Bid Participation on GeM (Government e-Marketplace)
The bid participation process is very important for a seller or services provider on the GeM Portal because, if you don not participate in the bid then how can you get the business from the Government.
Basically there are two types of bids available on the GeM
We will how to participate in both bids
Participate in Product Bids
There are also different types of bids are available in the product category
lets see how can we participate in all these type of bids
Catalogue Bids
Most of the bids on the GeM Portal is Catalogue based bids. you have to list your product on the same category in which bid is floated using the same parameters available in the bid.
Find the bid and click on the Participate button 1
Click on the bid section and choose the right listing and proceed.
After selecting the product, system will fetch the technical specifications, click on SAVE & CONTINUE
Offer Price tab will open. Enter the price 2. Click on Show Estimation Price and proceed
Upload the supporting document and proceed. If EMD is required in the bid then you will see the EMD tab otherwise that tab will be automatically skipped
Verify with the available verification method and you are done
Custom Item Bids
There are no limits of the items requirement in the department and its not necessary that the category of that item is available on the GeM portal. therefore, buyer have an option to create the bid of that type of items on the GeM portal
These type of bids are also required catalogue. But, Now you have to list your product in the Universal Category
find the custom item bid on the Custom Item bid section and click on the participate button
choose your product and proceed with the above steps
BOQ Bids
BOQ means Bill of Quantity. These excel based bids does not require catalogue. Anybody can participate in these types of bids.
Download the BOQ document
enter the brand name and rate of the items and save your work
Click on the participate. Upload the saved excel sheet. GeM system will automatically calculate your rate according to quantity. Proceed like other bid participation process.
Bunch Bids
Bunch bid contains more than one item. It is a group of the items. The purpose for creating bunch bid is to save time in the bid process.
Find the bunch bid in the Bunch Bid section and click on the participation now follow the same process like other types of bids.
Participate in Service Bids
Select the service bid and click on the Participate button
read all the technical specifications of the bid and fill it accordingly. Process with the Continue button
enter your offer price and click on Show Estimation Price and proceed
Upload the required documents and Verify with the available method
You are done.
Note:
You can withdraw your bid after participate maximum for 3 times and re-participate in the same bid.