1. Reserve Bank of India, Imphal (herein after referred as the Bank) invites e-tender for “Trained Firefighting staff to provide Fire Safety Services at RBI Office Premises located in Imphal” for an initial period valid up to March 31, 2027, extendable by two years, one year at a time, i.e. till March 31, 2029. The e-tendering shall be undertaken on the e-tendering portal of Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app as third party on behalf of RBI. All eligible and interested companies/agencies/firms must register themselves with CPPP through the above-mentioned website to participate in the e-tendering process. 1.(a) Interested tenderers may like to go through the entire tender document before taking part in the tendering process. The tenderers may obtain for themselves on their own responsibility and at their own expenses all the information which may be necessary for the purpose of making tender and for entering into a contract and acquaint themselves with all local conditions, means of access to the work, nature of the work and all matters pertaining thereto. 2. All pre-Qualification documents shall be uploaded with Techno-commercial bid (Part-I) on CPPP portal. Those who do not upload the Pre-qualification documents would not be considered for this tender process. Further, the Vendor should submit the original of the documents to the Bank when demanded to qualify for further tendering process. 3. Tender form will be available for downloading with effect from October 07, 2026 (Wednesday) at 06:00 PM. A pre-bid meeting will be held on October 21, 2026 (Wednesday) at 11 AM, in the Human Resource Management Department, RBI Imphal. Tender form can be downloaded for viewing from Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app as third party on behalf of RBI or RBI website www.rbi.org.in 4. Interested Agencies/Companies can participate in e–Tender after getting registration with Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app as third party on behalf of RBI. Online Part I (Techno-Commercial Bid) and Part II (Price Bid) – shall be opened through Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app as third party on behalf of RBI and applicable transaction charges have to be paid by the firm. 5. Tender in prescribed format shall be uploaded on CPPP website. Part-I of tender will contain the Bank's standard technical and commercial conditions for the proposed work and tenderers' covering letter. The EMD of ₹68,000/- (Sixty Eight Thousand only) should be submitted by every bidder through NEFT and details of NEFT is mentioned below. 6. The schedule of the tender is as follows: | Activity | Tentative date | | i. | e-Tender no. | 2026_RBI_293697 | | ii. | Mode of Tender | e-Procurement System
(Online Part I and Part II–through Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app | | iii. | Estimated Cost | ₹34,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Four Lakhs only) per annum. | | iv. | Date of NIT (along with complete tender) available to parties to download- Tender activation on portal-Tender ‘Live’ for all | October 07, 2026 (Wednesday) at 06:00 PM onwards | | v. | Date and time for Off-line Pre-bid meeting | October 21, 2026 (Wednesday) at 11 AM | | vi. | Publication of minutes of pre bid meeting | October 23, 2026 (Friday) at 6 PM | | vii. | Security Deposit/ Performance Bank Guarantee | The successful bidder will be required to submit security deposit in form of Performance Bank Guarantee @5% (Five Percent) of the estimated contract amount i.e. ₹1,70,000/- (One Lakh Seventy Thousand only) from any Scheduled/Nationalized bank. | | viii. | Earnest Money Deposit | Every Bidder must remit ₹68,000/- (Sixty Eight Thousand only) as EMD to Reserve Bank of India account up to 11:00 AM on or before November 03, 2026 (Tuesday). The NEFT details are-
A/C No - 186003001
Name - Reserve Bank of India,
IFSC Code - RBIS0IMPA01 (0=Zero),
Proof of remittance indicating transaction number and other details shall be uploaded on Bank’s approved e-tender portal along with other tender documents.
EMD of the successful bidder shall be returned on receipt of Performance Security-Deposit/Bank Guarantee from the successful bidder after signing the Agreement. EMD of the unsuccessful bidder will be returned within 30 days of the award of the Contract. EMD shall be forfeited if the bidder withdraws his bid during the Tender Evaluation Process. | | ix. | Tender Fees | Nil | | x. | Transaction Fee - Please note that the Vendors will have the access to online e-tender only after payment of transaction fees online. | As applicable | | xi. | Start Bid date - Date of Starting of e-Tender for submission of online Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid | October 14, 2026 (Wednesday) at 06:00 PM | | xii. | Close Bid date - Date of closing of online e–tender for submission of Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid | November 03, 2026 (Tuesday) at 02:00 PM | | xiii. | Part I Bid opening date | November 04, 2026 (Wednesday) at 03:00 PM | | xiv. | Part II Bid opening date | Shall be informed separately to parties | 7. The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part of any tender. The Bank also reserves the right to reject all the tenders without assigning any reason thereof. Chief General Manager
Reserve Bank of India, Imphal |