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The Governing Council of the IPL invites bids from reputed entities for acquiring the Official Partner Rights for the Indian Premier League.
The detailed terms and conditions governing the tender process including eligibility requirements, process for submissions of bids, rights and obligations, etc. are contained in the ‘Request for Quotation’ (“RFQ”) document which will be made available on receipt of payment of a non-refundable fee of INR 5,00,000 (Indian Rupees Five Lakh Only) plus any applicable Goods and Services Tax. The procedure to procure the RFQ documents is enlisted in Annexure A to this notice. The RFQ will be available for purchase till February 19, 2024.
Interested parties are requested to email the details of payment made for the purchase of the RFQ to rfq@bcci.tv, as per the procedure laid down in Annexure A. It is clarified that the RFQ documents shall be shared only upon the confirmation of payment of the non-refundable RFQ fee.
Any interested party wishing to submit a bid is required to purchase the RFQ. However, only those satisfying the eligibility criteria set out in the RFQ and subject to the other terms and conditions set out therein, shall be eligible to bid. It is clarified that merely purchasing the RFQ does not entitle any person to bid.
The attention of the interested parties is brought to Annexure B which details certain brand categories in which the interested party cannot bid.
BCCI reserves the right to cancel or amend the bidding process at any stage in any manner without providing any reason.
JAY SHAH
Honorary Secretary
BCCI
ANNEXURE A
PROCEDURE TO PROCURE THE RFQ DOCUMENTS
The RFQ document can be purchased as per the following procedure:
A. If the purchasing entity is an Indian entity:
Payment of INR 5,00,000 + 90,000 (GST) i.e., Total INR 5,90,000 (Indian Rupees Five Lakh Ninety Thousand Only) is to be made to the following bank account:
INR Bank Account Details:
Account Name: The Board of Control for Cricket in India
Account No.: 60082778272
Name of the Bank: Bank of Maharashtra
Branch: Fort Branch, Mumbai
IFSC code: MAHB0000002
B. If the purchasing entity is a foreign entity:
Payment of USD 6,020 (USD Six Thousand Twenty Only) is to be made to the following bank account:
USD Bank Account Details:
| Beneficiary Bank: | Bank of Maharashtra, |
| Overseas Branch | |
| Mumbai | |
| Swift Code: MAHBINBBOVM | |
| Account No.: 60081674478 | |
| Account Name: The Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Correspondent Bank: | Bank of New York, New York. |
| Routing No.: 021 000 018 | |
| Swift Code: IRVTUS3N | |
| Account No.: 803-3165-537 |
Once the payment is made, the payment confirmation is required to be shared by email to rfq@bcci.tv with the subject line “Confirmation of Payment of RFQ Fee for Official Partner Rights for IPL” along with the following details:
Name of the Party:
Registered Address:
Pan No (if applicable):
GST No (if applicable):
It is clarified that the RFQ documents shall be shared only upon receiving the payment and the details as mentioned above. It is further clarified that the RFQ must be purchased by the entity, or any of its Group companies, that is desiring to bid.
Annexure B
Non-Permitted Brand Categories
- Alcohol Products;
- Betting;
- Cryptocurrency;
- Real Money Gaming (excluding Fantasy Sports Gaming);
- Tobacco;
- E-Commerce Super App;
- Four-Wheeler Passenger Automobile;
- one which is likely to offend public morals such as, including but not limited to, pornography.
