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PLB Pipe Laying by HDD Open Trench method OF Cable Blowing Pulling OFC Splicing and associated works for PH VI Patchwork in Siliguri to ISP Sonapur 24F OFC route under Kolkata BA

Issued by Department of Telecommunications (DOT) · via India — GeM (Government e-Marketplace) bids

Published: 13 Nov 2026
Closes: 4 Dec 2026, 12:30 UTC
Reference: GEM/2026/B/8232413
Location: India
Sector: IT & Telecom
Type: services

At a glance

Department of Telecommunications (DOT) in India has published a tender in it & telecom: “PLB Pipe Laying by HDD Open Trench method OF Cable Blowing Pulling OFC Splicing and associated works for PH VI Patchwork in Siliguri to ISP Sonapur 24F OFC route under Kolkata BA”. Submissions close on 4 December 2026, 20 days from today. Quote reference GEM/2026/B/8232413 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 111 notices from this buyer since 2026, 109 of them currently open. There are 1,567 open it & telecom 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/8232413 invites offers for services: Custom Bid for Services - PLB Pipe Laying by HDD Open Trench method OF Cable Blowing Pulling OFC Splicing and associated works for PH VI Patchwork in Siliguri to ISP Sonapur 24F OFC route under Kolkata BA.

Total quantity: 1.

Buying organisation: Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Ministry of Communications.

Bid start: 13 November 2026, 13:18 IST. Bid end (last date for offers): 04 December 2026, 18:00 IST.

Published on GeM (Government e-Marketplace, India). Bid document: https://bidplus.gem.gov.in/showbidDocument/10118164. Source: GeM.

Context for bidders

We hold 111 notices from Department of Telecommunications (DOT), going back to November 2026 — 109 of them still open. They buy mostly in IT & Telecom, Manufacturing & Supply and Electrical Equipment. There are 1,567 open IT & Telecom tenders in India. This one closes in 20 days.

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