Develop and Implement Facial QR Authentication Liveness Detection Platform for GATE 2027

This tender, identified by Tender Reference Number IITM/SPS/GATE/016/2026-27/SPL and Tender ID 2026_IITM_293384_1, is being issued by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, a Public Sector Undertaking, for the development and implementation of a "FACIAL QR AUTHENTICATION LIVENESS DETECTION PLATFORM FOR GATE 2027". The Assistant Registrar, from the Stores and Purchase section of IIT Madras, Chennai - 600036, is the inviting authority for this open tender categorized under Services, specifically within Miscellaneous Services. This is a two-cover tender, with the first cover for Fee/PreQual/Technical documents and the second for Financial bids. The EMD amount is a fixed ₹4,50,000, payable to The Registrar, IIT Madras, with options for exemption through BG/ST. Prospective bidders can download tender documents from October 6, 2026, starting at 11:30 AM until October 19, 2026, at 4:00 PM. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM, to be conducted via Google Meet. Bids must be submitted starting October 14, 2026, at 3:00 PM, with the final submission deadline on October 19, 2026, at 4:00 PM. The bid opening will take place online on October 20, 2026, at 4:00 PM. The contract form is QCBS, and the bid validity period is 120 days. Payments can be made through various instruments including Demand Draft, FDR, Bankers Cheque, Bank Guarantee, Bankers Pay Order, NEFT, R-T-G-S, and Others, as detailed in the tender documents.