2.6. Swiss Challenge Model

A Swiss challenge is a form of public procurement which requires a public authority which has received an unsolicited bid for a public project, to publish the bid and invite third parties to match or exceed it. Some Swiss challenges also allow the entity which submitted the unsolicited bid itself then to match or better the best bid which comes out of the Swiss challenge process. The technique was used for the development of Mega Film City Venture by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA). In 2017 Indian Railways also adopted Swiss challenge for inviting tenders for renovation of its 23 railway station.