Supply and Installation of Agricultural Sorting Machinery for Maharashtra Farmer Groups

2. The Project Coordination & Management Unit (PCMU) SMART Project now invites online Bids from eligible Bidders for supply installation, testing & commissioning of Cleaning, Grading & Sorting machinery at Farmer Producer Companies / Community Based organization in various districts of Maharashtra state Under SMART Project. The list of Farmer Producer Companies is enclosed herewith. 3.

This is a Multi-User and Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement. For Multi-User Framework Agreements, list of the Participating Users entitled to purchase under this Framework Agreement is provided in the Bid Data Sheet. 4. On being awarded a Framework Agreement the successful Bidder (FA Holder) is eligible to be awarded a Call-off Contract.

The selection of a FA Holder to receive a Call-off Contract will be done through a Secondary Procurement process as defined in Framework Agreement. However, the award of a Framework Agreement shall not impose any obligation on the Procuring Agency, including Participating Users, to purchase Goods under a Call-off Contract.

An award of Framework Agreement does not guarantee that a FA Holder will be awarded a Call-off Contract. 5. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Revised in September 2025. (“Procurement Regulations”) which can be found at the following website:www.worldbank.org. 6.

Under this Primary Procurement process, Bidders may submit Bids for one or more items/ lots. However, evaluation and award of Framework Agreements will be done individually for each item/lot. 7. The Framework Agreement shall be established for a Term of one year from the Commencement Date, and may be extended subject to satisfactory performance, for a maximum of up to two (2) additional years on yearly basis. 8.

The Primary Procurement shall establish a Closed Framework Agreement(s). 9. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Project Coordination & Management Unit (PCMU) SMART Project Mr Uday Deshmukh, Additional Project Director, -Email-pcmu.smart@gmail.com and inspect the Bidding document during office hours i.e. 09.45 to 18.00 hours at the address as provided at the end of this IFB. 10.

The Bidding document in English may be downloaded from website https://mahatenders.gov.in by interested eligible Bidders as per the schedule mentioned in this bid document. 11. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security as specified in the bid document. 12.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on 24/11/2025 at 11.00 hours at the office of SMART PROJECT, Sheti Mahamandal Bhavan, 270, Bhamburda, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune to clarify the issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage as stated in Clause 7.2 of the Instructions to Bidders. 14. The address(es) referred to above is (are): M.J.Pradip Chandren IAS Project Director, Hon.

Balasaheb Thackeray Agribusiness Rural Transformation Project, MSFC Building,270, Bhamburda, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016 Telephone: 91-20-25656577 Email id: pcmu.smart@gmail.com [1] The Primary Procurement to conclude a Framework Agreement(s) and the Secondary Procurement to award a Call-off Contract(s) will be governed by the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.” Agency: Project Coordination Management Unit (PCMU-SMART) Procurement method: Request for Bids Notice type: Invitation for Bids Status: Published Value: 9981956.97 USD