Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces release of Invitation to Tender for the right to own and operate a team in Women’s Indian Premier League

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The Governing Council of the IPL invites bids from reputed entities to acquire the right to own and operate a team in Women’s Indian Premier League, through a tender process.

The detailed terms and conditions governing the tender process including eligibility requirements, process for submissions of bids, proposed team’s rights and obligations, etc. are contained in the ‘Invitation to Tender’ (ITT) which will be made available on receipt of payment of a non-refundable fee of INR 5,00,000 (Rupees Five Lakhs Only) plus any applicable Goods and Services Tax. The procedure to procure the ITT documents is enlisted in Annexure A to this document. The ITT will be available for purchase till January 21, 2023. 

Interested parties are requested to email the details of payment made for the purchase of the ITT to wipl.teams@bcci.tv , as per the procedure laid down in Annexure A. It is clarified that the ITT documents shall be shared only upon receipt of payment of the non-refundable fee as above.

Any interested party wishing to submit a bid is required to purchase the ITT. However, only those satisfying the eligibility criteria set out in the ITT and subject to the other terms and conditions set out therein, shall be eligible to bid. It is clarified that merely purchasing this ITT does not entitle any person to bid.

BCCI reserves the right to cancel or amend the bidding process at any stage in any manner at its discretion.

JAY SHAH 
Honorary Secretary
BCCI

ANNEXURE A

PROCEDURE TO PROCURE THE ITT DOCUMENTS

The ITT document can be purchased as per the following procedure:

A. If the purchasing entity is an Indian entity:

Payment of INR 5,00,000 + 90,000 (GST) i.e., Total INR 5,90,000 (Rupees Five Lac Ninety Thousand Only) is to be made to the following bank account:

INR Bank Account Details:

Account Name: The Board of Control for Cricket in India

Account No.: 60082778272

Name of the Bank: Bank of Maharashtra

Branch: Fort Branch, Mumbai

IFSC code: MAHB0000002

B. If the purchasing entity is a foreign entity:

Payment in United States Dollar (USD) for an amount  equivalent to INR 5,00,000 (Rupees Five Lakhs Only) is to be made to the following bank account:

USD Bank Account Details:

       Beneficiary Bank:     Bank of Maharashtra,

                                          Overseas Branch

                                          Mumbai

                                          Swift Code: MAHBINBBOVM 

                                          Account No.: 60081674478

                                         Account Name: The Board of Control for Cricket in India

      Correspondent Bank: Bank of New York, New York.

                                           Routing No.: 021 000 018

                                           Swift Code: IRVTUS3N

                                           Account No.: 803-3165-537

Once the payment is made, the payment confirmation is required to be shared by email to wipl.teams@bcci.tv with the subject line “Confirmation of Payment of ITT Fee for a WIPL Team” along with the following details:

Name of the Party:

Registered Address:

Pan No (if applicable):

GST No (if applicable):

It is clarified that the ITT documents shall be shared only upon receiving the payment and the details as mentioned above. It is further clarified that the ITT must be purchased by the entity that is desiring to bid.

Name of Author: BCCI

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