Floating Tender through GeM

A tender is an invitation to bid for a project or accept a formal offer. Tender is a process on its own; bidding is just a step towards applying for the tender and getting it. 

The process of floating a tender through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal has the following steps:

Step 1: Login to the GeM portal using your credentials

Figure 1: Logging into GeM portal

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Step 2: Search for the desired product

On logging in, a “Search” option is available at the top section of the same. Click on the “Categories” section of the site and select the product or click on the “search” option and enter the product's name.

Figure 2: Options to search for the desired product

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Step 3: Choose the desired product

After searching, product/products will come under the L1 category. If you want to buy items which are made in India, click on the “Made in India” section. However, before you can bid on something, you will need to compare the same with others. This enables you to find the best offering available under the amount of money you are willing to spend. 

For this, click on the “Compare” option first. Various other similar options come up on the screen. Compare them side by side.

Figure 3: Comparing products and selecting the desired one

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Step 4: Bid on the product

Once the comparison procedure is done, tap on the “Add to Cart” option available under the product. A new window will open; tap on the “Proceed to Checkout” option. Select the “Bidding” option.

Figure 4: Proceed to checkout

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Figure 5: Select the‘ Bidding’ option

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Step 5: Entering bid details and finalizing

On selecting the “Bidding" option, the bid details page opens. Fill in all details and create the bid.

Figure 6: Bid details page

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Figure 7: Create a bid

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Review the terms and conditions and click “Finalize Bid”.

Figure 8: Finalizing bid

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The bid is generated and details are displayed.

Figure 9: Successful bid creation

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On clicking the bid number, you can anytime review the bid- cancel or extend it.

Figure 10: Review of bid

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Resources

GeM portal https://gem.gov.in/

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