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EoI FOR SELECTION OF VTPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ODISHA

Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA)

Overview

EoI FOR SELECTION OF VTPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ODISHA

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Particular

Details

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Name of the Organization

Odisha School Education Programme Authority

(OSEPA)

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Availability of EoI Document

osepa.odisha.gov.in

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Date of Issue of EoI

07/03/2026

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Deadline for Submission of pre- proposal queries through e mail to:

vocational.osepa@gmail.com

By 5:30 PM of 16/03/2026

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Date of conducting pre-proposal

meeting.

On 11:30 AM of 17/03/2026 (in Hybrid Mode)

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Venue of conducting pre proposal meeting.

O/o    State    Project    Director,    Odisha    School   Education Programme Authority,Shiksha Soudha,Unit-V,Bhubaneswar-

751001.

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Issue of         Pre-proposal Clarifications/ response

By 20/03/2026

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Last Date for submission of EoI proposal.

By 5:30 PM of 30/03/2026

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Date of opening of the EoI Proposal

At 11:00AM of 31/03/2026

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EoI Processing Fee (Non-Refundable)

INR 5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) in form of demand draft drawn in favor of “State Project Director, OSEPA” drawn in any Scheduled Commercial Bank payable at Bhubaneswar.

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Contact Person

Designation: Deputy Director, Vocational Education

Email ID:vocational.osepa@gmail.com

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Address for Submission of Proposal

State Project Director, Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA), “Shiksha Soudha”, Unit- V, Bhubaneswar-751001.

Fund Provisions and Release of Payment

  1. Tri-partite Agreement

There will be Tri-partite agreement between OSEPA/SPO (1st Party), DEO-cum-DPC/DPO(2nd Party) and VTP (3rd Party) for the implementation of the programme. All reimbursements to VTPs shall be made at DPO level and monitoring will be done by both 1st Party and 2nd Party.

    1. Fund Provisions:

For the services being provided by the selected VTPs, following fund provisions are being made by OSEPA which will be reimbursed to the VTPs by the DEO-cum-DPC/DPO on submission of required reports/documents/bills/vouchers. The amount as worked out is within PAB approval for Vocationalization of School Education programme under centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha /PM SHRI. In case of any revision in the said scheme by PAB, Ministry of Education(MoE)

OSEPA reserves the right to revise these amounts accordingly, if felt necessary. The same revisions, if any, will be final and binding on the selected VTPs.

      1. Honorarium of Vocational Trainer (VT) and Vocational Co-ordinator (VC) : A gross amount of (i) Rs. 2,40,000/- per annum per Vocational Trainer (VT) i.e. @ Rs. 20,000/- per month per VT and (ii) Rs.3,60,000/- per annum per Vocational Coordinator (VC) i.e. @ Rs. 30,000/- per month per VC has been provisioned towards honorarium of VT and VC respectively to be deployed in the selected schools by the 3rd PARTY. The above amount is inclusive of both employee and employer share of EPF, taxes, charges, duties, levies, cess, etc., if any, as per provisions. The remuneration as mentioned above is subject to revision from time to time as per the budget provisions made in AWP&B and approval by State Government/Appropriate Authority.
      2. Administrative and other Charges: 15 % of the amount paid as honorarium to VTs has been provisioned towards administrative and other charges. This includes, cost of
        1. recruitment and management of VTs and VCs,
        2. leave reserve and backup VTs in case a VT quits or takes long term leave on any ground
        3. State Head Honorarium and expenses 
        4. orientation programme of VC and VTs
        5. field visits of Vocational Coordinator
        6. office expenses
        7. awareness, publicity, IEC
        8. guidance
        9. transportation
        10. internet charges and communication charges 
        11. stationary and
        12. other related administrative, overhead charges, miscellaneous expenses for handling of the Project by the agency etc.

The above administrative charges @15% of the VT honorarium on Rs.20,000/- per month shall remain unchanged for the entire contract period. It will not be increased in case of increase of remuneration of the VTs, if any, during the contract period.

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Expenditure Head

Billing period

Documents to be submitted by the VTP duly signed by its authorised person.

Amount reimbursement period

A

B

C

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honorarium of VT / VC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly

(i) Original Invoice in duplicate

(ii) Copy of monthly absentee statement duly signed & submitted by HM of concerned School in a forwarding letter.

(iii) Documents regarding person wise payment released through electronic mode ONLY.

(iv) Copy of (a) EPF / ESI deposit confirmation challan along with person wise deposit details downloaded from the website of competent Authority

Or

(b) IT TDS deposit challan u/s 194 (J) of IT Act as per the HR recruitment policy of the selected VTP.

DEO-cum-DPC to reimburse the amount claimed after deduction of penalty, if any, within 30 of submission of all requisite documents complete in all respect as mentioned in column C.

 

 

 

 

 

II

 

 

 

 

Administrative & other charges

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly

(i) Original Utilisation Certificate duly signed by the state head/authorized Person of the VTP certified by Chartered Accountant (with Membership no. & UDIN). (ii) Statement of Expenditure of the billed period (monthly) containing components of Expenditure with amount.(iii) The bills, vouchers & all related records and documents shall be kept in the office of the VTP. It shall be produced as and when required by the DEO-cum-DPC for audit and inspection purpose.

 

DEO-cum-DPC      to reimburse             the amount          claimed after    deduction    of penalty, if any, within 30 of submission of all requisite documents complete       in       all respect

 

  1. Evaluation of Proposal &Selection of agency:

Three stage evaluation process will be conducted as explained below for evaluation of the proposals.

