, Companies, CSR organizations, or Government/Semi-Government Institutions).
2. Must have a registered office in Gujarat.
3. Must submit a notarized self-declaration (Format E) certifying non-blacklisting by any government department or agency.
4. Consortium applications are not permitted.

1. Entity Registration: Must be a reputed, registered entity in Gujarat.
2. Existence: Minimum 5 years of existence as of the application date.
3. Experience: At least 3 years of experience in skill development, vocational, or livelihood-based training, preferably in cottage and rural industries.
4. Training Volume: Must have trained at least 300 individuals in the last 5 years for government or semi-government entities.
5. Financial Turnover: Average annual turnover of INR 25 lakhs in the last 5 financial years, with at least 50% from training-related activities, certified by a Chartered Accountant.
6. Staff: Must have qualified trainers with domain knowledge and experience in cottage/rural industry training (minimum 5 years of training records).
7. Documentation: Submit copies of PAN, GST, and a non-blacklisting undertaking (Format E).

1. Turnover: Minimum average annual turnover of INR 25 lakhs over the last 5 financial years, with at least 50% from training activities.
2. Cost Structure (for a 60-day basic training program, 25 candidates):
   1. Total cost: INR 6,38,625 (includes honorarium, accommodation, raw materials, stipend, etc.).
   2. Similar cost sheets provided for 15-day, 30-day, 45-day, and 90-day programs.
3. Payment Schedule:
   1. 5% on batch formation.
   2. 10% after the first week of training.
   3. 55% on training completion with expenditure statement.
   4. 10% after assessment submission.
   5. 20% after proof of placement/self-employment for 70% of trainees and one-year handholding.
4. Penalties:
   1. For placement/self-employment below 70%: 20% of order value penalty; below 40%, empanelment cancellation and forfeiture of performance security.
   2. Dropout penalties: INR 14,000–24,000 per candidate, depending on program duration.
5. Security Deposit: Released after submission of utilization certificates.

1. EOI Processing Fee: Non-refundable, to be submitted as a demand draft (physical and scanned copy uploaded on nProcure portal).
2. EMD: Not explicitly mentioned in the provided document.

1. Modes: Proposals must be submitted online via the nProcure portal and as a physical copy (via Registered/Speed Post) to GMK&RTI, Nr. Vishvakarma Temple, Sector-12, Gandhinagar - 382016.
2. Format: Physical copy must be bound, labeled "Application for Empanelment as Training Partner," with an index page, serially numbered, and arranged per Schedule-I.
3. Documents:
   1. Agency resolution or power of attorney (Format D).
   2. Non-blacklisting declaration (Format E).
   3. Trainer biodata, degree, and experience certificates (Format A).
   4. Past performance details (Format B).
   5. Turnover certificate from a Chartered Accountant (Format C).
4. Additional Requirements: All documents must be legible, signed, and stamped by an authorized person.

1. Tender Publishing Date: 24/07/2025
2. Pre-Bid Meeting: 30/07/2025 (12.30 PM)
3. Closing Date: 14/08/2025 (18.00 HRS)
4. Opening Date: Not specified in the document.

1. Evaluation Process:
   1. Preliminary Screening: Minimum 60% (36/60 marks) required to qualify for the Presentation Round.
   2. Combined Score: Minimum 60/100 (Preliminary Screening: 40% weight; Presentation: 60% weight).
2. Empanelment Tenure: 3 years, subject to performance reviews; cancellation possible for unsatisfactory performance or fraudulent practices.
3. Contact Points:
   1. Mr. Mukesh Shah: 9173433005, sr-dpm-gmkrt@gujarat.gov.in
   2. Mr. Naran Patel: 9509975589, sr-dpm-gmkrt@gujarat.gov.in