20th Jul, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY
July 20, 2026
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces the release of Request for Quotation for Associate Partner Rights for BCCI Events.
BCCI invites Quotations from reputed entities to acquire the Associate Partner Rights for BCCI Events, through a tender process.
Accordingly, BCCI is issuing the Request for Quotation for Associate Partner Rights for BCCI Events (“RFQ”) which provides the detailed terms and conditions governing the submission and evaluation of Quotations. The RFQ 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 Interested Parties may note the following timelines with respect to the RFQ:
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Date of release of RFQ |
July 20, 2026 |
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Last date to purchase the RFQ |
August 14, 2026 |
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Last date to seek clarifications |
August 16, 2026 |
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Date of submission of Quotation Documents |
August 25, 2026 |
Interested parties are requested to email the details of payment made for the purchase of the RFQ to rfq@bcci.tv, as per the procedure laid down in Annexure A. It is clarified that the RFQ documents shall be shared only upon the confirmation of payment of the non-refundable RFQ fee.
Any interested party wishing to submit a Quotation is required to purchase the RFQ. However, only those satisfying the eligibility criteria set out in the RFQ, and as laid down in Annexure B, and subject to the other terms and conditions set out therein, shall be eligible to submit a Quotation. It is clarified that merely purchasing the RFQ does not entitle any person to submit a Quotation.
BCCI reserves the right to cancel or amend the RFQ process at any stage in any manner without providing any reason.
DEVAJIT SAIKIA
Honorary Secretary
BCCI
ANNEXURE A
PROCEDURE TO PROCURE THE RFQ DOCUMENTS
The RFQ document can be purchased by an Indian entity as per the following procedure:
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
Payment of USD 1,050/- (USD One Thousand Fifty Only) is to be made to the following bank account:
USD Bank Account Details:
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Beneficiary Bank: |
Bank of Maharashtra, |
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Overseas Branch |
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Mumbai |
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Swift Code: MAHBINBBOVM |
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Account No.: 60081674478 |
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Account Name: The Board of Control for Cricket in India |
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Correspondent Bank: |
Bank of New York, New York. |
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Routing No.: 021 000 018 |
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Swift Code: IRVTUS3N |
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Account No.: 803-3165-537 |
Once the payment is made, the payment confirmation is required to be shared by email to rfq@bcci.tv with the subject line “Confirmation of Payment of RFQ Fee for Associate Partner Rights” along with the following details:
Name of the Party:
Registered Address:
Pan No (if applicable):
GST No (if applicable):
It is clarified that the RFQ documents shall be shared only upon receiving the payment and the details as mentioned above. It is further clarified that the RFQ must be purchased by the entity that is desiring to submit a Quotation.
ANNEXURE B
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The Interested Parties must note the following eligibility requirements with respect to the RFQ:
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“Turnover” shall mean annual audited turnover of the Interested Party together, if necessary, with turnover from any company(ies) in the same Group as the Interested Party which may be consolidated with or otherwise added to the Interested Party’s turnover for the purposes of satisfying this threshold.
“Net Worth” shall mean the aggregate value of the paid-up share capital of the Interested Party and all reserves created out of the profits, securities premium account and debit or credit balance of profit and loss account, after deducting the aggregate value of the accumulated losses, deferred expenditure and miscellaneous expenditure not written off, as per the audited balance sheet, but does not include reserves created out of revaluation of assets, write-back of depreciation and amalgamation. For calculating the Net Worth, the net worth of any company(ies) in the same Group as the Interested Party can be consolidated with or otherwise added to the Interested Party’s Net Worth for the purposes of satisfying this threshold.
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(i) |
Athleisure Wear, Performance Wear and Sportswear Merchandise and Equipment;
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(ii) |
Tyres, Tubes and Flaps; and
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(iii) |
Paints, Waterproofing and Wallpapers.
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Do note that, no Interested Party, except the relevant existing sponsor of the BCCI in the said Brand Categories, may submit a Quotation with respect to the said Brand Categories listed above.
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(i) |
Alcohol Products; |
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(ii) |
Betting; gambling, odds, prediction, tipping, advisory or similar services; |
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(iii) |
Cryptocurrency; virtual digital assets, crypto trading, crypto exchange, crypto token, Web3/tokenized products or services, or any business of similar nature; |
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(iv) |
Online Money Gaming, Real Money Gaming and Fantasy Sports Gaming, including any online game, service or platform involving stakes, deposits, winnings, prizes or monetary returns, whether characterized as skill-based, chance-based or otherwise;
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Tobacco; |
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Any surrogate, extension, news, advisory, tipping, prediction, odds, tokenized, Web3 or analogous product or service which, in BCCI’s opinion, is intended or likely to circumvent the above restrictions; and
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one which is likely to offend public morals such as, including but not limited to, pornography. |
