Empaneling Training Agencies for Bihar Entrepreneurship Development Programs

The National Institute for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (NiMSME), a Central Government Ministry/Department, is issuing an Open Tender (Tender ID: 2026_NIMSM_928271_1) for the selection and empanelment of Training Agencies/Institutes for its Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Project in Bihar. This Request for Proposal (RFP) specifically targets training providers for the Jehanabad and Purnea districts. The tender is a two-cover system, with Cover 1 for Fee/PreQual/Technical documents and Cover 2 for Finance (BOQ). The tender fee is ₹5,000, payable to NiMSME at Hyderabad, and the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is ₹5,00,000, also payable to NiMSME at Hyderabad, with options for BG/ST or exemption. Bidders are advised to download tender documents from September 30, 2026, starting at 04:00 PM, until October 10, 2026, 05:00 PM. Bid submissions can commence on September 30, 2026, at 05:00 PM and must conclude by October 10, 2026, 05:00 PM. The bid opening is scheduled for October 12, 2026, at 03:00 PM, at NiMSME, Hyderabad. Further details regarding eligibility criteria and technical specifications are available in the tender documents.