    1. 1st Stage :In 1st stage, the proposals will be evaluated to determine whether it complies with the prescribed eligibility condition and the requisite documents / information have been properly

 

furnished by the agency or not. A sector wise list of applicants who fulfills the minimum eligible criteria shall be prepared and to be called as LIST-1. In 1st stage of evaluation, submission of following documents / information will be verified :

      • Filled in EOI Submission Check List in Original (Annexure-I)
      • Covering letter (TECH-1) on Agency’s letterhead requesting to participate in the selection

process.

      • Bid Processing Fee of ₹ 5,000/-
      • Self-attested copy of the documents/ papers as asked for in Table-1 & Table-2 of the eligibility criteria.
      • General Details of the Agency (TECH-2).
      • Financial Details of the Agency (TECH-3) &(TECH-4) along with all the supportive documents as applicable duly signed as per the instruction.
      • Duly filled in other formats TECH-5, TECH-6,TECH-7 and TECH-8.
      • Duly filled in TECH-9 in case of existing VTPs associated with OSEPA for Vocational Education programme.

 

 

      • Power of A

Sectors Covered

Sector Agnostic- Any Sector

Eligibility Criteria

Table-1: Basic Requirement

  1. The applicant should be a company registered under Indian Companies Act, 1956 or a partnership firm registered under Indian Partnership Act, 1932 or a LLP registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 or a Proprietorship firm or registered under Society / Trust Act.

  2. The applicant should have registered under
    1. GST Registration (GSTIN) certification
    2. IT Department

  3. Applicant should: -

    1. have not committed any offense –

      • Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; or

      • the Indian Penal Code or any other law for the time being in force, for causing any loss of life or property or causing a threat to public health as part of execution of a public procurement contract.

      • The agency has not been debarred by any Central / State Government Organization/Bodies for the last 03 years.”

    2. read the entire EoI document and understood all the terms and conditions of it and undertake to abide by them.

    3. The information / documents/papers furnished along with the above application are true and authentic to the best of knowledge and belief. The agency is well aware of the fact that furnishing of any false information / fabricated document would lead to rejection of EoI & award of contract, if any, besides liabilities towards prosecution under appropriate law. In case of any wrong or false information as found by OSEPA/DPO, the State Project Director, OSEPA has the right to take any action as deemed proper against the agency. The agency will abide by the Terms and Conditions of the EoI.

    4. Not be insolvent, in receivership, bankrupt or being wound up, not have its affairs administered by a court or a judicial officer, not have its business activities suspended and must not be the subject of legal proceedings for any of the foregoing reasons;

    5. Not have, their directors and officers been convicted of any criminal offense related to their professional conduct or the making of false statements or misrepresentations as to their qualifications to enter into a procurement contract within a period of three years preceding the commencement of the procurement process, or not have been otherwise disqualified pursuant to debarment proceedings:

    6. Not have a conflict of interest in the procurement in question as specified in the EOI document.

    7. Comply with the code of integrity as specified in the EoI document.

    8. Never been blacklisted by any of the Government entity.

    9. Have internal POCSO/ POSH compliant committee to address the issues.

Table-2: Basic Requirement

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Criteria

Unit

Minimum requirement

Documents to be submitted by the agency along with the proposal

1

Experience in Skill Development sector as of 31/03/2026

Years

Five

Registration certificate from NSDC or registration certificate /experience with DDUGKY or registration certificate /experience with PMKVY or registration certificate /experience with PMKK for the last 5 years ending 31st March 2026.

The required supporting documents for last 05 years are to be submitted by the agency

2

Organization’s Presence in State of Odisha (Head Office/ Branch Office)

No. of office

One

Affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper of ₹100/- along with address proof & lease agreement copies.

3

Agency’s Average Annual TurnOver in the last 03 Financial years i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25

₹ in crores

4.00

Copy of turnover Certificate from CA firm in TECH-3 format & audited Statement of accounts for the financial year 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25 with UDIN.

4

No. of candidates trained in related Trade/ sector in last 3 year i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25

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1000

Documentary evidence of nos. of person trained in last three FYs i.e. 2022-23, 2023- 24&2024-25. Only candidates trained through State or Central Government run skill development missions / programmes such as NSDC, DDU-GKY, PMKK, PMKVY, or any other recognized Government initiatives shall be considered. The Year wise evidence for the training shall be in the form of certificate issued by Project Issuing Authority.

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No. of candidates provided job in related trade/sector to whom training is imparted (sl. No.5) in the last 3 years i.e. 2022-23, 2023- 24 & 2024-25

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500

The Letter of Intent / Placement details from SID Portal or any similar documents against the proof of placement of the candidates are to be produced. Only students trained through State or central Government run skill development missions / programmes such as NSDC, DDU-GKY, PMKK, PMKVY, or any other recognized Government initiatives shall be considered.

The Year wise evidence for the training shall be in the form of certificate issued by Project Issuing Authority.

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Agency’s owned operational training centers (Not franchisee) in Odisha as of 31st December 2025.

No. of centers

1

Affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper of ₹100/- along with address proof & lease agreement copies.

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NSDC Performance rating certificate of B and above at least in one of the last three financial years i.e. 22- 23, 23-24 and 24-25

Or

DDUGKY or PMKVY or PMKK Work orders, MoUs from MoRD and OSDA or any other State Skill Development Mission in the last three financial years i.e., 22- 23, 23-24 and 24-25.

 

Required certificates

The required supporting documents for last three financial years i.e. 22-23, 23-24 and 24-25 are to be submitted by the agency.

Required Documents

Affidavit/Declaration of non Blacklisting
Annual Audited Report with Balance Sheet
Annual Turnover/Networth Certificate
GST
PAN
Registration Certificate
Work Orders/MoUs/Sanction Order