Gaurav Kumar MSE Purchase Preference Explained: What 'L1 + 15%' Means for Small Businesses Under the Public Procurement Policy for MSEs, when the lowest bid (L1) is not from an MSE, MSEs quoting within L1 + 15% may be allowed to supply a portion by matching the L1 price. They can supply at least 25% of the ten 07-Nov-2026
Gaurav Kumar Make in India in Tenders: Class-I and Class-II Local Supplier Explained Under the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017, as revised on 4 June 2020, a Class-I local supplier has local content of 50% or more, a Class-II local supplier more than 20% but less than 50%, and 07-Nov-2026
Gaurav Kumar Why Government Tender Bids Get Rejected: 12 Mistakes to Avoid Most rejections happen at technical evaluation, before price is even opened. The usual causes are missed eligibility conditions, expired or mismatched documents, missing EMD proof, unsigned declarations and edited price 07-Nov-2026
Gaurav Kumar How to Read a Tender Document (NIT) in 20 Minutes Read a tender in this order: key dates, scope, eligibility, EMD and fees, evaluation method, then special conditions like penalties and payment terms. Decide bid or no-bid after eligibility, before you spend time on docu 07-Nov-2026
Gaurav Kumar Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate for e-Tendering: A Practical Guide E-procurement portals use a Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate to identify the bidder, sign documents and, on many portals, encrypt bids. Class 2 certificates were discontinued from 1 January 2021, so Class 3 is the s 07-Nov-2026
Gaurav Kumar Performance Security and Bid Security Declaration: What Bidders Should Know Under GFR 2017 Rule 171, a winning bidder gives performance security of 5% to 10% of the contract value, as the bid documents specify. It stays valid for 60 days beyond the completion of all contract obligations, includi 07-Nov-2026
Gaurav Kumar Bid or No-Bid? A 10-Point Checklist Before You Spend on a Tender Before preparing any bid, check ten things: eligibility, capacity, delivery location, margin after all costs, payment terms, EMD and security cash, penalties, competition, buyer track record and your team's time. If elig 07-Nov-2026
Gaurav Kumar How to Find Government Tenders in Your District (and Never Miss a Deadline) Tenders for your district are published on three main places: your state's e-procurement portal, the Central Public Procurement Portal (eprocure.gov.in) for central offices, and GeM for many goods and services. Search by 07-Nov-2026
