Wold order by henry Kissinger,The Long Game by Vijay Gokhale,Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshal,
Indian Army
KUPWARA, JAMMU & KASHMIR
Posted:
12 February 2025
Closed:
5 March 2025
GEM
GEM
Indian Army Books Tender 2026 Supply Latest Editions - Department Of Military Affairs India
Progress
Issue22-Feb-2026, 7:49 pm
AwardPending
Quantity
70
Category
How India Sees World by Shyam Saran
Bid Type
Two Packet Bid
Key Highlights
- • Brand/OEM requirement: Original publications from authorised publishers only
- • Technical standard: Latest edition as on date of supply
- • Special clause: Option to increase quantity up to 25% at contracted rates
- • Delivery condition: Complete set delivered in one lot; partial supply not accepted
- • Coordination: Mandatory pre-TEC confirmation of specifications and availability
- • Warranty/AMS: Not specified in available terms
Categories
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Tender Overview
The Indian Army, operating under the Department of Military Affairs, invites bids for the supply of books. The procurement emphasizes fresh, latest-edition titles sourced from authorised publishers, with delivery required as a single complete lot. The BOQ indicates 70 total items, though exact titles are not listed in the summary. A notable clause allows the buyer to increase quantity up to 25% of the bid quantity during contract execution. This tender targets reliable suppliers capable of timely, full-set delivery and strict edition compliance. The ATC stresses coordination with the buyer prior to TEC to confirm specifications and availability, ensuring alignment with publication status.
Technical Specifications & Requirements
- Product category: Books (educational and reference titles) supplied in complete sets.
- Edition requirement: Latest edition as on supply date; outdated editions will not be accepted.
- Publication source: Original publications from authorised publishers; no photocopies or print-on-demand copies.
- Condition: Books must be new, unused, with defect-free binding and intact covers.
- Delivery: Complete set delivered in one lot; partial supply not accepted; delivery within contract-specified periods.
- Coordination: Bidder must contact the buyer before TEC to confirm specifications and availability to avoid TEC-stage rejection.
- Quantity flexibility: Option to increase quantity up to 25% during contract at contracted rates; extended delivery time calculated per formula, minimum 30 days.
Terms, Conditions & Eligibility
- Delivery terms: Delivery within stipulated periods; option to adjust quantity as per clause.
- Scope: Pure supply of goods; no service component included.
- ATC notes: Emphasizes use of latest-edition titles and original publishers.
- Coordination requirement: Bidders must verify specifications with the buyer prior to TEC.
- Non-compliance risk: Failure to supply complete set or use non-original editions may lead to rejection at TEC stage.
Key Specifications
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Product/service names: Books (educational/reference) supply
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Quantities: 70 total items listed in BOQ; exact titles not disclosed
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EMD/Value: Not specified in available data
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Experience: Demonstrated capability in supplying books from authorised publishers
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Quality/Compliance: Latest edition, original publisher, new condition, defect-free
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Delivery: Complete set in one lot; delivery within contract periods
Terms & Conditions
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Option to increase quantity up to 25% of bid quantity during contract
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Delivery of complete book sets; partial supply not accepted
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Latest edition required; original publisher only; no low-quality reprints
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Coordination with buyer prior to TEC to confirm availability
Important Clauses
Payment Terms
Not specified in available data; bidders should reference terms in Buyer Added ATC during bid
Delivery Schedule
Delivery to be completed within stipulated delivery periods; additional time rules apply if option clause exercised
Penalties/Liquidated Damages
Not described in provided terms; standard tender LD clauses may apply as per contract
Bidder Eligibility
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Experience in supplying books from authorised publishers
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Ability to provide latest editions from recognised publishers
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Compliance with original publisher requirement and new-condition binding
Documents 4
GeM-Bidding-9027817.pdf
Main Document
BOQ Document
BOQ
BOQ Document
BOQ
GEM General Terms and Conditions Document
GEM_GENERAL_TERMS_AND_CONDITIONS
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Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
70 Items
| Item # | Title | Description | Quantity | Unit | Consignee | Delivery (Days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How India Sees World by Shyam Saran | How India Sees World by Shyam Saran | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 2 | The Long Game by Vijay Gokhale | The Long Game by Vijay Gokhale | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 3 | Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall | Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 4 | India and Asian Geopolitics by Shivashankar | India and Asian Geopolitics by Shivashankar | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 5 | The India Way Strategies for an uncertain world by S Jaishankar | The India Way Strategies for an uncertain world by S Jaishankar | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 6 | Land of Seven Rivers by Sanjeev Sanyal | Land of Seven Rivers by Sanjeev Sanyal | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 7 | The