Railway Coach Cleaning and Depot Maintenance Services

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This tender, under Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7884164, is issued by the Central Railway Stores Department, part of the Indian Railways under the Ministry of Railways. The opportunity, commencing on August 11, 2026, at 1:14 PM and concluding on September 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM, outlines a comprehensive set of services required for maintaining rolling stock cleanliness and operational readiness. Key service categories include mechanized internal and external coach cleaning at pit washing lines, along with watering of primary and secondary coaches, encompassing a total of 11,019 coaches. Additionally, the tender seeks mechanized internal coach cleaning and watering for platform return terminal attention trains and RBPC coaches, totaling 35,818 coaches. A significant component involves intensive cleaning of primary maintained coaches (1,268 coaches) and dry sweeping of platform return trains (6,884 coaches). Furthermore, the tender includes a substantial requirement for depot area cleaning, covering an extensive area of 4,227,272 square meters. The stated GST rate applicable to these services is 18 percent. The tender is specifically designed as a custom bid for services, reflecting the specialized nature of the requirements within the Central Railway's operational purview.