How to register as a seller on GeM
What you need, the steps on the portal and the mistakes that cause most delays.
Read guide →Guides
Short, practical guides for businesses starting with government tenders. Rules change, so always confirm on the official portal.
GeM
How to participate in a GeM bid
From finding the right bid to submitting a complete offer.
Read guide →Reverse auction (RA) on GeM explained
What happens after technical evaluation when a bid goes to RA.
Read guide →GeM direct purchase vs L1 vs bid
The three ways buyers purchase on GeM and what each means for sellers.
Read guide →GeM vendor assessment and seller performance
What GeM checks before and after you start selling.
Read guide →After a GeM order: delivery, CRAC, invoice and payment
The steps from order to payment, and where delays usually happen.
Read guide →Rules & policy
EMD exemption for MSMEs: Udyam vs NSIC
What EMD is, who can skip it, and which registration the tender expects.
Read guide →Udyam registration for government tenders
Why it matters, how to choose activities correctly, and what to update.
Read guide →Public Procurement Policy for MSEs
What the policy gives micro and small enterprises, and who is left out.
Read guide →Make in India preference in tenders
Class-I, Class-II and non-local suppliers, and why local content matters.
Read guide →Startup relaxations in government tenders
How DPIIT-recognised startups can bid without years of turnover.
Read guide →EMD vs performance security
Two kinds of security money, at two different stages.
Read guide →L1 vs QCBS evaluation
Lowest price or weighted score: how your bid is judged.
Read guide →e-Tender process
GeM vs CPPP vs state e-tender portals
Where government tenders are published and where your business should register.
Read guide →How to submit a bid on CPPP
The full online bid flow on eprocure.gov.in.
Read guide →How to read a tender document (NIT)
Read in this order to decide quickly whether to bid.
Read guide →Corrigendum and pre-bid meeting
The tender can change after it is published. Here is how to keep up.
Read guide →10 common reasons bids get rejected
Most rejections are avoidable paperwork problems.
Read guide →Documents & DSC
Documents required for government tenders
A checklist to keep ready so you never miss a deadline because of paperwork.
Read guide →What is a Class 3 DSC and why you need it
Signing vs encryption, individual vs organisation, and how to choose.
Read guide →DSC renewal and common errors
Avoid losing a tender because of a signature problem.
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