Sure manufacturers ‘can’t bid’ as BCCI invitations tender for lead sponsor | Cricket Information – Instances of India

MUMBAI: The BCCI has positioned sure attention-grabbing situations whereas inviting the tender purposes for Group India’s lead sponsorship rights after Ed-Tech agency BYJUs left the scene by March 31 this 12 months.
The Bangalore-based company, that has been by means of some turbulent instances economically, had been the lead sponsor of Group India since 2019, with its brand showing on the entrance of the gamers’ shirts, with the deal apparently being value $35 million.
In a media launch on Wednesday saying the discharge of Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Group India’s lead sponsor Rights, the Board talked about “sure model classes by which the social gathering can’t bid.”
They’re, (a) Athleisure and Sportswear Producer; (b) Alcohol Merchandise; (c) Betting; d) Cryptocurrency; (e) Actual Cash Gaming (Besides Fantasy Sports activities Gaming); (f) Tobacco; and (g) one which is prone to offend public morals equivalent to, together with however not restricted to, pornography.”
With the ODI World Cup set to be performed in India later this 12 months, there could possibly be fairly a number of bidders to get their names displayed on the entrance of the Indian cricket staff gamers’ shirts. The Board had final month roped in sportswear large Adidas because the staff’s new package sponsor.
The bid doc may be purchased for a non-refundable charge of Rs 5 lakh (plus any relevant Items and Providers Tax). The ITT shall be accessible for buy until June 26, 2023.
“The BCCI invitations bids from reputed entities for buying the Nationwide Group Lead Sponsor rights. Any social gathering wishing to submit a bid is required to buy the ITT.
“Nonetheless, solely these satisfying the eligibility standards set out within the ITT and topic to the opposite phrases and situations set out therein, shall be eligible to bid. It’s clarified that merely buying the ITT doesn’t entitle any individual to bid,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah mentioned within the launch on Wednesday.