ESIC Visakhapatnam SRO Office Space GeM Bid 2025
ESIC Sub-Regional Office, Visakhapatnam has floated a GeM bid for hiring of premises to accommodate the Sub-Regional Office under Bid Number GEM/2025/B/6607339 dated 03 September 2025. The estimated bid value is Rs 2,57,45,544 with EMD of Rs 5,14,910, and the bid window closes on 24 September 2025 at 14:00 with bid opening on the same day at 14:30. The lease is on a wet-lease basis (maintenance to be borne by the lessor) for up to 10 years with a contract period of 6 years and 1 day, and the premises required are on the Ground Floor or First Floor with streetlights near the building.
Quick Glance
Bid No. GEM/2025/B/6607339 · Buyer ESIC SRO Visakhapatnam · Estimated Value Rs 2.57 Cr · EMD Rs 5.14 Lakh · Bid Closes 24 Sep 2025 14:00
Overview
Organization - Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India
Office - Sub-Regional Office, Visakhapatnam
Bid Number - GEM/2025/B/6607339
Bid Date - 03 September 2025
Item Category - Leasing in of Commercial Properties - Office Space; Wet Lease (maintenance to be borne by lessor); Upto 10 years; 6; Ground Floor or First Floor; Streetlights near the building; yes; yes; yes; 1022
Contract Period - 6 Year(s) 1 Day(s)
Estimated Bid Value - Rs 2,57,45,544
Bid Type - Two Packet Bid
Evaluation Method - Total value-wise evaluation
Reverse Auction (RA) - Yes (RA Qualification Rule: H1 - Highest Priced Bid Elimination)
Important Links
Download GeM Bid Document (Bid for hiring of premises - SRO Visakhapatnam, Hindi/English, PDF): https://esic.gov.in/attachments/tenderfile/Bid_for_hiring_of_premises_to_accommodate_the_Sub_Regional_Office_Visakhapatnam_Hindi_English_1757398714.pdf
Government e-Marketplace (GeM Portal): https://gem.gov.in
ESIC Tenders Page (Official): https://esic.gov.in/tenders/index
Important Dates
Date | Event |
|---|---|
03 September 2025 | Bid published on GeM |
24 September 2025 (14:00) | Bid closing date and time |
24 September 2025 (14:30) | Bid opening date and time |
180 days from bid end | Bid offer validity |
Tender Details
The GeM bid covers leasing in of commercial property as office space for ESIC Sub-Regional Office, Visakhapatnam on a wet-lease basis where maintenance is borne by the lessor. The lease can run up to 10 years and the engagement under this bid is for a contract period of 6 years and 1 day. The premises must be on the Ground Floor or First Floor and the location must have streetlights near the building. The buyer is the Deputy Director In-Charge, ESIC Sub-Regional Office Visakhapatnam.
The bid is a Two Packet Bid - the technical packet is evaluated first and only technically qualified offers move to the financial-bid stage. Reverse Auction is enabled with the H1 (Highest Priced Bid Elimination) qualification rule, so qualifying lessors must be prepared to participate in the reverse-auction round.
Eligibility / Pre-qualification
The bidder must be a property owner or authorised lessor offering commercial office space matching the GeM item category - Ground Floor or First Floor, with streetlights near the building and the other amenity flags specified by the buyer (the "yes; yes; yes" markers in the category line).
Required documents from seller: Certificate (Requested in ATC).
MSE Exemption: bidders registered as Micro or Small Enterprises (Complete exemption) are exempted from experience and turnover criteria, subject to meeting quality and technical specifications and uploading supporting documents.
Startup Exemption: DPIIT-registered startups also get complete exemption from experience and turnover criteria.
EMD / Earnest Money
EMD Amount - Rs 5,14,910
Advisory Bank for EMD - State Bank of India
ePBG (Performance Bank Guarantee) - Not required
EMD Exemption - For MSE and DPIIT-Startup bidders, subject to uploading supporting documents
Beneficiary - Deputy Director In-Charge, ESIC Sub-Regional Office, ESIC, Ministry of Labour and Employment (ESI Fund A/c No. 1)
How to Bid
Log in to the Government e-Marketplace at https://gem.gov.in with your registered seller account.
Search for Bid Number GEM/2025/B/6607339 on the GeM live bids dashboard.
Download the full bid document - hosted in Hindi/English at the link in the Important Links section above.
Verify your premises match the GeM category requirements: Ground Floor or First Floor, streetlights near the building, and the buyer's specified amenities.
Pay the EMD of Rs 5,14,910 through the GeM payment mechanism (Advisory Bank: SBI) or upload the MSE/Startup exemption proof.
Upload the technical bid documents including the ATC Certificate (Requested in ATC).
Quote your monthly/annual lease rate in the financial bid as required by GeM.
Submit the bid on GeM before 24 September 2025 at 14:00.
Be available on 24 September 2025 at 14:30 for the bid opening and the subsequent Reverse Auction round if you qualify technically.
Important Instructions
Documents submitted as part of a clarification or representation during the tender/bid process will be displayed to other participating bidders once they log in.
The auto-extension feature is enabled if fewer than 1 bid is received, extending the window by 7 days each time.
Reverse Auction is enabled with the H1 (Highest Priced Bid Elimination) rule - qualifying lessors must actively participate in the reverse-auction round.
Bid splitting is not applied; the lease is awarded as one composite engagement.
MII (Make in India) compliance is required where applicable; MSE Purchase Preference is also available subject to GeM rules.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Offering non-conforming floors - the category line explicitly requires Ground Floor or First Floor; offering a higher floor will be treated as non-compliant.
Missing streetlight amenity - the buyer has flagged streetlights near the building as a requirement; properties without this attribute do not meet the technical packet.
EMD shortfall - the Rs 5,14,910 EMD must be paid in favour of the ESI Fund A/c No. 1 of the Deputy Director In-Charge, SRO Visakhapatnam unless MSE/Startup exemption documentation is uploaded.
Skipping the Reverse Auction - the bid is closed via Reverse Auction with H1 elimination; qualifying lessors must remain active in the RA round to retain the chance of being declared L1.
Final Words
The ESIC Visakhapatnam SRO Office Space Lease GeM Bid 2025 is a 6-year-1-day wet-lease engagement floated under Bid Number GEM/2025/B/6607339 by the Sub-Regional Office, Visakhapatnam with an estimated value of Rs 2.57 crore and an EMD of Rs 5.14 lakh. Lessors with conforming Ground Floor or First Floor premises and the right amenities should download the GeM bid PDF, upload the technical and financial packets, and submit before 24 September 2025 at 14:00. For more ESIC and central-government office-space tenders, keep visiting SarkariWorld.org.