COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED
TENDER NOTICE
CURRENCY AUTHENTICATION MACHINES TO CIAL
11.11.2026
Open item-rate tenders are invited from eligible agencies for the Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of eight units of Currency Authentication and Fitness Sorting Machines for the Arrival and Departure Duty Free Shops at Cochin International Airport.
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Particulars
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Details
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Tender Reference
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CIAL/COML/ADMN&PUR189/2026
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Name of Tender
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Currency Authentication Machines to CIAL
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Quantity
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8 machines, each with INR & 17 other currency templates
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Tender Fee
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Rs 1,000 incl. GST
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EMD
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Rs. 50,000/-
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Security Deposit
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10% of total PO value for warranty period; 10% of AMC costing for AMC period
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Warranty Period
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1 year
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AMC post-warranty
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4 years (labour-only AMC)
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Last Date for collection of tender documents
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02.12.2026
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Last Date of submission of tender
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1500 hrs on 03/12/2026
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Date of opening of technical bid
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1530 hrs on 03/12/2026
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Eligibility Criteria for participation in the tender:
The agencies satisfying the following criteria only be eligible to participate in the tender:
- The bidder shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Indian arm of the OEM or an authorized Indian dealer/distributor of the OEM.
- The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)/Indian arm of the OEM shall have atleast 10 years’ experience in manufacture and supply of currency authentication machines.
- If the bidder is a dealer/distributor, they shall have atleast 2 years’ experience in supplying currency authentication machines.
- The bidder should have supplied currency authentication machines manufactured by the offered OEM, to one or more customers specified below, through either one order valued at not less than Rs. 16 lakhs, two orders each valued at not less than Rs. 12 lakhs, or three orders each valued at not less than Rs. 8 lakhs:
- The Reserve Bank of India, or banks/financial institutions in India forming part of the NIFTY 50, BANK NIFTY or Nifty Financial Services index; (or)
- Duty-free shops or currency exchange (FOREX) shops located at Indian airports handling more than 10 million passengers annually.
- The bidder shall have a minimum turnover of Rs 1 Crores in any one of the last three financial years.
- The bidder shall have an office in India and shall have service support available in Kerala.
- The bidder should not be currently blacklisted or debarred by any government organizations/PSUs or Airports in India.
The above criteria shall be referred to as the Eligibility Criteria. Tenderer must provide documentary evidence including certificates of successful commissioning with the technical bid to support the above details.
The scope includes supply, installation, testing and commissioning of eight machines, each with INR and 17 other currency templates, necessary accessories and software licences, operational demonstration, training of duty free personnel, warranty and AMC support. Machines shall support multi-currency authentication, counterfeit detection, fitness sorting, serial number verification and future currency additions. Interested firms may collect the tender documents from CIAL Commercial dept on or before 02.12.2026 by paying the tender document fee of Rs 1,000/-
For further details contact the Office of DGM(Commercial), Cochin International Airport Limited, Kochi Airport PO, Ernakulam, Kerala–683111. Phone: 0484 2610115 Ext: 2274. E-mail: jithin.paul@cial.aero
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MANAGING DIRECTOR