Indian Army Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus Lifetime Licence Tender Wardha Maharashtra 2026

Tender Overview

Organization: Indian Army (Department of Military Affairs) petitioning for a Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus Lifetime Licence. Delivery & installation to address in CAD Pulgaon, Wardha, Maharashtra. The tender specifies a lifetime licence for software, with no explicit quantity or estimated value published. The bid emphasizes product lifecycle viability (not end-of-life) and requires vendor credibility for government procurement channels. Differentiators include mandatory security and compliance attestations, OEM authorization, and robust corporate governance checks. This opportunity is located in Wardha, Maharashtra and targets software licensing for government use under strict NDA and disclosure controls.

Technical Specifications & Requirements

• Product/ service: Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus Lifetime Licence (software licensing).
• Delivery location: CAD Pulgaon, Wardha, Maharashtra; installation if scope covers software deployment.
• Key compliance:
  • Bidders must ensure product is not end-of-life within 7 years residual market life.
  • Malicious Code Certificate confirming absence of embedded malware with explicit breach implications.
  • Manufacturer Authorization: OEM/Original Service Provider details if using authorised distributors.
  • Non-Disclosure Declaration on bid letterhead.
• Documentation: PAN, GSTIN, cancelled cheque, EFT mandate; contracts showing similar govt supply history (3 years prior to bid opening).
• Security & certifications: NDA-compliant submission; no explicit software-specific standards; emphasis on governance and anti-malware attestations.
• Experience requirement: 3 years of regularly manufacturing/supplying similar category products to central/state government or PSU; primary product value must meet criterion in bunch bids.
• Warranty/Support: Not explicitly stated; bidders should infer standard govt licensing support terms from OEM.

Terms, Conditions & Eligibility

• EMD/guarantee: Amount not published; ensure bid submission aligns with standard govt EMD framework.
• Delivery timeline: Not specified; installation to be performed at the designated CAD Pulgaon address if scope includes deployment.
• Payment terms: Not disclosed; bidders should prepare for standard govt 30-45 day payment cycles post acceptance.
• Documents required: PAN, GSTIN, cancelled cheque, EFT mandate; OEM authorization; experience certificates; non-disclosure declaration; malicious code certificate.
• Eligibility criteria:
  • Not under liquidation or bankruptcy; provide undertaking.
  • 3-year govt supply experience for similar products; annual compliance contracts with copies.
  • Not end-of-life within 7 years of supply; products must be market viable.
• Penalties/penalty clauses: Not specified; bidders should assume standard performance and warranty penalties in govt tenders.