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Custom Bid for Services - Hardware for Co-location, Hosting, Installation, Commissioning, and Maint

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence in India is inviting bids for “Custom Bid for Services - Hardware for Co-location, Hosting, Installation, Commissioning, and Maint”. Bids close on 14 October 2026, 18:00 IST. Reference: GEM/2026/B/7984670. Who can bid: Minimum average annual turnover of 37308 lakh over the last three years; At least 5 years of past experience in similar data centre colocation services. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.

The tender in brief

Data centre and disaster recovery hosting for an ERP system, for IT service providers with 5 years' experience

The Ministry of Defence, through Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited, is buying co-location, hosting, installation, commissioning and maintenance of data centre and disaster recovery infrastructure for an ERP system. The contract runs five years and four months, extendable by up to two years, with work delivered as a lump-sum project based in Kanpur.

Who can win it

  • Minimum average annual turnover of 37308 lakh over the last three years
  • At least 5 years of past experience in similar data centre colocation services
  • Bidders from countries sharing a land border with India must be registered with the Competent Authority

Key facts

Contract period
5 years and 4 months, extendable up to 2 years
How bids are judged
Total value wise evaluation, with reverse auction among technically qualified bidders except the highest quoting bidder
Published
02 Sep 2026
Reference
GEM/2026/B/7984670

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