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Consultancy Tenders in India: State-wise Guide

This hub covers Consultancy tenders in India, state by state. Government buyers publish them under the Consultancy category on state e-procurement portals, on CPPP and, for many goods and services, on GeM. Pick your state for its portal, live buyer data and a step-by-step bidding guide.

Consultancy tenders in India: state-wise guides

Eligibility and licences you need

  • Experience of similar service contracts within the period the tender sets
  • Average annual turnover at the level the tender sets
  • Statutory registrations for staff, such as EPF and ESIC, where staff are deployed
  • Licences the service needs
  • Key staff and their qualifications
  • Professional registration required for the scope, such as for architects or chartered accountants
  • Empanelment with the department, if the tender is limited to empanelled firms
  • CVs and qualifications of key experts
  • Experience certificates for similar assignments

Confirm in the tender document / NIT.

Why Consultancy bids get rejected

  1. Rate below statutory costs, treated as unworkable
  2. Missing labour or other statutory registrations
  3. Experience that does not match the scope definition
  4. EMD or its exemption proof missing
  5. Technical proposal not in the format or order the tender asks for

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Frequently asked questions

How are consultancy tenders evaluated?

Many consultancy tenders use quality and cost based selection, where the technical score and the financial bid are combined with set weights. Some use least cost or fixed budget methods. The method and the weights are stated in the tender. Confirm in the tender document / NIT.

Where are consultancy tenders published?

State departments use their state e-procurement portals, central ministries and public sector units use CPPP (eprocure.gov.in), and many goods and services are bought on GeM. Each tender notice names the portal, the buyer and the closing date, so check the notice before you prepare documents.