IPL MEDIA ADVISORY

January 18, 2024

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces the release of Request for Proposals for staging the Opening Ceremony for the Indian Premier League Season 2024.

The BCCI invites bids from reputed entities for acquiring the rights and obligations to stage the Opening Ceremony for the Indian Premier League for Season 2024.

The detailed terms and conditions governing the tender process including eligibility requirements, process for submissions of bids, rights and obligations, etc. are contained in the ‘Request for Proposal’ (“RFP”) which will be made available on receipt of payment of a non-refundable fee of INR 1,00,000 (Indian Rupees One Lakh Only) plus any applicable Goods and Services Tax. The procedure to procure the RFP documents is enlisted in Annexure A to this notice. The RFP will be available for purchase till February 2, 2024. 

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

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

BCCI reserves the right to cancel or amend the bidding process at any stage in any manner without providing any reason.

JAY SHAH

Honorary Secretary

BCCI

ANNEXURE A

PROCEDURE TO PROCURE THE RFP DOCUMENTS

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

A. If the purchasing entity is an Indian entity:

Payment of INR 1,00,000 + 18,000 (GST) i.e., Total INR 1,18,000 (Indian Rupees One Lakh Eighteen 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 of USD 1,210 (USD One Thousand Two Hundred Ten Only) is to be made to the following bank account:

USD Bank Account Details:

Once the payment is made, the payment confirmation is required to be shared by email to rfp@bcci.tv with the subject line “Confirmation of Payment of RFP Fee for Staging the Opening Ceremony of IPL 2024” along with the following details:

Name of the Party:

Registered Address:

Pan No (if applicable):

GST No (if applicable):

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