BCCI invites quotations for official partner rights for Women’s Premier League

hemanth — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:51:45 GMT

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched a tender process inviting reputed organisations to secure the Official Partner Rights for the Women’s Premier League (WPL).

The process is being conducted through a Request for Quotations (RFQ), which lays down detailed terms and conditions for the submission and evaluation of bids. BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia stated, “The RFQ will be made available on receipt of a non-refundable fee of INR 1,00,000 plus applicable Goods and Services Tax. Interested parties must follow the procedure outlined in the RFQ for submission of payment details.”

RFQ Timeline

Milestone	Date
Date of Release of RFQ	October 22, 2025
Last Date to Purchase RFQ	November 12, 2025
Last Date to Seek Clarifications	November 14, 2025
Date of Submission of Proposal Documents	November 21, 2025

Interested parties are required to email payment confirmation to rfq@bcci.tv as per the procedure mentioned in Annexure A of the RFQ. It is clarified that purchasing the RFQ alone does not entitle submission of a quotation.

Eligibility

Only quotations for product categories not listed as Blocked or Prohibited will be considered. Any quotation in blocked or prohibited categories will be treated as non-compliant.

Blocked Product Categories

Category
Financial Services & Banking
Passenger Vehicles (Four-Wheeler Automobile)
Water Solutions, Pipes & Accessories
Nutrition

Prohibited Product Categories

Category
Alcohol Products
Betting
Cryptocurrency
Real Money Gaming / Online Money Gaming
Tobacco
Products likely to offend public morals, including pornography

BCCI reserves the right to cancel or amend the RFQ process at any stage without providing a reason.

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RFQ Payment Procedure

Indian Entities

Details	Information
Amount	INR 1,00,000 + INR 18,000 GST = INR 1,18,000
Account Name	The Board of Control for Cricket in India
Account No.	60082778272
Bank	Bank of Maharashtra, Fort Branch, Mumbai
IFSC	MAHB0000002

Foreign Entities

Details	Information
Amount	USD 1,140
Beneficiary Bank	Bank of Maharashtra, Overseas Branch, Mumbai
Swift Code	MAHBINBBOVM
Account No.	60081674478
Correspondent Bank	Bank of New York, New York
Correspondent Swift Code	IRVTUS3N
Correspondent Account No.	803-3165-537

Payment confirmation must be emailed to rfq@bcci.tv with the subject line:
"Confirmation of Payment of RFQ Fee for Official Partner Rights for Women’s Premier League"

Required details include:

Name of the Party
Registered Address
PAN No (if applicable)
GST No (if applicable)

WPL 2026 Auction

The WPL 2026 auction is scheduled for November 26-27 in New Delhi, with teams being informally notified about the venue.

Key points:

Only five teams are participating, with squads capped at 18 players.
Auction expected to conclude in one day.
Right to Match (RTM) rule applies: teams can reclaim a released player by matching the highest bid.
Teams retaining all five players will have INR 9.25 crore deducted from their auction purse and forfeit RTM usage.

Defending champions: Mumbai Indians (MI)

Recent performance: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) failed to qualify for the Eliminator in 2023 and 2025 despite a previous championship win.