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Tender Title
Program Partnership for Deploying Spoken English and Assessment Practice (SEAP) Tool across Skilling Ecosystem
1. Scope of Work
The selected program partner will deploy and institutionalize SEAP across the national skilling ecosystem for up to 5,00,000 learners. Core responsibilities include:
A. Institutional Onboarding
- Partnership execution with MSDE, DGT, NSDC, SSCs, State Skill Missions, ITIs & Tier 2/3 colleges
- MoU facilitation & DPDP Act compliance
B. Teacher/Trainer Capacity Building
- Train instructors on SEAP platform, reporting & learner-monitoring
- Provide support materials, troubleshooting & helpdesk support
C. Program Deployment & Reporting
- Monitor usage, adoption & learner impact
- Provide monthly performance reports, dashboards & field feedback
- Lead audits, impact studies & suggest product enhancements
Contract Duration
Initial 1 year, renewable based on performance
2. Mandatory Eligibility & Qualification Criteria
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Criteria
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Requirement
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Program Experience
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Proven skilling deployment experience with ITIs, Polytechnics, State Skill Missions, NSDC, DGT, colleges
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Sector Expertise
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English pedagogy, curriculum design & capacity building
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Technical Ability
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Ability to deploy at multi-state level & manage data compliance under DPDP Act 2023
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Team
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Specialists for English language, training, monitoring & reporting
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Financial Capability
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Must demonstrate financial stability & ability to manage multi-phase funding
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Preferred Criteria
- CEFR mapped English programs
- Prior work with AI learning systems
- Government skilling linkages and digital employability platforms
3. Financial & Organizational Compliance Requirements
Documents Required
- 3 years audited financials, ITRs
- GST, PAN, TAN
- CSR-1, 12A, 80G (for NGOs)
- Registration certificates, MoA/Trust Deed, board members list
- FCRA (if applicable)
- PF, ESI registrations (if applicable)
- Procurement, HR, Anti-Sexual Harassment & Finance policies
- Last 3 GSTR filings, 26Q/24Q TDS returns
- Utilization certificates & donor audit samples
- Conflict of interest declaration
4. Proposal Submission Guidelines
Proposal Must Include
- Technical Proposal
- Delivery methodology, monitoring, team structure, QA plan
- Financial Proposal
- Detailed cost breakdown & applicable taxes
- Organizational Profile
- Prior gov./skilling deployments, staffing, risk plan & geographic reach
Submission Mode
- Email submission only (PDF format)
- Email ID: rfp.lehs@wadhwaniai.org
- Subject line must contain reference title
5. Tender Fees & EMD
- Not specified / No EMD & No Tender Fee mentioned in the RFP
6. Evaluation Criteria
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Criteria
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Weightage
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Technical Proposal
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70%
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Financial Proposal
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30%
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Key Technical Parameters
- Technical methodology (30%)
- Government/institutional linkages (15%)
- Pedagogy expertise (15%)
- Monitoring & learning design (10%)
- Work plan & staffing (10%)
7. Key Deliverables
- Signed onboarding MoUs
- Teacher training reports
- Usage dashboards, institute-wise data
- Monthly program reports
8. Timeline & Deadlines
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Stage
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Date
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RFP Publication
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December 03, 2025
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Q&A
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NA
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Proposal Submission Deadline
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December 08, 2025
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⛔ Late submissions will not be accepted.
9. Performance Indicators
- No. of institutes onboarded
- Usage & learning gains (fluency, accuracy)
- Teacher facilitation quality
- Balanced inclusion: gender, region & state coverage
Expert Observations & Risk Notes
- Strong compliance emphasis due to DPDP Act – data security & governance must be explicitly documented
- Deployment scale targets (5 lakh learners) require state-level teams & central PMUs
- Preference will tilt towards organizations already linked with NSDC / MSDE / State Skill Missions
✔️ Recommended Strategic Positioning
Your proposal should highlight:
- Digital skilling deployments at state level
- CEFR-aligned English training experience
- Integration capability with government digital platforms (Skill India Portal, ITI ERP ecosystems)
- Regional deployment network covering Tier 2 & Tier 3 geographies
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