Sovereign Hosting Rails

Overview

Ministry of Heavy Industries invites qualified international organisations to respond to Sovereign Hosting Rails. The opportunity sits in food processing industries and is open to registered companies with relevant experience and a clean compliance record.

Eligibility

• Registered legal entity with at least 2 years of operating history in food
• Average annual turnover of $80 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. Capital support up to 35% of eligible project cost
2. Milestone-linked disbursement
3. Annual compliance and impact reporting
4. Open to consortia of up to three applicants

Documents

• Notice

  sovereign-hosting-rails-notice.txt · 84 KB

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• Technical specification

  sovereign-hosting-rails-technical-specification.txt · 1.2 MB

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• Evaluation criteria

  sovereign-hosting-rails-evaluation-criteria.txt · 210 KB

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• Form

  sovereign-hosting-rails-application-form.txt · 46 KB

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Timeline

1. 12 Oct 2026

   Notice published

2. 11 Dec 2026

   Pre-bid clarifications close

3. 21 Dec 2026

   Submission deadline

4. 10 Jan 2027

   Shortlist announced

5. 20 Feb 2027

   Award and onboarding