Reserve Bank of India invites E-Tender for Annual Maintenance Contract for providing Horticulture and Gardening work at Office Premises of Reserve Bank of India, Lucknow from eligible firms/agencies. This is an Open Tender. Only those firms who are registered on Common Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) will be able to participate in the tendering process. The tender document for viewing /download will be available from 06:00 PM onwards on August 06, 2026, from the website https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app and is also available on website https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewTenders.aspx for download. 2. This is a two-cover e-tendering process. In the first e-cover, the proof of EMD submission and Part I (Techno-Commercial Bid) of only those bidders who have submitted the EMD on or before the due date to the Bank. Part-I of the tender will contain the Bank’s standard technical and commercial conditions for the proposed work, which must be agreed to by the bidders. The second e-cover i.e., Part-II (Price Bid) of the tender will contain the Bank’s bill of quantities/services required and bidders’ price bid to be submitted online on CPPP. 3. The duly filled in tender documents shall be uploaded on CPPP https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app. All Pre-Qualification (PQ) papers shall be uploaded only on CPPP and the same will be downloaded at the time of opening of first e-cover i.e., Part-I of the tender for examination by the Bank. The Schedule of e-Tender is as follows: | E-Tender No. | 2026_RBI_286555 | | Mode of Tender | e-Procurement System (First e-cover containing proof of EMD, Part I -Techno-Commercial Bid and Second e-cover i.e., Part II - Price Bid) The tendering would be done only through the CPPP (https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app) | | Estimated Cost | ₹49,00,000 (Rupees Forty-Nine Lakhs only) | | Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) through DD/NEFT and intimate/forward the transaction details UTR number to edlucknow@rbi.org.in and upload on (https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app) | EMD (₹98,000/- Rupees Ninety-Eight Thousand Only) through NEFT/DD, in favour of Reserve Bank of India, Lucknow to be delivered through the NEFT on given details: Account Details: - Beneficiary Account Number: -186003001 Beneficiary IFSC: - RBIS0LKPA01 | | Date from which Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) will be available to parties to download from CPPP Website | 1800 Hrs. August 06, 2026 | | Date of Starting of e-Tender for submission of online Techno-Commercial Bid and price Bid | 1800 Hrs. August 06, 2026 | | Date of closing of online e-tender for submission of techno-commercial bid & price bid | 1100 Hrs. of August 17, 2026 | | Pre-Bid Meeting | Offline at 1100 hrs on August 11, 2026, at Reserve Bank of India, 3rd Floor, Estate Department, 8-9, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow | | Last Date of Submission of EMD | 1100 Hrs. of August 17, 2026 | a. Date of opening of first e-cover (containing Part-I i.e., Techno-Commercial Bid) b. Date of opening of second e-cover (containing Part II i.e., Price Bid) Note: The covers shall be opened in the presence of the authorized representative of the bidders who choose to be present | a. 1200 Hrs. of August 18, 2026 b. Second e-cover i.e., Part II (Price Bid) of only those bidders who qualified in Part–I (Techno-Commercial Bid) shall be opened on a subsequent date, and it would be intimated to qualified bidders through email. | | Bid Validity | Three months (90 days) from the date of opening of the second e-cover i.e., Part I of the tender (Techno-Commercial Bid), the period of which may be extended by mutual agreement, and the bidder/s shall not cancel or withdraw the tender during this period. | | Transaction Fees | As per the CPP Portal | Intending tenderers shall pay as earnest money a sum of ₹98,000 by way of NEFT/DD to Reserve Bank of India, Lucknow. Applicants intending to apply will have to satisfy the Bank by furnishing documentary evidence in support of their possessing required eligibility (mentioned in the tender document- Part-I) and in the event of their failure to do so, the Bank reserves the right to reject their bids. Tenders without EMD will not be accepted under any circumstances. The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part any tender. The Bank also reserves the right to reject all the tenders without assigning any reason thereof. Any amendments/corrigendum to the tender, if any, issued in future will only be notified on the RBI Website/CPPP Website as given above and will not be published in the newspaper. Regional Director Reserve Bank of India Lucknow | |