Supply of Fresh Vegetables, Pulses, Cereals, and Spices for Central and District Jails in Jammu

This tender seeks proposals for the supply of essential food items, specifically fresh vegetable items and dietary provisions including pulses, cereals, and spices, to the Central Jail Kotbhalwal Jammu and District Jail Jammu. The State Government and UT organization, DG-PRISONS, invites this open tender with a total estimated tender value of ₹8,50,00,000 for a contract period of 365 days. Prospective bidders are required to submit their bids in two covers, with Cover 1 encompassing fee/pre-qualification/technical documents (in PDF format) and Cover 2 containing the financial bid (in XLS format). A tender fee of ₹2,500 and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) equivalent to 2.0% of the tender value, amounting to ₹17,00,000, are mandatory. The EMD is payable to FA/CAO and can be submitted via Fixed Deposit or Cash Deposit (CDR) as per specified payment instruments. Bidders must adhere to the critical dates, with document download available from 10-Oct-2026 at 01:00 PM until 02-Nov-2026 at 04:00 PM. Bid submissions commence on 21-Oct-2026 at 06:00 PM and conclude on 02-Nov-2026 at 04:00 PM. The bid opening is scheduled for 04-Nov-2026 at 02:00 PM at the Prison Headquarters, Amphalla Jammu. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 19-Oct-2026 at 03:00 PM at the same venue for clarification of tender terms. The tender reference number is 02 of 2026 dated 10-10-2026.