Kerala Food Safety Enforcement Vehicle Hire Services

Work Description - Tender For Hiring Vehicle For Enforcement

The Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety, on behalf of the Office of the Commissioner of Food Safety Kerala, a State Government organization, invites eligible bidders for an Open Tender (Reference Number: ACFS/541/2026-C2) for the "TENDER FOR HIRING VEHICLE FOR ENFORCEMENT". This service contract has an estimated tender value of ₹4,80,000. Prospective bidders are required to submit an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹4,800 (1.0% of the tender value), though EMD exemption is allowed. A non-refundable tender fee of ₹1,295 (inclusive of processing fee and GST) is applicable, with tender fee exemption also permitted. Payments for both EMD (if applicable) and the tender fee are to be made online. The critical dates for this tender are as follows: the tender was ePublished on 03-Jul-2026 at 03:00 PM. Document download and bid submission commenced on 03-Jul-2026 at 03:00 PM. The last date for document download and bid submission is 01-Aug-2026 at 03:00 PM. The bids will be opened on 03-Aug-2026 at 04:00 PM at the Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram (Pincode: 695014). The bid validity period is 45 days, and the period of work is estimated at 30 days. Bidders must submit their proposals in a two-cover system. Cover 1 (Fee/Pre-Qualification/Technical) requires documents such as a scanned copy of the EMD (or proof of exemption), the original agreement, a signed copy of the tender form, vehicle registration certificate, vehicle insurance, taxi permit, and any other relevant vehicle documents. Cover 2 (Finance) requires the Bill of Quantity (BOQ) for the vehicle tender. All necessary documents and further details are available in the tender notice files (Tendernotice_1.pdf and Tendernotice_2.pdf) and the BOQ (BOQ_1452011.xls) accessible for download.