Empanelment of General Insurance Companies for Seafarers Group Personal Accident Coverage

Work Description - Request For Bid (rfb)&#x0d For Empanelment Of General Insurance Companies For Group Personal Accident Insurance Coverage Under The Seafarers Welfare Fund Society (swfs)&#x0d

This tender, identified by Tender Reference Number 46/24/2026-114-Non Life and issued by the Directorate General of Shipping, invites eligible General Insurance Companies to participate in a Request for Bid (RFB) for the empanelment to provide Group Personal Accident Insurance Coverage for the Seafarers Welfare Fund Society (SWFS). The application authority is the Dy. Nautical Advisor, located at 9th Floor Beta Building, i-Think Techno Campus, Kanjurmarg East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400042. The tender, categorized under Services, specifically Miscellaneous Services, requires applicants to submit their bids in two covers: the first for eligibility criteria, pre-qualification, and technical documents, and the second for financial proposals. A fixed Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹1,00,000 is stipulated, with provisions for exemption or alternative forms such as Bank Guarantee or ST. Interested parties can download tender documents from August 17, 2026, 04:00 PM until September 14, 2026, 04:00 PM. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 28, 2026, at 12:00 PM, with details of the online link provided in the RFP document. Bids are to be submitted from August 29, 2026, 01:00 PM, with the final submission deadline on September 14, 2026, 04:00 PM. Bid opening will take place online on September 15, 2026, at 04:00 PM. The bid validity period is set at 180 days. The Contract Form is specified as Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS).