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GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION: INCLUSIVE EDUCATION BRANCH AMRITA SHERGIL SCHOOL BUILDING BEHIND LADY SHRI RAM COLLEGE, LAJPAT NAGAR-IV, NEW DELHl-110024 Email: iebdoehq@gmail.com EXPRESSION OF INTEREST NOTICE Directorate of Education (DOE), Govt.

of NCT of Delhi invites sealed Expression of Interest (EOI) from Organizations/Firms/ Agencies for undertaking of the Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT).
The EOI Document containing the detail's of qualification criteria, submission requirement, brief objective & scope of work and method of evaluation etc.

is enclosed.

The EOI Document is enclosed herewith.

Interested organizations/firm/agencies may submit your responses in sealed envelopes in prescribed format to "Inclusive Education Branch, Directorate of Education, GNCTD, Amrita Shergil School Building, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi- i10024" latest by 20.03.2023.
Queries if any may be referred in writing to the Joint Director (IEB), at the above mentioned address or at E-mail: .

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Publishing Date Document submission Start Date Document submission End Date Application Submission Start Date Application Submission End Date Application To opening Date Encl.

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Date 07.03 .2023 Time 05.30 hrs 09.03.2023 12.00 hrs 20.03.2023 12.00 hrs 09.03.2023 10.00 hrs 20.03.2023 14.00 hrs 20.03.2023 15.00 hrs Joint Director of Education (IEB) For & on behalf of DoE, GNCTD Expression of Interest (EOI) For Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT) DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION (DoE) Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Inclusive Education Branch Amrita Shergil School Building Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 March, 2023 Page 1 of 18 I N D E X CONTENTS Text of Advertisement Invitation For Expression of Interest Letter of Invitation Background Aims & Objectives EOI Processing Fees Venue & Deadline for Submission of Proposal Validity of Offer Term of Reference Instructions Qualification Criteria Evaluation Criteria & Method of Evaluation Response Conflict of Interest Condition under which EOI is issued Last Date of submission of EOI FORMATS Format - 1 Format – 2 Format - 3 Format - 4 Format - 5 Format - 6 Format - 7 Format - 8 Annexure I – Terms of Reference S.No.
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3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 /Annexure-I 6 7 8 8 8 8 Page 2 of 18 1.0 TEXT OF ADVERTISEMENT Inclusive Education Branch, Directorate of Education, Amrita Shergil School Building Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Directorate of Education, GNCTD, invites sealed Expression of Interest (EOI) from Organizations/Firms/Agencies for undertaking of Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT).
The EOI Document containing the details of qualification criteria, submission requirement, brief objective & scope of work and evaluation criteria etc.

can be downloaded from the website www.edudel.nic.in .

Further details, if any, may be obtained from Joint Director, Inclusive Education Branch, Directorate of Education, Amrita Shergil School Building Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 during working hours.

Last date for submission of EOI is 20th March, 2023 upto 17:30 hrs.
Sealed envelope marked to the captioned address, containing EOI and non-refundable fee of Rs 5000.00 by way of DD/Pay Order in favour of “Director of Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi” payable at New Delhi may be submitted for Review/Appraisal of Project on Gifted and Talented students mentioning “EOI (ABHISHIKT)” on the top cover: Joint Director, IEB, Directorate of Education, Amrita Shergil School Building Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 Applicants meeting the qualification criteria may be invited for presentation / proposal before the selection committee of DoE.
EOI Document will be subsequently issued to the short listed applicants only.

Joint Director, IEB, Directorate of Education, Amrita Shergil School Building Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 Note: Director (Education), DoE GNCTD or any of its designates reserves the right to cancel this request for EoI and/or invite afresh with or without amendments, without liability or any obligation for such request for EoI and without assigning any reason.
Information provided at this stage is indicative and DoE, GNCTD reserves the right to amend/add further details in the EoI.

Page 3 of 18 2.0 LETTER OF INVITATION Inclusive Education Branch, Directorate of Education, Amrita Shergil School Building Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 Dated:07.03.2023 Dear Sir/Madam, Directorate of Education (DOE), Govt.
of NCT of Delhi invites sealed Expression of Interest (EOI) from Organizations/Firms/Agencies for undertaking of the Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT).

The EOI Document containing the details of qualification criteria, submission requirement, brief objective & scope of work and method of evaluation etc.

is enclosed.
is enclosed.

The EOI Document is available on the DoE website www.edudel.nic.in You may submit your responses in sealed envelopes in prescribed format to the undersigned latest by 20.03.2023.

“Joint Director” Inclusive Education Branch, Directorate of Education, Amrita Shergil School Building Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 Queries if any may be referred in writing to the Joint Director (IEB), at the above mentioned address or at E-mail: iebdoehq@gmail.com .

