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BCCI announces the release of Invitation to Tender for Title Sponsor Rights for the Indian Premier League Seasons 2024-2028

13 Dec, 2023

BCCI announces the release of Invitation to Tender for Title Sponsor Rights for the Indian Premier League Seasons 2024-2028

12 Dec, 2023

BCCI announces the release of Invitation to Tender for Title Sponsor Rights for the Indian Premier League Seasons 2024-2028

MEDIA ADVISORY

December 12, 2023

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces the release of Invitation to Tender for Title Sponsor Rights for the Indian Premier League Seasons 2024-2028.

The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) invites bids from reputed entities for acquiring the Title Sponsor Rights for the Indian Premier League Seasons 2024-2028.

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 ‘Invitation to Tender’ (ITT)  document which will be made available on receipt of payment of a non-refundable fee of INR 5,00,000 (Indian Rupees Five Lakh Only) plus any applicable Goods and Services Tax. The procedure to procure the ITT documents is enlisted in Annexure A to this notice. The ITT will be available for purchase till January 8, 2024. 

Interested parties are requested to email the details of payment made for the purchase of the ITT to ipltitlesponsor2023.itt@bcci.tv, as per the procedure laid down in Annexure A. It is clarified that the ITT documents shall be shared only upon the confirmation of payment of the non-refundable ITT fee.

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 the ITT does not entitle any person to bid.

The attention of the interested parties is brought to Annexure B which details certain brand categories in which the interested party cannot bid.

The interested parties are further informed that the highest bid submitted by the parties shall be subject to Tata Sons Private Limited exercising its ‘Right to Match’ such bid (“RTM”). The details of the RTM are provided in Annexure C.

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 ITT DOCUMENTS

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

  1. If the purchasing entity is an Indian entity:
    Payment of INR 5,00,000 + 90,000 (GST) i.e., Total INR 5,90,000 (Indian Rupees Five Lakh 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

  2. If the purchasing entity is a foreign entity:
    Payment of USD 6,000 (USD Six  Thousand 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 ipltitlesponsor2023.itt@bcci.tv with the subject line “Confirmation of Payment of ITT Fee for Title Sponsor Rights for IPL Seasons 2024-2028” 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, or any of its Group companies, that is desiring to bid.

Annexure B

 Prohibited Brand Categories

  1. Alcohol Products;
  2. Betting;
  3. Cryptocurrency;
  4. Real Money Gaming (not including fantasy sports gaming)
  5. Tobacco;
  6. one which is likely to offend public morals such as, including but not limited to, pornography

Annexure C

Right To Match

  1. As per the previous title sponsor agreement between BCCI and Tata Sons Private Limited (“Tata”), BCCI is required to notify Tata of the highest bid amount (“Highest Bid”) received for the Title Sponsorship Rights pursuant to the ITT process.
  2. Consequently, Tata will have the right (but not an obligation) to match the Highest Bid within (5) working days of date of opening of the financial bids and notify its intent to BCCI.
  3. In the event, Tata exercises its right to match the Highest Bid, then BCCI will be obligated to grant the Title Sponsorship Rights for the Rights Period to Tata.

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