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Date : Dec 18, 2025
Supply of Sufficient Number of fully covered container trucks / vehicles for transportation of banknotes packed in boxes for Reserve Bank of India, Chandigarh

E-Tender No. RBI/Chandigarh Regional Office/Issue/1/25-26/ET/710

The Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Chandigarh (hereinafter called “the Bank”), invites E- Tenders under Two-Bid system (Technical (Techno-Commercial) Bid & Price Bid) for supplying minimum five (05) number of fully covered container trucks/vehicles having loading capacity of nine (09) metric tonne each and having minimum storing capacity of 80 boxes (average size of each box is approximately 72 cm (length) x 63 cm (width) x 33 cm (height) weighing approximately between 90 and 120 kg)], having metallic body of sufficient thickness, preferably bullet / tamper proof with secure tamper proof double locking arrangement, enabled with Global Positioning System (GPS), CCTV enabled for passenger and cargo compartment, wireless mobile communication system along with Hooter and Fire extinguisher for transportation of banknotes packed in boxes from:

  1. Railway Station/ Airports/ Presses/ any place or any Issue Office of RBI to the RBI, Chandigarh.

  2. RBI, Chandigarh to the Currency Chests located under its jurisdiction or to any other place specified by RBI, Chandigarh and;

  3. Currency Chests located in the jurisdiction of RBI, Chandigarh to RBI, Chandigarh or to any other place specified by RBI, Chandigarh.

E-Tenders are invited from transport contractors which are experienced, resourceful, financially sound and licensed entity (company/partnership/proprietary firm, etc.) with at least three years’ of experience (ending month of March prior to bid opening).

2. The Contractor should obtain a Certificate of fitness of all vehicles from the concerned M.V.I./R.T.O. Further, Contractor must ensure that all the vehicle related documents like Registration Certificate, Insurance cover, Pollution Under Control Certificates, Driving Licenses of drivers engaged by the contractor, National permit, Fitness Certificate, tax paid up to date etc. are valid.

The vehicles provided for remittance of treasure should be roadworthy / in good condition with proper / comfortable seats to withstand the strain of long journeys and the vehicles shall be less than 10 years old. In case of leased vehicles, the lease of vehicles shall not expire during the contract.

3. The period of contract will initially be valid for two-years from April 01, 2026 to March 31, 2028 and may be extended by the Bank at its opinion for a further period of one year, with or without any variation in the terms and conditions, subject to satisfactory performance of the contractual terms and conditions.

4. The Estimated cost per year is approx. ₹69,00,000/- (Rupees Sixty-Nine Lakhs Only) and total cost of the work is approximately ₹1,37,00,000/- (Rupees One Crore Thirty-Seven Lakhs only) for the contract period of two years from April 01, 2026 to March 31, 2028. However, the actual amount may vary.

5. The detailed information regarding the above e-Tenders will be available at MSTC website https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn. The details of eligibility criteria and the detailed Notice Inviting Tender are also available on the website of the Bank at https://www.rbi.org.in. The Tendering would be done through the e-Tendering portal of M/s MSTC Ltd. (https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn). All interested bidders must register themselves with M/s MSTC Ltd. through the above referred website to participate in the e-Tendering process.

6. The last date for submission of online bids is January 27, 2026 (Tuesday), up to 10:00 AM and Part-I of the Tender will be opened at 11:00 AM on January 27, 2026 (Tuesday). The Part II i.e., price bids will be opened in respect of only those Contractors/bidders who satisfy all criteria stipulated in Part I. The date of opening of Price Bid (Part II) will be intimated subsequently to the eligible bidders.

7. The schedule for the e-Tendering process is detailed hereunder:

E-Tender Schedule Proposed Date and time
Date of Publication of Advertisement in leading newspapers of Chandigarh December 18, 2025 (Thursday).
Date and Time of Notice inviting Tender (NIT) and tender documents available to parties for viewing and download on Bank’s Website and e-procurement portal (MSTC) December 18, 2025 (Thursday) from 11.00 AM onwards.
Pre-Bid meeting (Offline mode) January 12, 2026 (Monday) at 11.00 AM.
Venue: – Issue Department, Reserve Bank of India, Central Vista, Sector 17, Chandigarh-160 017.
Date and Time of starting of e-tender for submission of online Technical (Techno Commercial) Bid and Price Bid at www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn/ January 14, 2026 (Wednesday) from 11:00 AM onwards.
Last Date for submission of EMD January 27, 2026 (Tuesday till 09:00 AM)
Date and Time of closing the bidding of e-tender for submission of online Technical (Techno commercial) January 27, 2026 (Tuesday) up to 10:00 AM.
Date & Time of opening of Part-I (Technical Bid) January 27, 2026 (Tuesday) 11:00 AM.
Date & Time of opening of Part-II (Price Bid) Date and time will be intimated separately to all the eligible bidders through the email id/contact numbers provided by the bidders.

8. The Bank reserves the right to accept or reject any or all e-Tenders without assigning any reason thereof.

Note: All the Bidders must note that any amendments / corrigendum to the e-Tender, if issued in future, will only be notified on the website of RBI and MSTC Ltd. as provided above and will not be published in any newspaper.

Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Chandigarh



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