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Prasar Bharati Floats ‘32 Lakh Tender for DD Free Dish E-Auction Agency

Storyboard•05-10-2026, 10:38

•Prasar Bharati's Directorate General of Doordarshan has invited bids for an agency to conduct e-auctions for slots on DD Free Dish and other public service broadcaster platforms.
•The estimated contract value is ‘32 lakh, including taxes, with an earnest money deposit of ‘64,000.
•Bids for the NIT-23/2026-27 tender will be processed under a two-bid system, requiring concurrent technical and financial submissions through the Prasar Bharati e-procurement portal.
•The bids are scheduled to open on October 22, 2026, at 1 pm, following a pre-bid meeting on October 8 at 3 pm.
•Prasar Bharati advises bidders not to wait until the last date to submit bids due to potential technical issues, emphasizing that neither Prasar Bharati nor its e-procurement service provider will be responsible for such eventualities.

The estimated value of the contract is Rs 32 lakh, including taxes, and it carries an earnest money deposit requirement of ₹64,000.

A pre-bid meeting has been scheduled for October 8 at 3 pm at Malgudi, fifth floor, Tower-A, Doordarshan Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi.

The bids are scheduled to be opened on October 22, 2026, at 1 pm via the Prasar Bharati e-procurement portal.