Summary:

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## **1. Overview**
This document is a **bid notice** published on the **Government e-Marketplace (GeM)** portal by the **Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI)**, under the **Ministry of New and Renewable Energy**. The tender is for the **hiring of consultants** on a **milestone/deliverable-based** contract for a period of **2 years**. The consultants are required in areas such as **Energy, Emerging Technology, Strategy, Program Management, Legal/Policy/Regulatory, Climate Change, and Disaster Management**, as per the detailed scope of work.

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## **2. Key Dates & Submission Details**
– **Bid End Date/Time**: 19-02-2026, 14:00:00
– **Bid Opening Date/Time**: 19-02-2026, 14:30:00
– **Bid Validity Period**: 180 days from the bid end date
– **Pre-Bid Meeting**: 28-01-2026, 15:00:00 (Venue as per NIT on SECI website)
– **Bid Type**: Two Packet Bid (Technical & Financial)
– **Submission Platform**: GeM Portal

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## **3. Eligibility Criteria**

### **A. Financial Criteria**
– **Minimum Average Annual Turnover** (last 3 financial years): **₹244 Lakhs** (2.44 Crores).
– **Supporting Documents**: Certified Audited Balance Sheets or CA/CMA certificate.
– **For newer entities**: Average turnover of completed financial years after incorporation shall be considered.

### **B. Experience Criteria**
– **Minimum Past Experience**: **3 years** in providing similar services to **Central/State Government/PSU**.
– **Supporting Documents**: Copies of relevant contracts/orders for each financial year.
– **No relaxation** for MSEs or Startups in experience or turnover criteria.

### **C. General Eligibility**
– Bidder must comply with **GeM General Terms & Conditions (GTC)**.
– **Bid splitting is not allowed**.
– **Integrity & Compliance**: Must adhere to labour laws, MSME policy, and Make in India requirements.

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## **4. Bid Security (EMD) & Performance Security**

### **A. EMD Details**
– **EMD Amount**: ₹12,20,000
– **Advisory Bank**: YES Bank Limited
– **Exemption**:
– **MSEs** (manufacturers of goods / service providers for services) are **exempted** from EMD.
– **Traders are not eligible** for exemption.
– **EMD must be in favour of**:
**Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited, 6th Floor, Plate-B, NBCC Office Block Tower-2, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023**.

### **B. Performance Security (ePBG)**
– **Amount**: 5% of contract value
– **Validity**: 27 months (including 90 days beyond contract period)
– **Advisory Bank**: YES Bank Limited

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## **5. Evaluation Method**
– **Method**: **Least Cost System (LCS)** – Total value-wise evaluation.
– **Technical Evaluation**:
– **Maximum Marks**: 100
– **Minimum Passing Marks**: 75
– Evaluation based on **attached tender document** (no separate seller document required).
– **Clarifications**: 2 days allowed for technical clarifications during evaluation.

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## **6. Price Preference & Policies**

### **A. MSE Purchase Preference**
– **Applicable**: Yes
– **Margin of Preference**: **L1 + 15%**
– **Condition**: If L1 is **not an MSE**, but an **MSE service provider** quotes within **L1 + 15%**, **100% order quantity** will be awarded to the MSE bidder **subject to acceptance of L1 price**.
– **Eligibility**: Only **service providers** are eligible for MSE preference in services.

### **B. Make in India (MII) Compliance**
– **Applicable**: Yes
– Bidders must comply with **DPIT’s Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order**.
– **Class-I & Class-II suppliers** must meet local content requirements.

### **C. Land Border Country Restrictions**
– Bidders from countries sharing a land border with India must be **registered with the Competent Authority**.
– **False declaration or non-compliance** will lead to **immediate contract termination** and legal action.

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## **7. Contract Terms & Conditions**

### **A. General Option Clause**
– Buyer may **increase or decrease contract quantity/duration by up to 25%** at the time of contract issuance.
– After contract issuance, **only an increase of up to 25%** is permitted.
– Bidders are **bound to accept** revised quantity/duration.

### **B. Payment Terms**
– As per attached document: **Payment Terms.pdf**
– Likely milestone/deliverable-based payments.

### **C. Labour Law Compliance**
– Seller must comply with:
– **Four Labour Codes** (when notified and enforced)
– **Existing labour laws** until complete substitution
– Non-compliance constitutes a **breach of contract**.

### **D. Additional Terms & Conditions (ATC)**
– Buyer-specific ATCs are included post-approval.
– **Invalid ATCs include**:
– Mandating physical document submission
– Brand-specific requirements
– Experience from specific organizations only
– Clauses against MSME / Make in India policy
– Tender participation fees
– Reference to external sites/documents
– **Grievance Redressal**: Sellers may raise representations within **4 days** of bid publication via GeM dashboard.

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