Tender Details

Tender Details

Tender ID SkillTender313
Reference No. TrainingTender291
Tender Brief Tender for agriculture and livelihoods sector by The Department of Agriculture, funded by the World Bank, Government of Maharashtra
Tender Description The Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra, has received financing from the World Bank for the "Hon. Balasaheb Thackeray Agribusiness & Rural Transformation (SMART) Project." The project aims to transform the agriculture and livelihoods sector in Maharashtra by supporting the development of inclusive and competitive agriculture value chains, focusing on smallholder farmers and agri-entrepreneurs. The project will achieve this by expanding access to new and organized markets for producers and enterprises, along with investments in technical services and risk management.
Pre-Qualification Criteria

Scope of Work

  1. The SMART Project, District Implementation Unit, Parbhani, is inviting online quotations for Non-Consultancy Services for a Training Cum Exposure Visit outside the state for 105 trainees in one batch.  
  2. The services include providing transportation, food, boarding facilities, and drinking water for the trainees.  
Pre-qualification Criteria
  1. The document does not explicitly list “Pre-qualification Criteria” as a separate section. However, it does detail Eligibility Criteria, which serve a similar purpose.
Eligibility Criteria
  1. The bidder must have experience completing similar works for government organizations, public sector units, local bodies, and registered private limited companies or partnership firms from April 1, 2018, to the last date for bid submission.  
  2. The bidder should have completed:
  3. The bidder must be registered under the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.  
  4. The bidder should have its main or branch office in Maharashtra.  
  5. The bidder should have an annual financial turnover of not less than Rs. 25 lakh in at least one of the last five financial years.  
  6. The bidder must not be blacklisted or banned by any Government organization/PSUs in the last 3 years.  
Financial Criteria
  1. The bidder should have achieved an annual financial turnover of at least Rs. 25 lakh in one of the last five financial years.  
Tender Fee and EMD
  1. Tender Fee: Nil.  
  2. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD): To be submitted in the form of a bid security declaration in the attached format.  
Submission Guidelines
  1. Bids must be submitted online through the e-tendering portal https://mahatenders.gov.in.  
  2. The bid should comprise two envelopes:
    1. Envelope Technical Bid (containing required documents)
    2. Envelope  Financial Bid (in BOQ format)  
  3. Bidders can resubmit their bids any number of times before the final submission date and time.  
Deadlines
  1. Tender Publishing Date: 08.04.2025 Time: 10:00 AM (for downloading the RFQ document)  
  2. Pre-Bid Meeting: 11.04.2025 Time: 11:00 AM at SMART PROJECT, DIU, PARBHANI  
  3. Last Date for Downloading the RFQ Document: 15.04.2025 Time: 03:00 PM  
  4. Last Date (Deadline) & Time for Submission of Quotations: 15.04.2025 Time: 03:00 PM  
  5. Date and Time for Opening of Technical Envelope: 16.04.2025 Time: 03:00 AM  
Tender Fee (Number) NA
EMD (Number) NA
Mode of EMD NA
Estimated Cost NA
Start Date of Document Collection 08.04.2025 at 10:00 AM
Pre-Bid Meeting Date 11.04.2025 at 11:00 AM
Last Date for Submission 15.04.2025 at 03:00 PM
Opening Date 16.04.2025 at 03:00 AM
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