S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the respondents’ inaction in proceeding to consider its tender/bid for housekeeping and facility management services in the first respondent institution – Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences [hereafter referred to as “the IHBAS”].

2. The IHBAS is an autonomous institution and a society incorporated under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The petitioner which is engaged in the business of housekeeping, sanitation and facility management since the year 2008 responded to a three section bid Notice Inviting Tender [hereafter “NIT”] issued on 02.03.2017. The NIT indicated 31.03.2017 as the last date for submitting online bids. Clause 1 of the NIT provided as follows:

“1. Procedure for submission of Bids:-

1.1 A single bid will be submitted by every bidder. Bids will comprise of following three sections:-

1.1.1 Pre-qualification Bid (As per the Annexure-I)

1.1.2 Technical Bid (As per the Annexure-II)

1.1.3 Financial Bid (As per the Annexure-III)”

3. The petitioner contends that it had furnished the bid on the last date, i.e. on 31.03.2017. Its grievance is that without intimation or information to it about acceptan