RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. (RailTel) has invited e-Tenders in Single Stage Two Packet (Part I – Credential/ Techno commercial Bid and Part II – Price Bid) Reverse Auction System for “Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Integration with Existing VSS Infra, Operation and Maintenance of IP based Video Surveillance System (VSS) at D & E Category Railway Stations under Southern Region of RailTel for and on behalf of Indian Railways”.
- Tender Reference Number: Railtel Tender OT SR SC 2021 22 VSS 016
- Document Download / Sale Start Date: 03-Aug-2021
- Document Download / Sale End Date: 06-Sep-2021
- Bid Submission Start Date: 03-Aug-2021
- Bid Submission End Date: 06-Sep-2021
- Bid Opening Date: 06-Sep-2021
Project Background:
- Indian Railways (IR) is a governmental entity under the Ministry of Railways which operates India’s National Railway System. It is run by the government as a public transport and manages the third-largest railway network in the world by size. Indian Railways is the lifeline of India and has an estimated daily ridership of approximately 2 crores.
- In order to enhance security for passengers especially women & children at Railway stations which are major hubs of transportation, Indian Railways intended to in- stall Internet Protocol (IP) based Video Surveillance System (VSS) at stations, that is, waiting halls, reservation counters, parking areas, main entrance/ exit, platforms, foot over bridges, booking offices etc. Indian Railways has also intended to provide CCTV at Coaches.
- RailTel, a Miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, has been entrusted with the work of providing IP based VSS with video analytics and facial recognition system at Railway Stations of A1, A, B, C, D & E Category. To have a better coverage and clearer image, four types of Full HD Cameras Dome type (for indoor areas), Bullet type (for platforms), Pan Tilt Zoom type (for parking areas) and Ultra HD-4k cameras (for crucial locations) are being/to be provided.
- CCTV camera live feeds are displayed on multiple screens at the Railway Protection Force (RPF) control room for monitoring. Centralised monitoring through Command Control Centre (CCC) (covered under Northern Region tender) will also be provisioned for Pan India VSS Work.
- Under this tender, bidders are required to provide Cameras and LAN infrastructure at D & E Category stations along with Type-IV switches at controlling RPF Thana/Post Station. Provision of VSS infra required for D & E category stations including Storage for cameras, hardware/software for VMS/VA/FRS (if required) at their controlling RPF Thana/Post will be provided by RailTel.
- CCC at Data centers will be provided by RailTel under separate tend In future, Train Coaches are also to be covered for VSS Work by RailTel on behalf of Indian Railways. recording of the video feeds from CCTV cameras of these coaches will required to be accessed & integrated with VSS system installed at RPF Thana/Posts.
Scope of Work:
IP based Video Surveillance System (VSS) at Railway Stations:–
- The scope of work includes Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Integration (with existing VSS Infra), operation and maintenance of IP based Video Surveillance System at D & E Category Railway Stations of Indian Railways.
- List of stations covered under the scope of present tender along with their controlling RPF Thanas/Post is mentioned in BDS (Chapter-5, Section-I).
- Railway stations covered under the scope of work have been further clubbed to- gether as a cluster according to location of their controlling RPF thana/post and in this RFP such clusters have been referred as “RPF Thana/Post-wise cluster stations (including station where RPF/Thana/Post is located and stations being recorded at that particular RPF Thana/Post)”.Details of controlling RPF Thana/Post is given in
- the above-mentioned list.
- Bidders are required to follow Schematic Diagram-2: (RPF/GRP Thana/Post Clus- Tered based architecture) mentioned in RDSO Specification RDSO/SPN/TC/65/2021 Version 6.0 or latest for provision of VSS system at D & E Category stations under this tender along with provision of Type-IV switches at their controlling RPF Thana/Post Stations.
- The requirement mentioned in this Tender/RFP, Being A Turn Key Basis Project, calls for a complete working system and not components thereof. Therefore, the Bids must be complete with all equipment and required accessories along with necessary power systems including standard Uninterrupted Power Supply for the entire equipment, all type of connectors, patch leads, mount- ing, reinforcement (cable/wire) and fitting hardware, plugs, sockets and any hardware/software, etc. as required for complete installation & commissioning of the System under this contract.
About RailTel:
- RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel), an ISO-9001:2000 organization is a Government of India undertaking under the Ministry of Railways. The Corporation was formed in Sept 2000 with the objectives to create nationwide Broadband Telecom and Multimedia Network in all parts of the country, to modernize Train Control Operation and Safety System of Indian Railways and to contribute to realization of goals and objective of national telecom policy 1999.
- RailTel with strong nationwide presence is committed to bring cutting edge technology and offer innovative services to the Indian Telecom market. RailTel is in the forefront in providing nationwide Broadband Telecom & Multimedia Network in all parts of the country.
- With its Pan India high-capacity network, RailTel is working towards creating a knowledge society at various fronts.
- In addition, RailTel with its rich experience in the domain of Telecom and ICT field have been selected for implementation of various mission-mode Govt. projects in the telecom field including National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN), National Knowledge Network (NKN) and NE-I & NE-II under USOF/DoT etc.
- In line with its commitment to bring next generation telecommunication technologies and services to people across the length and breadth of the country, RailTel is already providing high speed Wi-Fi network at train stations across the country.
Tender Notice and link for Tender Document are available on RailTel’s website, CPP portal and e-Tendering portal https://ireps.gov.in for download.
Source: RailTel-Tender | Image Credit (representational): MoR
