Vehicle Hiring Services for Department of Excise and Taxation

The Department of Excise and Taxation, through the DCST Patiala, hereby invites bids for the hiring of vehicles for office use. This open tender, with Tender Reference Number E-TENDER/02/DCST PTA/2026-27, is categorized under Services and is valued at ₹33,00,000. Key submission dates are as follows: bids can be submitted from 10:00 AM on October 13, 2026, until 10:00 AM on October 23, 2026. Document downloads are available from October 13, 2026, 10:00 AM, until 10:00 AM on October 23, 2026. The bid opening will take place on October 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the DCST Office Patiala. Prospective bidders are required to submit a Technical and Pre-Qualification bid (Cover 1) and a Financial bid (Cover 2). A Tender Fee of ₹4,300 and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹66,000 are mandatory, with provisions for EMD exemption or submission via BG/ST. The contract will be awarded on an item-wise basis, and bids will be valid for 180 days. All tender documents, including the DNIT and BOQ, are available for download, with the physical address for the DCST Patiala being DCST Office Patiala, Zila Parishad Complex, Sarhind Road, Patiala, Pincode 147004.