TENDER NOTICE

1. Background

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) focuses on ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. A key target (6.2) emphasizes achieving adequate and equitable sanitation and ending open defecation, with special attention to women, children, and vulnerable groups.

In India, significant progress has been made under programs like Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), where most rural areas have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). However, field evidence shows that:

Many existing toilets are non-functional, poorly designed, or lack water supply Issues like pit filling, structural damage, poor containment, and lack of maintenance persist In several cases, toilets are constructed but not used due to usability and hygiene concerns Vulnerable households still face accessibility and dignity issues Studies highlight that availability of toilets alone is insufficient—quality, safety, and sustainability of sanitation systems are equally important.

Objectives and Block Profile

• Upgrade non-functional or partially functional toilets
• Improve structural stability, ventilation, and user safety
• Ensure water availability and proper drainage
  
  

In peri-urban and rural areas like Harahua Block (Varanasi), rapid population growth, water stress, and inadequate fecal sludge management further aggravate sanitation challenges. This creates a need to upgrade (retrofit) existing sanitation infrastructure rather than only constructing new units.

Nature of Work:Construction/ retrofitting of toilets at household level in intervened Panchayats-

Place of Work: Harhua Varanasi

Interested Bidders are required to submit their complete proposal along with all terms and conditionsto Email id: WAIProcurementUP@wateraid.org by 27^th April, 2026whichshould necessarily include:

For any queries pertaining to the tender, please write to on or before 25^th  April, 2026.

For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below. 

Job Email ID: WAIProcurementUP(at)wateraid.org

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