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Document submission Start Date 09.03.2023 12.00 hrs Document submission End Date 20.03.2023 12.00 hrs Application Submission Start Date 09.03.2023 10.00 hrs Application Submission End Date 20.03.2023 14.00 hrs Application To opening Date 20.03.2023 15.00 hrs Yours faithfully, Encl.

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Joint Director (IEB) For & on behalf of DoE, GNCTD Page 4 of 18 3.0 Background: Directorate of Education (DOE), GNCTD is initiating project “ABHISHIKT” to identify and assess gifted & talented students to provide them extended support services through intensive resource packs to strengthen their skills & aptitude.

This program will be useful for bridging the gap between their current functioning and underlying potential & aptitude.
The purpose of EOI is to identify interested private partners and to get their inputs for firming up the contours of Project “ABHISHIKT”.

The Government plans to reach out and support gifted & talented students in an organized model to percolate maximum benefits through collaborative efforts with the experienced NGOs.

4.0 Aims & Objectives: The purpose of EOI is to identify interested govt./private partners and to get their inputs for firming up the contours of Project ‘ABHISHIKT’.
The Government plans to reach out and support gifted & talented students in an organized model to percolate maximum benefits through collaborative efforts with the experienced organizations.

5.0 EOI Processing Fees Processing fee for Rs.

5,000/- (Five Thousand Rupees only) in the form of a Demand draft or a Pay Order drawn in favour of “Director of Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi” Payable at New Delhi has to be submitted along with the EOI response.
Applications received without or with inadequate EOI processing fees shall be liable to get rejected.

6.0 Venue & Deadline for submission of proposal the address specified herein earlier.
In exceptional circumstances and at Proposal, in its complete form in all respects as specified in the EOI, must be submitted to DoE, GNCTD at its discretion, DoE may extend the deadline for submission ofproposals by issuing an amendment to be made available on the DoE website, in which case all rights and obligations of DoE and the firm/organisations previously subject to the original deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended.
Page 5 of 18 7.0 Validity of Offer: The offer for EOI as per this document shall be valid for a period of three (3) months initially which may be extended further if required by DoE.

8.0 TERMS OF REFERENCE The detailed terms of reference are enclosed at Annexure-I.
9.0 INSTRUCTIONS The Expression of Interest is to be submitted in the manner prescribed below:- All information as detailed below is to be submitted in two hard copies in separately sealed envelopes and one soft copy in CD:- a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) Applicant’s Expression of Interest as per Format-1.

Organizational Contact Details as per Format-2.

Experience of the organization as per Format-3.

List of three (03) experts/ consultants on payroll as per Format-4.
Financial strength of the firm as per Format-5.

Achievement related to Gifted and Talented Students as per Format-6 Additional information as per Format-7.

Declaration as per Format-8.

Power of Attorney in favour of Authorized Signatory with long and short signatures of Authorized person.

Organization must have/to open (if not) its office in Delhi / NCR.

j) EOI Documents have been hosted on the website www.edu.nic.in and may be downloaded from the website.
The applicants are expected to examine all instructions, forms, terms and other details in the EOI document carefully.

Failure to furnish complete information as mentioned in the EOI document or submission of a proposal not substantially responsive to the EOI documents in every respect will be at the applicant’s risk and may result in rejection of the proposal.

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Qualification Criteria: Following will be the minimum pre-qualification criteria.
Each eligible consultant should possess all the following pre-qualification criteria.

Responses not meeting the minimum pre-qualification criteria will be rejected and will not be evaluated.

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Pre-qualification Criteria a be Non shall firm/ firm/ The applicant organizations/firm/agencies/ proprietorship Partnership/ Government organization registered under the Society’s Registration Act, 1860 or as Trust /Indian Companies Act, 1956/ the partnership Act, 1932 and who have their registered offices in India and must have/to open(if not) an office in National Capital Region of Delhi.
The organizations/firm/agencies should be in the Services of providing similar services for at least 03years as on 31.03.2022.

Preference will be given to agency/organization having prior experience in the area of education of gifted and talented students.
of of Compliance Certificate society Supporting document of Copy Registration under Registration Act 1860 or as Trust /Indian Companies Act, 1956/ the Act, partnership 1932/ Incorporation and Partnership Deed, if any Work Completion certificate from the organizations in which service provided/ implemented project along with Audited Balance Sheet.

Work Completion certificate from the organizations for which service provided/project implemented.

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/ Service Tax Registration Certificate Copy of Certificate to be enclosed.

The firm should not be blacklisted by any Central Govt.

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Bodies Certificate signed Authorized signatory by the The applicant must have/to open (if not) an office in Delhi /NCR.

of branch Details State/UTs other area, if any, may be submitted.

in offices than Delhi/NCR Page 7 of 18 11.0 Evaluation Criteria and Method of Evaluation: a.
Screening of EOIs shall be carried out as per eligibility conditions mentioned in this document and based on verification of testimonials submitted.

b. EOI will be evaluated for short listing inter alia based on their past experience of handling similar type of project, strength of their man power, financial strength of firm and presentation / proposal to the selection committee whose decision will be final.
c. Agencies who qualify as per the eligibility conditions will be provided a brief about the Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT).

