Andaman Basin 2D Seismic and Gravity Magnetic Survey for Hydrocarbon Prospecting

The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), a Central Government Ministry/Department, hereby invites eligible bidders for a Global Tender under Tender Reference Number DGH/ENQ/NDR/04/2026. This tender, categorized as 'Services' with a 'Fixed-rate' form of contract, is for the critical work of "2D Broadband Seismic and Gravity Magnetic Data Acquisition Processing and Interpretation in Andaman (East) Basin." The estimated period of work is 730 days.

Interested parties should note that the tender was e-published and document download commenced on 14-May-2026 at 06:00 PM. The Bid Submission Start Date is also 14-May-2026 at 06:00 PM, with a firm Bid Submission End Date of 24-Aug-2026 at 02:00 PM. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on 01-Jun-2026 at 03:00 PM at DGH, OIDB Bhawan, Sector -73, Noida. Bids will be opened on 25-Aug-2026 at 03:00 PM at DGH, Noida.

A significant Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of INR 25,00,00,000 (Rupees Twenty-Five Crore Only) is required, payable as per the Tender Document, with exemption allowed through BG/ST. The tender processing involves a two-cover system: Cover 1 for Fee/Pre-Qualification/Technical documents (including EMD submission details, bid evaluation criteria, Integrity Pact, and scanned copies of documents as per Scope of Work and tender conditions), and Cover 2 for the Finance section (BOQ/Price Schedule). Bid validity is set for 180 days. Shri P.R. Ravikumar, IRS (retd.), has been appointed as the Independent External Monitor for this tender. All communications and submissions should be addressed to the Tender Inviting Authority, HoD NDR, DGH, Noida. Detailed tender documents, including the Scope of Work, Bid Process, and Contract Document, are available for download.