Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Thiruvananthapuram Regional Office invites e-tenders from eligible Chartered Accountant firms (as defined in the tender document), for Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for the period from October 01, 2026 to September 30, 2027 (extendable for two more years subject to the satisfactory performance, as evaluated by the Bank on an annual basis). The Tender process will be executed through the e-Tendering portal of Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP - https://etenders.gov.in). All interested tenderers must register themselves in the above-mentioned website to participate in the tendering process. Tender document can be downloaded from both the RBI website www.rbi.org.in under ‘Tender’ section and from the website https://etenders.gov.in. The last date for submission of tenders is September 21, 2026, till 10:00 AM. Tenders submitted only through the portal, will be accepted for the captioned process. Tenders, if received after the said date and time, will not be accepted by the Bank. The Tenderer should check the above website/ e-portal for any Amendment/ Corrigendum/ Clarification before submitting the bid. The Bank shall have the right to cancel, modify the Tender and extend the deadline for submission of Tender. Further, the Bank reserves the right to accept any Tender, either in full or in part and to reject any or all the Tenders without assigning any reason thereof. Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Thiruvananthapuram
SCHEDULE OF TENDER | A. | e-Tender no. | 2026_RBI_289802 | | B. | Name of the Tender | Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for RBI, Thiruvananthapuram Regional Office for the period from October 01, 2026 to September 30, 2027. | | C. | Mode of Tender | e-Procurement System
(Online Part I – Technical Bid and Part II – Financial Bid through CPPP Portal) | | D. | Date of Notice Inviting e-tender available for view/download on RBI website | September 03, 2026 at 06:00 PM | | E. | Estimated value of tender i.e., Minimum remuneration fees (per month) | ₹1,15,000/- per month (including all costs and excluding GST) i.e., ₹13,80,000 for 12 months (including all costs and excluding GST). | | F. | Date of Pre-Bid meeting | September 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM | | G. | Venue of the Pre-Bid meeting | Board Room, 3rd floor, Reserve Bank of India, Bakery Junction, Thiruvananthapuram – 695033 | | H. | Date of Starting of online submission of e-tender (Technical Bid and Financial Bid) at CPP Portal | September 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM | | I. | Date & time of closing of online submission of e-tender (Technical Bid and Financial Bid) on the CPP Portal | September 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM | | J. | Date & time of opening of Part-I (Technical Bid) of Tender | September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM | | K. | Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) | 2% of the estimated cost i.e., ₹13,80,000/- (Rupees Thirteen lakhs Eighty thousand only), i.e., ₹27,600/- (Rupees twenty seven thousand six hundred only).
to be deposited by all bidders through NEFT.
Details for NEFT for EMD deposit:
Beneficiary Details:
i. Beneficiary Name: ABC Cell, HRMD, Reserve Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram
ii. Beneficiary account No.: 8614038
iii. IFS Code: RBIS0THPA01 (5th and 10th digits are Zero)
iv. Remarks: EMD towards appointment as Concurrent Auditors for 2026-27 – Firm Name
The proof of having remitted the EMD has to be uploaded on CPP Portal. | | L. | Date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) of Tender | Part-II (Financial Bid) will be opened electronically of only those bidder(s) whose Part-I (Technical Bid) is found acceptable by RBI, Thiruvananthapuram Regional Office. Such bidder(s) will be intimated regarding date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) through valid e-mail id given by them. | | M. | Transaction Fee | Payment of Transaction Fee (as applicable) | | N. | Bank Guarantee | 5% of Contract Value (to be submitted by successful bidder for the contract period plus 30 days beyond that) | 2. No quotation will be accepted with any condition quoted by the vendor whatsoever. Such quotation will be rejected at the discretion of the Bank. 3. Amendments/ corrigendum to the tender, if any, issued in future will only be notified on the RBI Website and CPP Portal as given above and will not be published in newspapers. |
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