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Appointment of Third Party Inspection Agency (TPIA) for sampling and analysis of BF coke at Destination point to be procured by M/s RINL, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant by Railway Rakes and 1 more item

Issued by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited · via India — GeM (Government e-Marketplace) bids

Published: 14 Nov 2026
Closes: 24 Nov 2026, 05:30 UTC
Reference: GEM/2026/B/8267590
Location: India
Sector: Transport & Logistics
Type: services

At a glance

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited in India has published a tender in transport & logistics: “Appointment of Third Party Inspection Agency (TPIA) for sampling and analysis of BF coke at Destination point to be procured by M/s RINL, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant by Railway Rakes and 1 more item”. Submissions close on 24 November 2026, 10 days from today. Quote reference GEM/2026/B/8267590 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 40 notices from this buyer since 2026, 40 of them currently open. There are 1,564 open transport & logistics notices in India on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through India — GeM (Government e-Marketplace) bids, not through FreeTender.

Details

GeM bid GEM/2026/B/8267590 invites offers for services: Custom Bid for Services - Appointment of Third Party Inspection Agency (TPIA) for sampling and analysis of BF coke at Destination point to be procured by M/s RINL, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant by Railway Rakes (3 lines); Custom Bid for Services - Appointment of a Third Party Inspection Agency (TPIA) for sampling and analysis of BF coke at Destination Point to be procured by M/s RINL by Road (2 lines) (GeM's listing shows only the start of the item list; the full list is in the bid document).

Total quantity: 3.

Buying organisation: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Ministry of Steel.

Bid start: 14 November 2026, 10:12 IST. Bid end (last date for offers): 24 November 2026, 11:00 IST.

Published on GeM (Government e-Marketplace, India). Bid document: https://bidplus.gem.gov.in/showbidDocument/10158375. Source: GeM.

Context for bidders

We hold 40 notices from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, going back to November 2026 — 40 of them still open. They buy mostly in Manufacturing & Supply, Transport & Logistics and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 1,564 open Transport & Logistics tenders in India. This one closes in 10 days.

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