The unresolved tension is whether the bidder pool prices the uncertainty into the base SOR—or… – Downstream contracting briefs: Part IV, 24 Dec 2025

1) IOCL’s MJPL ILI tender doubles down on high-resolution UT certainty while refusing standby and extra-cleaning payouts

The unresolved tension is whether the bidder pool prices the uncertainty into the base SOR—or whether the timeline (including your logged extensions) is IOCL’s quiet signal that participation is thinner than expected.

2) Bid deadline pushed to 29 Dec as IOCL gujarat refinery keeps the ra funnel open for FCC and FPU-1 shutdown piping

A six-day extension looks minor, but in refinery shutdown piping it can decide whether bidders can actually lock welders, NDT capacity and heavy equipment.

3) IOCL extends Barauni refinery shutdown refractory tender

The extension looks small on paper, but it lands on a tender that is both “critical” and restricted to class-i local suppliers, where participation elasticity is limited.