Northern Railway OBHS Cleaning Service Tender Lucknow UP 2025 IS 550/IS0 Standards 2024

Tender Overview

Organization: Northern Railway (Indian Railways) seeks OBHS and related cleaning services for per-coach duties including internal cleaning, toilet washing, mirror cleaning, vestibule and door areas, rail coach disinfection, and drying. Estimated value: ₹158,665,982.11 with an EMD of ₹943,330. Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001. Scope covers mechanized cleaning and sanitation across multiple rakes; emphasis on compliance with Indian Railways guidelines and associated service-level agreements (SLA). Unique terms include contract quantity/duration adjustments up to 25%, and an Excess Settlement option for extra charges within a capped percentage. This tender requires strict wage compliance, ESIC/EPF adherence, and truthfulness undertakings. Vendors must submit hard copies of EMD within 5 days post bid opening, with FDR or BC accepted as EMD forms.

• Location-based tender in Lucknow for rail coach cleaning services
• Per-coach cleaning, toilet and mirror sanitation, water handling, drying, and disinfection
• 25% quantity/duration variation; excess settlement option for addons
• Mandatory GCC Services-2018 applicability and truthful-document undertakings
• Hard-copy EMD submission within 5 days

Technical Specifications & Requirements

• No explicit technical specifications in the data; bidders must align with OBHS service norms and GeM bid SLA/Tender documents
• Scope items: coach interior cleaning, toilet cleaning and disinfection, vestibule and door-area cleaning, water handling, and drying per coach
• Compliance expectations: Minimum wage adherence, ESIC/EPF, and statutory labor compliance for deployed manpower
• EMD/Payment options: ₹943,330; EMD may be submitted via FDR in favor of Sr. DFM/NR/LKO or Banker’s Cheque payable at Lucknow; hard copy to be delivered within 5 days
• Contract alignment: Up-to-date GCC Services-2018 rules; SLA/Tender documents govern evaluation and performance

Terms, Conditions & Eligibility

• EMD: ₹943,330; acceptable as FDR or Banker’s Cheque; must accompany bid with scanned proof and hard copy within 5 days
• Variation rights: Quantity/duration may shift up to 25% during issue and post-issuance (acceptance required)
• Excess settlement: Service providers may claim additional charges up to a defined percentage, with mandatory supporting docs
• Wage and compliance: Minimum wages for deployed manpower; ESIC/EPF, and documentary proof required
• Undertakings: Truthfulness of documents and insolvency history within last 5 years; Annexure references
• GCC applicability: Indian Railways 2018 GCC rules apply; SLA/Tender documents govern evaluation and performance benchmarks
• Submission deadlines: Hard copy EMD within 5 days after bid opening; no dates specified in data; ensure timely delivery of documents