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PM-eBus Sewa: PPP Urban Electric Bus and Mobility Procurement Access

PPP, concession and tender access for electric urban mobility

Market access & procurement Market access Open year-round
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What it is

Augment organised city bus operations through electric buses on a PPP model, associated depot and behind-the-meter power infrastructure, and complementary green urban mobility initiatives.

What you get

  • PPP, concession and tender access for electric urban mobility

Who it is for

  • the city must be in the official eligible-city list and be selected through the challenge method
  • eligible city proposals are submitted to the State Level Steering Committee for approval and onward submission to the Centre
  • approved demand is aggregated and tendered through CESL; business participation depends on a live lot, concession, tender or subcontract route
  • the selected bidder or service provider must meet the live technical, financial, safety, statutory, localisation and contract conditions
  • the city/state must provide the institutional, depot, land, power, payment-security and data arrangements required by the guidelines
  • bus operations use a gross-cost-contract wet-lease model and the service provider is paid through the competitively discovered per-kilometre contract route
Eligible cityUrban local bodyState transport undertakingPublic transport authorityBus oemBus operatorOem operator consortiumTicketing service providerUrban mobility technology providerNew businessScalingOperatingProcurement readyElectric mobilityPublic transportBus manufacturingFleet operationsCharging infrastructureTicketingItmsUrban mobilityIndiaListed eligible citySelected city

How to apply

  1. 1
    Confirm the city and institutional route

    Check the official eligible-city list, selected-city status, State/ULB/PTA route and whether the business is a bidder, OEM, operator, consortium member, ticketing provider or subcontractor.

    Official step
  2. 2
    Find the live tender or concession

    Use the official PM-eBus Sewa, CESL, PTA, city or State procurement route and retain the current tender, addendum, deadline and lot evidence.

    Official step
  3. 3
    Prepare bidder and implementation evidence

    Collect entity, technical, financial, fleet, operations, depot, power, safety, localisation, data, payment-security and contract-readiness documents required by the live bid.

    Official step
  4. 4
    Submit and track the official route

    Submit only through the designated tender or contract portal, preserve acknowledgement and clarifications, and track evaluation, LoA, concession, mobilisation and reporting milestones.

    Official step

Keep ready

Eligible city/tender route and bidder readiness