RFP for TPs for Skilling of Mental Health Cured Students in Bihar

The Secretary, Youth, Employment and Skill Development Department, Govt. of Bihar-cum-CEO, Bihar Skill Development Mission (BSDM), invites RFP proposals under the Single Bid System from reputed and experienced organizations Empanelment of Training Partners to implement employment linked Domain Skill Development Program for candidates who are Mental Illness cured (mental health)/ Stabilized Psychiatric Patients within the overall framework of Bihar Skill Development Mission, Patna.

Brief Objective:

BSDM through this RFP intend to empanel reputed Training Partner having prior experience of running training centers under central or state sponsored schemes like PMKVY, DDU-GKY, State Skill Development Missions etc. with proven placement record or institutions having proven track record in the vocational skill training with placement like Government or Private Engineering Colleges, Polytechnic Colleges, Diploma Colleges, Nursing Colleges, Management Institutions etc. Training partners those have verifiable placement tie-ups can only apply under this RFP.

The empaneled organizations will subsequently be aligned with BSDM, implementing training and placement activities for candidates who are Mental Illness cured (MI cured)/ Stabilized Psychiatric Patients under this RFP. Department shall thereafter allocate targets across sectors and job roles as per the preferences submitted in the proposal.
The Program would target to train and provide gainful employment to the trained candidates.
The Training Partners would be responsible for candidates’ mobilization, establishment of training centers, ToT certified trainers, conduct training, scheduling assessment & certification, placement, and post placement tracking under the overall supervision of the respective department and BSDM. The entire traying cycle shall be managed as per the approved guideline/cost & process norms/SoP/Amendments/Circulars of BSDM or respective department.
The departments and BSDM shall collaboratively monitor skill training performance as per the monitoring & evaluation framework. All the training shall be managed through a portal.

Eligibility Criteria:

The Applicant Organization (AO) must be registered for minimum 3 years as on 31.12.2025. Consortiums / Joint Ventures are not allowed.
Applicant Organization may be Proprietorship, Partnership, Trust, Society, Public or Private Limited Company, Government or Private Educational Institutions – Nursing, Paramedical, Polytechnic, Engineering colleges
The Applicant Organization must have a minimum Average Annual Turnover of at least INR 50 Lakh in the three financial years i.e. FY 2022-23, 23-24 & 24-25.
The Applicant Organization must have Net worth for Rs 25 Lakh as on 31.03.2025.
The Applicant Organization must have placed at least 500 candidates on a consolidated basis during the last 3 Financial Years i.e., FY 2022-23, 23-24 & 2024-2025.

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Scope of Work:

The scope of work to be undertaken by the empaneled training providers would be as below:

Mobilization, Pre-Counseling and Registration of eligible candidates
- Awareness creation in the districts in which it has been empaneled.
- Candidate Pre-Counseling: Counseling of training seekers both one on one and through psychometric tests are mandatory.
- Counseling the candidates and their parents on the available job opportunities / training locations and setting their expectations on jobs, relocation requirements and compensation.
- TPs shall collect copies of all the relevant documents at the time of enrolment and match them with the originals.
Course and Curriculum Design
- Training Providers will follow the modules defined by respective sector skill councils/NCVET.
Training
- The TPs will be allowed to operate the centers within the state of Bihar and as per assigned district and block for a period of the Agreement duration.
- The TPs would need to install latest GPS enabled biometric attendance devices (as prescribed by BSDM) to capture the Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance of trainers and trainees.
- Ensure adequate coverage of the topics specific to the requirements of the module as assessments would be based on NOSs/Qualification Packs of course of respective SSCs.
- The guidelines with respect to OJT shall be followed as prescribed for the respective course and BSDM specified norms.
- The guidelines with respect to residential training, if any, shall have to be always followed by the TPs during the training period.
- Some of the other facilities to be ensured at the training center (but not limited to) are as under:
  - Separate washroom for boys and girls
  - CCTV Monitoring
  - Equipment & furniture as per specifications to be provided by BSDM
  - Power Backup, Water Purifier
  - LCD / Over Head Projector, if required. Mental Health RFP Bihar
  - Domain Labs, IT Labs, requisite classrooms, Internet facility
Placement of Candidates:
“Placed” means the candidate is placed in the sector of their training at the respective industries (manufacturing/service) and his / her gross remuneration should not be below the minimum wages of the state in which he/she has been placed. Further, a placement shall be considered valid if a candidate is placed within the first 3 months of successfully trained and certified. The current scheme guideline prescribes that after completion of the training, the placement of trained candidates either in wage employment or in self-employment is at least 50%.