# Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) Meaning

> A Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) opens competitive bidding by stating scope, eligibility, EMD and deadlines. See a metro example and how SuperWise runs RFPs.

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

The public or private notice in which a client invites competitive bids, setting out scope, eligibility, EMD and deadlines.

## What is Notice Inviting Tender (NIT)?

A Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) is the formal notice that opens the procurement process. Published in newspapers for government work or on private portals, it states the client's intention to build a project, the scope of work, the eligibility criteria, the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) and the deadlines for contractors to submit their technical and financial bids.

## Practical example

The metro railway corporation publishes an NIT in a national newspaper for a metro station on a viaduct. The NIT states that only contractors with an annual turnover above ₹500 crore and past experience building railway infrastructure may buy the [tender](https://superwise.site/glossary/tender-tendering/) documents and submit a bid.

## In SuperWise

SuperWise handles a works tender as an [RFP](https://superwise.site/glossary/request-for-proposal/). The RFP lists the [BOQ](https://superwise.site/glossary/bill-of-quantities/) items in scope with quantities, bid terms and a submission deadline, and carries drawings and specifications as attachments. Publishing it puts it on the contractor portal, where invited contractors reach it with an access code and submit proposals, and a comparison view lines up their rates item by item.

[For contracts and purchase](https://superwise.site/professions/construction-contracts-and-purchase/)

## Related terms

- [Tender (Tendering Process)](https://superwise.site/glossary/tender-tendering/)
- [Request for Proposal (RFP)](https://superwise.site/glossary/request-for-proposal/)

## Related
- [Tender (Tendering Process)](https://superwise.site/glossary/tender-tendering/)
- [Request for Proposal (RFP)](https://superwise.site/glossary/request-for-proposal/)
- [For contracts and purchase](https://superwise.site/professions/construction-contracts-and-purchase/)