Government tendering in India, explained plainly.
Eight guides for contractors, suppliers and MSME owners who bid on GeM, CPPP and state e-procurement portals. Each one answers a question that costs bidders money when they get it wrong.
No jargon for its own sake, no padding. Where a rule comes from the General Financial Rules or a government policy, we say so, and where the tender itself decides, we tell you to read the tender.
All guides
Start anywhere. Each guide stands on its own and links to the others where a topic continues.
- Reading tenders5 min readHow to Read a Tender Notice in 10 MinutesLearn how to read a government tender notice in 10 minutes. Understand eligibility, EMD, deadlines, and key requirements before submitting your bid.Read the guide →
- Money and guarantees5 min readEMD and Bid Security ExplainedLearn what EMD and bid security mean in government tenders, how they work, when exemptions apply, and how to calculate your deposit before bidding.Read the guide →
- Evaluation5 min readQCBS Scoring: How Marks Are CalculatedLearn how QCBS scoring works, including technical marks, financial scores, weightage, and combined score calculations for government tenders in India.Read the guide →
- Eligibility5 min readTurnover and Experience Eligibility in TendersLearn how turnover and experience criteria affect government tender eligibility. Understand financial requirements, work experience and qualifying conditions.Read the guide →
- GeM5 min readGeM Bid Participation, Step by StepLearn how to participate in GeM bids step by step, from seller registration and bid search to document submission and final bid filing.Read the guide →
- Documents5 min readDocuments Every Bidder Needs ReadyDiscover the essential documents needed for government tender bidding in India, including GST, PAN, experience certificates, and financial records.Read the guide →
- Decisions5 min readHow to Decide Go or No-Go on a TenderLearn how to decide whether to bid on a government tender by assessing eligibility, costs, competition, risks, and your chances of winning.Read the guide →
- Pricing5 min readPrice to Win Using Past AwardsLearn how to price government tender bids using past award data, competitor rates, and historical contract values to make informed bidding decisions.Read the guide →
New to tenders? Read them in this order.
Most first-time bidders lose on paperwork, not price. This order follows a tender from the moment you find it to the moment you set your quote, so each guide builds on the one before.
- 01 / READ
Understand what a tender asks for before you spend a day on it.
- 02 / DECIDE
Know the money involved and make a written bid or walk away call.
- 03 / PREPARE
Keep your documents ready and submit a clean, complete bid.
- 04 / WIN
Understand how bids are scored and set a price that wins without a loss.
The guides teach the method. BidShakti does the checking.
Once you know what to look for, the work is repetitive: reading every eligibility clause, matching it to your certificates, finding who won last time and filling the same annexures again. BidShakti handles that part. Go/No-Go checks each clause against your documents with page citations, winners and competitors shows past awards and likely rivals, and the bid pack prepares your annexures on your letterhead.
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