Telangana govt invites global tenders for 1 crore Covid vaccines
The TSMSIDC has set the last date for online submission for the global e-tenders at June 4 while bidding applications will be available for download from May 21.
Hyderabad: The State government on Wednesday has floated global e-tenders for procurement of 10 million (one crore) Covid vaccines through Telangana State Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TSMSIDC), Hyderabad.
Given the urgency to administer the Covid vaccines and contain the pandemic, the TSMSIDC has set the last date for online submission for the global e-tenders at June 4 while bidding applications will be available for download from May 21.
A pre-bid meeting to hammer out details like scope of the procurement and explaining details of the bidding documents to interested pharma companies with the state health authorities and TSMSIDC has been scheduled on May 26 through a virtual meet.
To participate in the e-Bid submission for TSMSIDC, it is mandatory for the bidders to get their firms registered with e-Procurement Portal https://tender.telangana.gov.in, using a valid Class III Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) and valid email address.
The bidders will be required to submit their bids online on the eProcurement Module. After downloading / getting the tender document / schedules, the bidder should go through them carefully and then submit the documents as asked, otherwise the bid will be rejected, TSMSIDC said.
The bidders will be responsible for ensuring that any addenda available on the website is also downloaded and incorporated. It is construed that the bidder has read all the terms and conditions before submitting their offer. The validity of the contract between TSMSIDC and the vaccine suppliers is one-year.
For details: https://tender.telangana.gov.in and http://tsmsidc.telangana.gov.in
