Dark Fibre Leasing for Delhi-Mumbai Connectivity on IOCL Pipeline Network

Work Description - Group-1-right Of Use (leasing) Of Spare Dark Fibres Of Optical Fibre Cable (ofc) In Various Pipelines Of Iocl Group-1-bijwasan To Manmad (delhi-mumbai Connectivity)

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil), a Central Government Ministry/Department, through its Pipelines Division, invites eligible bidders for an Open Tender for the "Right of Use (Leasing) of spare dark fibres of Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) in various pipelines of IOCL - Group-1-Bijwasan to Manmad (Delhi-Mumbai connectivity)". This opportunity, classified under the Works category as a Tender cum Auction, seeks to lease dark fibre optic infrastructure along a critical route spanning from Bijwasan (Delhi) to Manmad (near Mumbai) for a period of 3650 days. The tender reference number for this procurement is PLCC/OFC Leasing/TI/26035. Key dates for prospective bidders include: ePublication and Document Download Start Date on 02-Jul-2026 at 02:00 PM, with a Clarification Start Date also on 02-Jul-2026 at 02:00 PM and an End Date of 14-Jul-2026 at 03:00 PM. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held online via VC on 09-Jul-2026 at 03:00 PM. Bid Submission will commence on 30-Jul-2026 at 03:00 PM and conclude on 05-Aug-2026 at 02:30 PM, which is also the Document Download End Date. The bids will be opened online on 06-Aug-2026 at 03:00 PM. Bids shall remain valid for 120 days from the bid opening date. A fixed Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹15,94,000 is required, payable online through Net Banking or NEFT/RTGS, with EMD exemption or submission through BG/ST also allowed. There is no tender fee. The submission process mandates four covers: Cover 1 for EMD submission proof/exemption documents; Cover 2 for pre-qualification documents including audited financial statements for the last three fiscal years, and work orders/completion certificates for commercial qualification, along with other essential commercial documents (PAN, PF, GST, POA, Board Resolution, CIN, MOA, AOA); Cover 3 for technical qualification documents and annexures; and Cover 4 for the Bill of Quantity (BoQ) and price bids. All interested parties are encouraged to download the tender documents and participate. For further details and submission, please contact the GM (Contracts) at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Pipelines Division), A-1, Udyog Marg, Sector-1, NOIDA (UP) 201 301, INDIA.