ESIC Leh Ladakh Hospital PMC Pre-Bid Reply 2025
ESIC Headquarters, New Delhi has published its formal replies to pre-bid queries received from bidders for the Project Management Consultant (PMC) tender for Construction of a 30-bedded ESI Hospital at Leh, Ladakh on deposit mode basis. The notice is issued on 25 September 2025 under reference No. W-11013/99/ESIHospLeh/Tender/2024-PMD (Tender ID 2025_ESIC_848170_1). Across four query points, ESIC has examined the bidders' representations and ruled that the existing Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) conditions shall prevail, meaning no relaxation in marking criteria, PSU category bands or GRIHA/LEED rating thresholds.
Quick Glance
Tender PMC for 30-bed ESI Hospital Leh Ladakh · Ref W-11013/99/ESIHospLeh/Tender/2024-PMD · Dated 25 Sep 2025 · Queries 4 · Outcome NIT prevails
About the Pre-Bid Reply
ESIC Headquarters had earlier issued a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) inviting Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to act as Project Management Consultant (PMC) for the construction of a 30-bedded ESI Hospital at Leh, Ladakh on deposit mode basis. The tender is hosted on the Central Public Procurement Portal under Tender ID 2025_ESIC_848170_1.
During the pre-bid phase, prospective PMC bidders raised four substantive queries asking ESIC to relax certain marking criteria, broaden the PSU category eligibility and ease the GRIHA/LEED rating requirement. On 25 September 2025, the office of the Chief Engineer (PMD) examined each query and issued a consolidated replies notice. The position taken by ESIC across all four queries is that the existing NIT conditions stand and no amendment will be made on these counts.
Important Links
Download Pre-Bid Replies (Leh Ladakh PMC, English, PDF): https://esic.gov.in/attachments/tenderfile/Replies_to_Pre_bid_queries_of_the_bidders_for_Construction_of_30_bedded_ESI_Hospital_at_Leh_Ladakh_on_deposit_mode_basis_English_1758888915.pdf
CPP Portal (Tender ID 2025_ESIC_848170_1): https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app
ESIC Tenders Page (Official): https://esic.gov.in/tenders/index
Summary of Bidder Queries and ESIC's Position
The replies notice lists four substantive queries, each tied to a clause in the parent NIT. ESIC's remark on every query is identical - the query has been examined but not acceded to, and the existing NIT conditions shall prevail.
Query | NIT Reference | Bidder's Request | ESIC's Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pg. 29, Clause 3.2 - marking for in-house teams (Civil Engineer, E&M Engineer, Architects, in-house designing/quality audit/BIM facility) | Remove the marking scheme that rewards in-house design, quality/technical audit and BIM facilities | NIT conditions prevail |
2 | Pg. 29, Clause 3.2 - PSU category marks (Navratna/above 3 marks, Mini Ratna Cat 1 2 marks, Mini Ratna Cat 2 1 mark) | Distribute marks more widely within Mini Ratna PSUs to allow wider participation | NIT conditions prevail |
3 | Pg. 29, Clause 3.2 - 2 marks for registered office in the respective state, 0 for others | Drop or relax the registered-office-in-state requirement to allow pan-India PMCs | NIT conditions prevail |
4 | Pg. 31, Clause 3.3 - 3 marks per Project with GRIHA 4-star/LEED Gold rating; 2 marks per Project with GRIHA 3-star/LEED Silver rating | Replace the per-project marking with at-least-one-project marking at GRIHA 3-star or LEED Silver | NIT conditions prevail |
In every case, ESIC's reasoning is that the existing clauses are calibrated to the scope of constructing a hospital in a challenging Himalayan location, and the marking criteria have not been opened up further at this stage.
What Bidders Should Do Next
Bidders who responded to the parent NIT must continue to prepare their PMC proposal on the assumption that no clause has been relaxed. The four marking-criterion areas - in-house team facility, PSU category banding, registered office in Ladakh/J&K, and GRIHA/LEED project counts - all remain in force exactly as drafted in the original NIT.
PMCs that are pan-India PSUs without an in-state registered office should weigh their effective score under the existing criteria before bidding. Similarly, bidders that lack qualifying GRIHA/LEED project counts will continue to lose marks under Clause 3.3 - the notice confirms there is no relaxation forthcoming on this front for this particular tender.
Important Instructions
This document is a pre-bid reply notice, not a tender corrigendum. No date, scope or financial figure of the parent NIT has been amended through this notice.
The replies are signed by the Chief Engineer and issued with the approval of the competent authority.
All other terms and conditions of the parent NIT (Tender Reference W-11013/99/ESIHospLeh/Tender/2024-PMD; Tender ID 2025_ESIC_848170_1) remain unaltered.
Bidders should continue to monitor https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app and https://www.esic.nic.in/tenders for any subsequent corrigendum or notice.
Final Words
The ESIC Leh Ladakh Hospital PMC Pre-Bid Reply 2025 confirms that the four marking-criterion relaxations sought by bidders have not been granted; the parent NIT for the 30-bedded ESI Hospital at Leh, Ladakh stands without amendment. PSU bidders preparing their PMC proposal should download the replies PDF, align their technical bid to the unchanged criteria, and continue tracking the CPP Portal for any further notice. For more ESIC PMC tenders and pre-bid notices, keep visiting SarkariWorld.org.