The agencies may be required to make a presentation, if required, to a selection committee show- casing their proposals.

d. DoE, GNCTD will take up references and reserves the right to pay due heed to the Firm/organization’s performance elsewhere and any past experience from DoE, GNCTD.
e. Short listed agencies will be issued EOI Documents and asked to submit their price proposal in a sealed envelope.

12.0 Response: a. Firm/organizations must ensure that their EOI response is submitted as per the formats attached with this document.

Special comments on the objectives and scope of the service projected in the enquiry may also be submitted along with the offer.

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Application in sealed cover super scribed, as “EOI for Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT)” 13.0 Conflict of Interest: Where there is any indication that a conflict of interest exists or may arise, it shall be the responsibility of the firm/organization to inform DoE, GNCTD, detailing the conflict in writing as an attachment to this EOI.

DoE will be the final arbiter in cases of potential conflicts of interest.
Failure to notify DoE of any potential conflict of interest will invalidate any verbal or written agreement.

A Conflict of Interest is where a person who is involved in the procurement has or may be perceived to have a personal interest in ensuring that a particular Firm/organization is successful.

Actual and potential conflicts of interest must be declared by a person involved in an EOI process.

14.0 Condition under which EOI is issued: The EOI is not an offer and is issued with no commitment.
DoE reserves the right to withdraw EOI and or vary any part thereof at any stage.

DoE further reserves the right to disqualify any firm/organization, should it be so necessary at any stage.

15.0 Last date of submission of EOI: The last date of submission of EOI is 20.03.2023 (17:30 hrs.)

EOI To opening Date & Time is 20.03.2023 (18:00 hrs.)
Page 8 of 18 16.0 FORMATS FOR SUBMISSION: FORMAT – 1 APPLICANT’S EXPRESSION OF INTEREST To, Joint Director, IEB, Directorate of Education, Amrita Shergil School Building Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 Sub: Submission of Expression of Interest to undertake study on Review/Appraisal of Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT) Dear In response to the Invitation for Expressions of Interest (EOI) published on 07.03.2023 for the above purpose, we would like to express interest to carry out the above proposed task.
As instructed, we attach 2 sets of the following documents in separately sealed envelopes and one soft copy: 1.

Organizational Details (Format-2) 2.

Experience in related fields (Format-3) 3.

List of experts / consultants/ Resource Persons on payroll at least 3 (Format-4) 4.

Financial strength of the organization (Format-5) 5.

Achievement of projects related to Gifted and Talented Students (Format-6) 6.

Additional information (Format-7) 7.


Declaration (Format-8) Sincerely Yours, Signature of the applicant [Full name of applicant] Stamp........................

Date: Encl.

: As above.

Note: This is to be furnished on the letter head of the organization.

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FORMAT – 2 Organizational Contact Details Name of Organization Main areas of Services Type of Organization/firm/ organizatios/firm/agencies/ Partnership/ proprietorship firm/ Non Government organization registered under the Society’s Registration Act, 1860 or as Trust Companies Act, 1956/ the partnership Act, 1932 Whether the firm has been blacklisted by any Central Govt.

If yes, details thereof.

Address of registered office with telephone no.


& fax / State Govt./PSU/ Govt.

Bodies / Autonomous?

/Indian Address of offices in i) National Capital Region of Delhi ii) All other State/UT’s 7.

Contact Person with telephone no.

& e-mail ID Enclose:- 1.


Copy of of Certificate Organization/firm/ organizatios/firm/agencies/ Partnership/ proprietorship firm/ Non Government organization registered under the Society’s Registration Act, 1860 or as Trust /Indian Companies Act, 1956/ the partnership Act, 1932 2.

Undertaking in respect of 4 above.


Signature of the applicant Full name of the applicant Stamp & Date Page 10 of 18 FORMAT – 3 Experience in Related Fields Overview of the past experience of the Organization in all aspects related to education of gifted and talented students or similar assignments S. No Items Number of Assignments during last 5 years Order Value of each in assignment Lakhs of Rs.
(Enclose copy of each order) Mention the name Client/ of Organization (Enclosed completion certificates 1 1.1 1.2 of of in out similar in Experience assignments similar nature Experience carrying assignments Government Experience carrying out Similar assignments in Public sector.

Decision of Evaluating Committee in ascertaining “similar nature” and “similar assignment” will be final.
in Stamp & Date Signature of the applicant Full name of applicant Page 11 of 18 FORMAT – 4 List of working/worked in the organization ( at least 3 ) experts/consultants/Resource Persons S. No Name Designation Qualification Relevant Experience 1.

