Open tender · Tripura, India · Electrical Works
Engagement of Agency for Digitization of Old Newspapers
Directorate of Information and Cultural Affairs · Directorate of ICA, Gandhighat, Agartala
Directorate of Information and Cultural Affairs in Tripura, India is inviting bids for “Engagement of Agency for Digitization of Old Newspapers”. Bids close on 13 October 2026, 16:00 IST; the estimated value is ₹20 lakh and bid security (EMD) is ₹40,000. Reference: NO.F.59(7)-ICAT/RR/2009. Who can bid: A limited company incorporated in India, operating at least three years; consortiums and joint ventures are not allowed; Average annual turnover of at least Rs. 20 Lakhs in each of 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
Digitisation, binding and rebinding of old newspapers in Tripura, for agencies with record-scanning experience
The Directorate of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of Tripura, is engaging an agency to digitise old newspapers held in its Research and Reference Library, and to bind and rebind them. Around 4 lakh pages and around 500 monthly binding sets are estimated. Digitisation runs 4 months and binding and rebinding 2 months, with work set up in Agartala.
Who can win it
- A limited company incorporated in India, operating at least three years; consortiums and joint ventures are not allowed
- Average annual turnover of at least Rs. 20 Lakhs in each of 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25
- Experience of digitising records, including scanning and creating digital copies, for a government body, PSU or scheduled commercial bank in the last five financial years
Key facts
- Estimated value
- ₹20 lakh
- Bid security
- ₹40,000
- Procedure
- Open Tender
- Contract period
- 4 months for digitisation and 2 months for binding and rebinding, extendable at mutually agreeable terms
- How bids are judged
- Technical evaluation scored out of 50 with a minimum of 70% to qualify, then financial bid evaluation
- Published
- 07 Sep 2026
- Reference
- NO.F.59(7)-ICAT/RR/2009
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