Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Andhra Pradesh Regional Office invites e-tenders from eligible Chartered Accountant firms (as defined in the tender document), for Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for the period from October 01, 2026 to September 30, 2027 (extendable for two more years subject to the satisfactory performance, as evaluated by the Bank on an annual basis). The Tender process will be executed through the e-Tendering portal of MSTC Ltd. (https://mstcecommerce.com/eprocn). Interested tenderers must register themselves with MSTC Ltd. through the aforementioned website to participate in the tendering process. Tender document can be downloaded from both the RBI website www.rbi.org.in under ‘Tender’ section and from the website www.mstcecommerce.com. The last date for submission of tenders is August 17, 2026, till 12:00 PM. Tenders submitted only through the portal, will be accepted for the captioned process. Tenders, if received after the said date and time, will not be accepted by the Bank. The Tenderer should check the above website / e-portal for any Amendment / Corrigendum / Clarification before submitting the bid. The Bank shall have the right to cancel, modify the Tender and extend the deadline for submission of Tender. Further, the Bank reserves the right to accept any Tender, either in full or in part and to reject any or all the Tenders without assigning any reason thereof. Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Andhra Pradesh
SCHEDULE OF TENDER | A. | e-Tender no. | RBI/Andhra Pradesh Regional Office/HRMD/1/26-27/ET/205 | | B. | Name of the Tender | Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for RBI, Andhra Pradesh Regional Office for the period from October 01, 2026 to September 30, 2027. | | C. | Mode of Tender | e-Procurement System
(Online Part I – Technical Bid and Part II – Financial Bid through https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn/index.jsp | | D. | Date of Notice Inviting e-tender available for view/download on RBI website | July 09, 2026 at 12:00 PM | | E. | Estimated value of tender i.e., Minimum remuneration fees (per month) | ₹61,000/- per month (including all costs and excluding GST) i.e. ₹7,32,000 for 12 months (including all costs and excluding GST. | | F. | Date of Pre-Bid meeting | August 05, 2026 at 11:00 AM | | G. | Venue of the Pre-Bid meeting | Tungabhadra Conference room, 1st floor, RBI, Stalin Central, Governor Pet, Vijayawada - 520002 | | H. | Date of Starting of online submission of e- tender (Technical Bid and Financial Bid) at www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi | July 09, 2026 at 12:00 PM | | I. | Date & time of closing of online submission of e-tender (Technical Bid and Financial Bid) on the MSTC portal | August 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM | | J. | Date & time of opening of Part-I (Technical Bid) of Tender | August 17, 2026 at 03:00 PM | | K. | Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) | 2% of the estimated cost i.e. ₹7,32,000/- (Rupees Seven lakh thirty-two thousand only), i.e. ₹14,640/- (Rupees Fourteen thousand six hundred and forty only).
Chartered Accountant firms registered as Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) having Udyam Registration Number (Udyog Aadhar Memorandum Number), shall be exempted from the requirement of submission of EMD at the time of bidding. Proof of MSE certificate shall be submitted along with technical bid.
To be deposited by all bidders through NEFT.
Details for NEFT for EMD deposit:
Beneficiary Details:
i. Beneficiary Name: ABC cell, Reserve Bank of India, AP RO
ii. Beneficiary account No.: 186003001
iii. IFS Code: RBIS0APPA01 (5th and 10th digits are Zero)
iv. Remarks: EMD towards appointment as Concurrent Auditors for 2026-27 – Firm Name
The proof of having remitted the EMD has to be uploaded on MSTC portal. | | L. | Date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) of Tender | Part-II (Financial Bid) will be opened electronically of only those bidder(s) whose Part-I (Technical Bid) is found acceptable by RBI, Thiruvananthapuram. Such bidder(s) will be intimated regarding date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) through valid e-mail id given by them. | | M. | Transaction Fee (Non-refundable) | Payment of transaction fee as mentioned in the MSTC portal through MSTC payment Gateway/NEFT/RTGS in favour of MSTC limited or as advised by M/s MSTC limited. | | N. | Bank Guarantee | 5% of Contract Value (to be submitted by successful bidder for the contract period plus 30 days beyond that) | 2. No quotation will be accepted with any condition quoted by the vendor whatsoever. Such quotation will be rejected at the discretion of the Bank. 3. Amendments / corrigendum to the tender, if any, issued in future will only be notified on the RBI Website and MSTC Website as given above and will not be published in newspapers. | |