Sovereign Defence Drone Avionics Vendor Empanelment Open

Overview

NTPC invites qualified Indian organisations to respond to Sovereign Defence Drone Avionics Vendor Empanelment Open. The opportunity sits in data centres & cloud infrastructure and is open to registered companies with relevant experience and a clean compliance record.

Eligibility

• Registered legal entity with at least 3 years of operating history in data
• Average annual turnover of $79 million or more over the last three years
• No debarment or pending litigation with the issuing body
• Valid tax, GST and statutory registrations; ISO 9001 or equivalent preferred

Scope of work

1. Equity or structured debt participation
2. Phase-wise capital deployment against milestones
3. Offtake agreements in place for 60% of capacity
4. Board observer seat for lead investor

Documents

• Notice

  sovereign-defence-drone-avioni-notice.txt · 84 KB

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• Technical specification

  sovereign-defence-drone-avioni-technical-specification.txt · 1.2 MB

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• Evaluation criteria

  sovereign-defence-drone-avioni-evaluation-criteria.txt · 210 KB

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• Form

  sovereign-defence-drone-avioni-application-form.txt · 46 KB

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Timeline

1. 12 Oct 2026

   Notice published

2. 1 Dec 2026

   Pre-bid clarifications close

3. 4 Dec 2026

   Submission deadline

4. 10 Jan 2027

   Shortlist announced

5. 20 Feb 2027

   Award and onboarding