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Stamp & Date Signature of the applicant Full name of applicant Page 12 of 18 FORMAT – 5 Financial Strength of the Organization Financial Whether Annual net Overall annual Annual turnover from only Year profitable profit (in turnover (in Consultancy services rendered Yes/NO Crores of Rs.)

Crores of Rs.)

in India (in Crores of Rs.)

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 S. No 1 2 3 Note: Please enclose auditor’s certificate in support of your claim.
Stamp & Date Signature of the applicant Full name of applicant Page 13 of 18 FORMAT – 6 Previous achievements of the Organization on interventions on Gifted and Talented students Financial Year Number of Gifted and Talented Students covered Number of Schools collaborated recognized Remarks S. No 1 2 3 Note: Please enclose project completion certificate from school and documents of successful students in support of your claim.
Stamp & Date Signature of the applicant Full name of applicant Page 14 of 18 FORMAT – 7 1.

List all enclosures related to the previous sections.

Additional Information S.NO Description No.

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Additional information to support the eligibility as per Section 7 (Not more than 2 pages).
Signature of the applicant Full name of applicant Stamp & Date Page 15 of 18 FORMAT -8 Declaration We hereby the are Services/intervention to undertake the task related to the Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT), DoE, GNCTD.

confirm that we competing interested for in All the information provided herewith is genuine and accurate.

Authorized Person’s Signature.

Name and Designation: Date of Signature: Note: The declaration is to be furnished on the letter head of the organization.
Page 16 of 18 Project on Gifted and Talented students (ABHISHIKT) TERMS OF REFERENCE ANNEXURE-I 1.

BACKGROUND Gifted & Talented students constitute an integral part of the diverse population amongst the learners concentrated at the school level.

Inclusive Education aims to address the varied needs of the learners falling on lower as well higher sides of the continuum.
National Education Policy, 2020 (NEP- 2020) emphasizes upon encouraging & supporting gifted/talented students by making the school & classroom environment more inclusive & conducive.

Talking of gifted & talented students, it is imperative to identify & assess their needs, traits & essentiality to develop the appropriate intervention program for the identified students.

Directorate of Education (DOE), Govt.


of NCT of Delhi seeks Expression of Interest (EOI) from the qualified organizations/ firms/ agencies to partner in its initiative for identification, assessment & development of suitable strategies for gifted & talented students studying in the Delhi Government Schools.
Directorate of Education (DOE), GNCTD is initiating project “ABHISHIKT” to identify and assess gifted & talented students to provide them extended support services through intensive resource packs to strengthen their skills & aptitude.

This program will be useful for bridging the gap between their current functioning and underlying potential & aptitude.

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OBJECTIVES The purpose of EOI is to identify interested partners and to get their inputs for firming up the contours of Project ‘ABHISHIKT’.
The Government plans to reach out and support gifted & talented students in an organized model to percolate maximum benefits through collaborative efforts with the experienced organizations.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE The below stated points are the expected areas of interest: i. ii.

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v. To screen & identify all students to have high level of IQ or giftedness in specific areas.
To assess & diagnose the identified students suspected to have giftedness through administration of appropriate IQ & Aptitude tests.

To understand children with giftedness, their varied needs & essentialities and creation of sensitization towards myths and facts about gifted children amongst Special Education Teachers (SETs) and other teachers.
To formulate suitable intervention and effective teaching strategies including the resource pack to equip special education teachers and class/subject teachers to provide academic and behavioral intervention to identified gifted students in an inclusive set-up.

To recognize exceptional talent of gifted children and creating opportunities to facilitate the same by providing suitable platform.

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TIME SCHEDULE In the line of above, the interested organizations/firms/agencies (Govt./NGOs) may send their proposals with relevant details between 9th March 2023 to 20th March 2023 which may include the following: i. ii.

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Detailed proposal on the modalities & services to implement the strategies for gifted & talented students studying in the Delhi Government Schools.

Details of professionals indicating qualifications etc.
Details of the standardized IQ & Aptitude tools/tests to be administered.

Experience, if any (may enclose note on good practices) in giftedness.

Existing linkages, if any, with other NGOs, Organizations, Govt.

Department/Institutions whose partnership/association would be relevant to run resource centre.

Any other credentials/details relevant to the project.

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General Instructions 1.


Incomplete applications or applications received after last date will not be considered or shall be summarily rejected.

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Only short listed organizations shall be sent further intimation.

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The Director (Education) reserves the right to reject or accept any application without assigning any reason.

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Submission of application The eligible and willing to collaborate may apply in the prescribed application format along with other documents and send in a sealed envelope Entitled “ EOI for project on gifted & talented students (ABHISHIKT) to the Office of the Deputy Director of Education (IEB), Amrita Shergil School Building, Behind Lady Sri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar IV, Delhi-24.

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