Indian Railways Procurement Access for DPIIT-Recognized Startups

What it is

Help eligible startups participate in Indian Railways procurement and innovation routes without treating procurement access as a guaranteed contract or cash benefit.

What you get

• Bid-security relief and eligible prior-experience/turnover relaxation

Who it is for

• startup must be recognized by DPIIT
• entity must be a private limited company, registered partnership or LLP in India
• incorporation or registration must be within 10 years under the manual definition
• turnover must not have exceeded INR 100 crore in any financial year since incorporation or registration
• business must work toward innovation, development or improvement of products, processes or services, or have a scalable business model with high employment or wealth-creation potential
• entity must not have been formed by splitting up or reconstructing an existing business
• bid must satisfy the applicable quality and technical specifications and tender conditions

How to apply

1. 1
   Verify DPIIT startup recognition

   Confirm the startup recognition certificate, incorporation/registration date, entity form and turnover boundary before relying on the procurement relief.

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2. 2
   Find a current Railway route

   Search the official RailTech portal and IREPS for a live innovation challenge, goods tender, works tender or services procurement relevant to the business.

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3. 3
   Complete official bidder readiness

   Use the official IREPS new-vendor route, obtain the required digital signing certificate, and prepare the tender-specific technical, commercial and statutory documents.

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4. 4
   Claim only the relief stated by the tender

   In the live tender response, request applicable bid-security and prior-experience/turnover relaxation while meeting all quality, technical, safety, security and other tender requirements.

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