• 1. Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) is an apex body representing 61 Public Sector Bus Transport Organisations (STUs) in India. Its member STUs own nearly 1.47 lakh buses (Leyland and Tata) and purchase spares worth about Rs.800 crores a year. ASRTU invites National Competitive Bids and concludes Rate Contracts for automobile spares and accessories common to all the STUs. ASRTU’s policy is to encourage quality and competition. For easy and quick access of the vendors to participate in tenders, ASRTU has introduced Electronic Tendering (E-tendering) for on-line participation in tender.
• 2. Bids are invited only from manufacturers for supply of the items included in the following procurement groups for application in Tata & Leyland Bus Vehicles as per categories below:
• Category (1): Tenders are invited for finalizing rate contracts under standard/normal provisions (MODE: e-Tendering only)
  
  Category (2): Tenders are invited for finalizing rate contracts with Original Equipment (OE) manufacturers under OE provisions (ISSUE OF TENDER DOCUMENTS ON-LINE AND SUBMISSION OF TENDER IN MANUAL MODE)
  

Vendor Development Registration Scheme (VDRS)
VDRS details are given in ASRTU website www.asrtu.org with complete registration procedure.

FOR CATEGORY (2)
Tender Notice No. OE/2013-235th SC (S&C)
Only well established OE manufacturers of the items contained in the procurement groups mentioned above are eligible to participate in the tenders. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) per procurement group for category (2) tenders is Rs. 10,000/- which must be paid by Demand Draft with the tender. Tender shall be rejected without EMD at the time of opening, if the EMD not found either in envelop or received separately on or before 15-05-2013, 17 00 Hrs.