E-Tender No. - RBI/Patna Regional office/HRMD/5/25-26/ET/1000[Supply of Medicines] A pre-bid meeting in connection with the above-mentioned e-tender for the period from April 01, 2026 – March 31, 2027 was held in Mantrana Kaksh, Reserve Bank of India, Patna Regional Office on February 19, 2026 at 03.00 P.M. The meeting was held to address the queries of the empanelled chemists / vendors / bidders regarding the Bank’s requirements and expectations. 2. The meeting was attended by the representatives of empaneled chemists and officials of Central Establishment Section, RBI Patna. | Sl. No. | Name of the empaneled vendor | Name of the Representative | | 1 | M/s Abhishek Drug Distributor | Shri Tarun Kumar | | 2 | M/s Sea Traders | Shri Ehtasham Ahmed | | 3 | M/s Lal Medicals | Shri Harshvardhan Joshi | | 4 | M/s Gauri International | Shri Khagesh Kumar Singh | | 5 | M/s Shree Shyam Pharmaceuticals | Absent | | 6 | M/s Tata 1mg Health Care Solutions Pvt. Ltd. | Absent | | 7 | M/s Emami Frank Ross Pharmacy Limited | Absent | | 8 | M/s New Gaurav Pharma | Absent | The following officials from RBI Patna participated in the meeting: | Sl. No. | Name of the Official & Designation | | 1. | Shri Sandipan Chatterjee, AGM | | 2. | Shri Rahul Gupta, Manager | | 3. | Shri Avirup Das, Asst. Manager | | 4. | Shri Abhishek Kumar, Spl. Assistant | | 5. | Shri Mayank Raj, Assistant | 3. The queries raised by the bidders during the meeting along with the clarifications/comments are tabulated below: | Sl. No. | Queries | Clarifications | | a | How will the contract be awarded to bidders? | In terms of Para 3 of RFQ document, the details of awarding contract are given below:
a. In the event of there being more than one H1 (offering highest uniform discount on MRP) bidder, the entire work will be evenly distributed among the H1 bidders.
b. In case there is only one H1 bidder, the entire work will split evenly between H1 and H2 bidder(s), subject to the H2 bidder(s) agreeing to accept the rates offered and accepted by H1 bidder. This is without any prejudice to the working capacity of H1 bidder and is only meant to reduce complete reliance on one supplier.
c. In case H2 bidder is not agreeable to match H1 rate then H3, H4, etc. bidders, in that order, shall be given opportunity to match H1 rate for awarding the work as mentioned in point no. 2 above.
d. If H2, H3, H4 etc. are not agreeable to match the offered rate of H1, then the entire work will be awarded to H1 bidder.
* The Bank also reserves the right to split/ divide its purchases among two or more vendors/ bidders.
* The Bank also reserves the right to accept any or reject any or all the offers that it may receive without giving any reasons. | | b | Whether Performance Bank Guarantee will be split among successful bidders. | In terms of Para 2 of Terms and Conditions of RFQ document,
The Performance Bank Guarantee will be equally divided among selected bidders. | 4. Participants were advised to read the instructions in the RFQ carefully before bidding and follow the timelines as mentioned in the Notice Inviting Tender. Note: -
This document (minutes of pre-bid meeting) shall form part of the bid document / agreement. -
Rest of the Terms and Conditions and specifications of the tender document shall continue to remain same. -
The above amendments / clarifications are issued for the information of all intending chemists / bidders. -
The submission of bid by the firm shall be construed to be in conformity with the tender document and amendments / clarifications given above. Sujit Kumar Arvind
Regional Director
(Bihar) | |