Hundred Year Marathon by Michael Pilsbury | The Hundred Year Marathon by Michael Pilsbury | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 8 | Arthshastra by Kautilya by compiler L N Rangarajan | Arthshastra by Kautilya by compiler L N Rangarajan | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 9 | Tinnderbox by M J Akbar | Tinnderbox by M J Akbar | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 10 | The 33 Strategies of World by Robert Greene | The 33 Strategies of World by Robert Greene | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 11 | On China by Henry Kissinger | On China by Henry Kissinger | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 12 | On War by Carl Von Clausewitzby Eliot Howard | On War by Carl Von Clausewitzby Eliot Howard | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 13 | The Revenge of Geography by Robert D Kaplan | The Revenge of Geography by Robert D Kaplan | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 14 | The Idea of Pakistan by Stephen Cohen | The Idea of Pakistan by Stephen Cohen | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 15 | Makers of Modern India by Ramchandra Guha | Makers of Modern India by Ramchandra Guha | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 16 | Good to Great by Jim Collins | Good to Great by Jim Collins | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 17 | The Generals by Thomas E Rick | The Generals by Thomas E Rick | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 18 | The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli | The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 19 | Call Sign Chaos by Jim Collins | Call Sign Chaos by Jim Collins | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 20 | What are Generals Made of by Aubrey Newman | What are Generals Made of by Aubrey Newman | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 21 | Command In War by Martin V Creveld | Command In War by Martin V Creveld | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 22 | The Sea Hawk Life and Battle of Kanhoji Angrey by Manohar Malgonkar | The Sea Haw Life and Battle of Kanhoji Angrey by Manohar Malgonkar | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 23 | Leaders Eats Last by Simon Sinek | Leaders Eats Last by Simon Sinek | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 24 | Risk by Stanley McChrystal | Risk by Stanley McChrystal | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 25 | Small Unit Leadership by Malone | Small Unit Leadership by Malone | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 26 | Follow Me I by Aubrey Newman | Follow Me I by Aubrey Newman | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 27 | The Soldiers and The State by Samuels Huntington | The Soldiers and The State by Samuels Huntington | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 28 | On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis | On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 29 | Battle Ready for 22th Century by A K Singh and Narendra Kumar | Battle Ready for 22th Century by A K Singh and Narendra Kumar | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 30 | Strategy a History by L Fredman | Strategy a History by L Fredman | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 31 | Professional Military Education Making of 21st Century Warrior by Lt Gen A B Shivane | Professional Military Education Making of 21st Century Warrior by Lt Gen A B Shivane | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 32 | Not War Not Peace by Perkovich and Dalton | Not War Not Peace by Perkovich and Dalton | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 33 | PLA Tactical Transformation with Chinese Chracterstics by Anshuman Narang | PLA Tactical Transformation with Chinese Chracterstics by Anshuman Narang | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 34 | Strategy The Indirect Approach by B H Liddell Hart | Strategy The Indirect Approach by B H Liddell Hart | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 35 | Slender was The Threat by L P Sen | Slender was The Threat by L P Sen | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 36 | China India War by Bertil Lintner | China India War by Bertil Lintner | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 37 | The Defence of Duffers Drift by Ernest Swinton | The Defence of Duffers Drift by Ernest Swinton | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 38 | Maneuver Warfare Handbook by William S Lind | Maneuver Warfare Handbook by William S Lind | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 39 | Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark | Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 40 | The Age of AI Our Human Future by Kissinger, Schmidt, Huttenlocher | The Age of AI Our Human Future by Kissinger, Schmidt, Huttenlocher | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 41 | Unit X by Kirchoff and Shah | Unit X by Kirchoff and Shah | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 42 | The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman | The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 43 | The Future of Geography by Tim Marshall | The Future of Geography by Tim Marshall | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 44 | Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku | Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 45 | The Art of Military Innovators by Luttawk | The Art of Military Innovators by Luttawk | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 46 | Chip War by Chris Miller | Chip War by Chris Miller | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 47 | The future is Faster than you Tnik | The future is Faster than you Tnik | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 48 | Disrupt or Get Disrupted by Sabharwal | Disrupt or Get Disrupted by Sabharwal | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 49 | The Drone Age by Michael J Boyle | The Drone Age by Michael J Boyle | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 50 | Wired for War by PW Singer | Wired for War by PW Singer | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 51 | Super Intelligence by Nick Bostrom | Super Intelligence by Nick Bostrom | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 52 | Gun Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond | Gun Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 53 | The Wonder That was India by A L Bashman | The Wonder That was India by A L Bashman | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 54 | Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari | Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 55 | Noise by Daniel Kehneman | Noise by Daniel Kehneman | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 56 | Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kehneman | Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kehneman | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 57 | Made in India by Amitab Kant | Made in India by Amitab Kant | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 58 | On The Phycology of Military Incompetence by Norman Dixon | On The Phycology of Military Incompetence by Norman Dixon | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 59 | The Clash of Civilization and The Remaking of The World Order by Samuel P Huntington | The Clash of Civilization and The Remaking of The World Order by Samuel P Huntington | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 60 | The End of History and the last man by Francis Fakuyama | The End of History and the last man by Francis Fakuyama | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 61 | Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari | Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 62 | Atomic Habit by James Clear | Atomic Habit by James Clear | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 63 | The First 90 Days by Michael D Watkins | The First 90 Days by Michael D Watkins | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 64 | You are Born to Blossom by APJ Abdul Kalam | You are Born to Blossom by APJ Abdul Kalam | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 65 | 7 Habits of Highly Effective peoples by Stephen R Convey | 7 Habits of Highly Effective peoples by Stephen R Convey | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 66 | 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene | 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 67 | Catch 22 by Joseph Heller | Catch 22 by Joseph Heller | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 68 | The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell | The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 69 | Grey Zone Warfare Way Ahead for India by Lt Gen Dushyant | Grey Zone Warfare Way Ahead for India by Lt Gen Dushyant | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
| 70 | World Order by Henry Kissinger | World Order by Henry Kissinger | 1 | numbers | k9ners | 15 |
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GST registration certificate
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PAN card
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Experience certificates for past book supply (if any)
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Financial statements (latest, e.g., last 2 quarters or 1 year)
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EMD/Security deposit (amount not specified in provided terms) or alternative bid security as per tender
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Technical bid documents showing compliance with edition/origin requirements
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OEM authorisation or authorised publisher confirmation (if required)
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How to bid for the Indian Army book tender in India 2026?
Bidders should prepare GST and PAN, financials, and experience certificates; provide technical bid showing compliance with latest-edition books from authorised publishers; coordinate with the buyer before TEC to confirm specifications and availability; submit complete set delivery capability within contract periods.
What documents are required for the books supply tender in India Army?
Required documents include GST registration, PAN, financial statements, experience certificates for book supply, EMD/Security deposit as applicable, technical bid with edition/origin compliance, and OEM/authorisation from publishers to prove authorised supply.
What are the edition and publisher requirements for book supply?
Bidders must supply books of the latest edition available on supply date, sourced from authorised publishers; photocopies or print-on-demand copies are not acceptable; books must be new and defect-free with proper binding.
What is the delivery requirement for complete book sets?
Delivery must be in one lot, with complete set fulfillment; partial delivery is not accepted; ensure coordination with buyer prior to TEC to confirm exact title availability and delivery timelines.
Is there quantity flexibility in this tender for books?
Yes, quantity can be increased up to 25% of the bid quantity during contract execution at the contracted rates; delivery extension rules apply based on the extended quantity and original delivery period.
What are the key eligibility criteria for book suppliers in this tender?
Eligibility includes demonstrated capability to supply books from authorised publishers, ability to provide latest editions, and compliance with original-publisher requirements; bidders should provide relevant experience certificates and publisher authorisations.
What is the role of TEC in this book tender?
Bidders must contact the buyer before TEC to confirm specifications and availability; failure to coordinate may lead to rejection at TEC stage due to edition or title non-availability.
What happens if the edition is not the latest on supply date?
Non-latest editions will be rejected; ensure order confirmation includes latest edition status and publisher verification; supply must satisfy new-condition binding and intact covers as per terms.
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Documents 4
GeM-Bidding-9027817.pdf
Main Document
BOQ Document
BOQ
BOQ Document
BOQ
GEM General Terms and Conditions Document
GEM_GENERAL_TERMS_AND_CONDITIONS