Pre-Qualification Criteria |
This EOI is for empanelment only (not direct work allocation). Selected agencies will form a panel for future RFPs/work orders for training, seminar, workshop, and biotech capacity-building activities of GSBTM across Gujarat. Strong technical proposal and demonstrable experience with large Govt. training/outreach programs are critical for qualification.
GSBTM Empanelment of Agencies
Tender ID/Notice No.: GSBTM/2025-26/002
Department: Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), DST, Govt. of Gujarat
Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
🔹 Scope of Work
The empaneled agencies will support training, seminars, workshops, conferences, and outreach programs in the biotechnology and allied sciences domain. Major responsibilities include:
- Program Implementation & Support: Organizing seminars, conferences, symposia, career guidance, training workshops, crash courses, and policy awareness programs.
- Outreach & Administrative Support: Student engagement activities, coordination with biotech stakeholders, support for online exams, interviews, HRD initiatives, and creative display services.
- Compliance & Quality Adherence: Ensuring quality benchmarks, reporting, fund utilization transparency, staff deployment, and timely submission of reports.
🔹 Eligibility Criteria
Agencies must meet all minimum eligibility requirements:
- Entity Type: NGO/Society/Training Institute/Company – duly registered.
- Operational Age: Minimum 5 years (as of 31.03.2025).
- Turnover: Minimum ₹5 Crore average annual turnover in last 3 years.
- Experience: At least 3 similar works for Govt. departments/academia in last 5 years.
- Project Size: At least 1 work order ≥ ₹1 Crore.
- JV/Consortium: Not allowed (single entity only).
- Blacklisting: Must not be blacklisted by Govt. (notarized undertaking required).
- Tax Registration: Valid PAN & GST registration.
- Local Presence: Office in Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar.
- Expert Requirement: At least 1 domain expert (15+ years exp.) in advisory/technical team.
- Preferred: ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 14001:2015 certification, NSDC affiliation (3+ years).
- Proposal Submission: Detailed technical proposal & strategy, plus annexure checklist.
🔹 Financial Criteria
- Turnover Requirement: Minimum ₹5 Cr average in last 3 years.
- Work Order Value: At least one project worth ≥ ₹1 Cr.
- Security Deposit: 3% of Work Order value (on award).
🔹 Tender Fee & EMD
- Tender Fee: ₹1,500 (Non-refundable, DD in favor of GSBTM, payable at Gandhinagar).
- EMD: ₹3,00,000 (Refundable, DD in favor of GSBTM, payable at Gandhinagar).
🔹 Evaluation Criteria (100 Marks, Minimum 75 Required)
- Organizational Age: 5 Marks
- Financial Turnover: 10 Marks
- Similar Experience: 10 Marks
- Candidate Trainings Conducted: 5 Marks
- Domain Experts in Team: 5 Marks
- Collaborations (Academic/Industry): 10 Marks
- Technical Proposal & Strategy: 30 Marks (highest weightage)
- NSDC Affiliation: 5 Marks
- Training Infrastructure/Manpower: 10 Marks
- Gujarat Presence: 5 Marks
- ISO Certifications: 5 Marks
🔹 Submission Guidelines
- Mode: Both online (n-procurement) and hard copy submission in sealed envelope marked “EOI for Empanelment of agencies for Event/Training/Workshop Management.”
- Hard copy submission at: GSBTM, Block 11, 2nd floor, Udyog Bhavan, Sector 11, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382010.
- Documents must be signed & stamped by authorized signatory.
🔹 Key Dates
- Tender Publishing Date: 11/08/2025
- Pre-Bid Meeting: 19/08/2025 at 12:00 PM (GSBTM, Gandhinagar)
- Submission Closing Date: 25/08/2025 at 06:10 PM
- Last Date for Physical Submission (Tender Fee & EMD): 25/08/2025 (office hours)
- Opening of Proposals: Post submission deadline (exact time not specified, likely 26/08/2025 onwards).
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