Cactus Wins MeitY Contract To Build AI Tender Authoring Platform

17 Jul 2026 CW Team

Cactus also emerged as the lower bidder, quoting Rs 22.7 mn for the project against Kyndryl Solutions at Rs 28.6 mn, while Kyndryl secured a score of 85.36 in the technical assessment. The procurement shortlist had narrowed after CoRover was disqualified for submitting its financial bid within its technical proposal and other bidders failed to meet the minimum qualifying marks. The award follows the technical qualification stage in which only two bidders remained eligible for final evaluation.

The proposed authoring tool will recommend standard clauses, verify compliance with procurement rules and help validate document structure, aiming to bring efficiency and transparency to government purchasing processes. The project is commissioned by NeGD and is expected to be deployed across ministries to streamline RFP creation and support consistent drafting standards. Developers will be required to design the platform with robust security guardrails and mechanisms for human review.

Cactus executives described the win as a significant opportunity given that government procurement represents nearly 22 per cent of GDP and that RFP creation requires specialised technical know how. They indicated the company will leverage prior experience in delivering AI products in complex, regulated environments to build a solution intended to deliver impact at scale. The contract award marks an instance of government efforts to harness artificial intelligence for administrative efficiency.

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Mumbai-based Cactus Technology Solutions has been awarded a contract by the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the IT Ministry to build an artificial intelligence powered procurement authoring platform. The platform is intended to assist officials across ministries and departments to draft, review and standardise requests for proposal, requests for quotation, expressions of interest and other procurement documents while retaining human oversight. Official records show Cactus topped the quality and cost based selection evaluation with a score of 100 and was declared H1. Cactus also emerged as the lower bidder, quoting Rs 22.7 mn for the project against Kyndryl Solutions at Rs 28.6 mn, while Kyndryl secured a score of 85.36 in the technical assessment. The procurement shortlist had narrowed after CoRover was disqualified for submitting its financial bid within its technical proposal and other bidders failed to meet the minimum qualifying marks. The award follows the technical qualification stage in which only two bidders remained eligible for final evaluation. The proposed authoring tool will recommend standard clauses, verify compliance with procurement rules and help validate document structure, aiming to bring efficiency and transparency to government purchasing processes. The project is commissioned by NeGD and is expected to be deployed across ministries to streamline RFP creation and support consistent drafting standards. Developers will be required to design the platform with robust security guardrails and mechanisms for human review. Cactus executives described the win as a significant opportunity given that government procurement represents nearly 22 per cent of GDP and that RFP creation requires specialised technical know how. They indicated the company will leverage prior experience in delivering AI products in complex, regulated environments to build a solution intended to deliver impact at scale. The contract award marks an instance of government efforts to harness artificial intelligence for administrative efficiency.

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