Government tenders and e-Procurement related analysis

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Online Contract Management and Electronic Bank Guarantee in the KPPP Portal

As a pioneer in implementing the e-GP system in India, the government of Karnataka has taken the initiative to expedite the adoption of contract management and electronic bank guarantee. An overview of the initiative taken up by the government is provided herein.

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e-Payment of Tender Fees and Contract Award Data Publication in the Assam e-Tendering system

The bidders seeking to participate in tenders published in the Assam e-Tendering system are required to pay a fee of 0.02% of the estimated value of the tender capped at INR 20,000 for tenders up to INR 50 Crores. For tenders with an estimated value exceeding INR 50 crores, tender processing fees is computed at 0.02% with an upper cap of INR 30,000. In an effort to enhance transparency, the government of Assam issued an official memorandum dated 5th May 2018, mandating all agencies using the e-Tendering system to upload their contract documents online at https://assamtenders.gov.in/ within 30 days of the contract award

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Incentives for MSMEs to participate in government procurement in Maharashtra state

The government agencies in Maharashtra are restricted to purchase a specified list of 241 products from MSMEs. Further, MSMEs are exempted from paying tender form fee and Earnest Money deposit, while participating in government tenders

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Best Practices for Online Bid Submission in e-Tendering system

Best practices to ensure timely bid submission in e-Tendering systems. The government agencies in India publish 15000 - 25000 tenders online each day. Towards the end of the year (i.e., January - March), the number of tenders published increases to 20,000+ tenders a day. Most of the tenders published by the government are online tenders or e-Tenders

Tendersniper

Tendersniper consolidates and provides tender information published by State and Central government agencies in India. The businesses seeking to participate in Government tenders can register in Tendersniper to receive customized notification about the latest tender alerts. Tendersniper is created and managed by GUGA IT Services Private Ltd., an entity registered in India.

Interesting Facts

  The GDP of Karnataka is in excess of INR 20 Trillion during the years 2022 and 2023. When procurement is estimated at 10% of the GDP, it amounts to INR 2 Trillion. The procurement in the State is governed by a transparency in public procurement act. Hence, most of the procurement funded under the state budget is advertised in the KPPP portal. Besides the State's budget funds, many central government agencies such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited have their offices in Karnataka. They advertise procurement in their respective web-site and e-Tendering portals. The tenders published in hundreds of portals and web-sites pertaining to the Karnataka state are consolidated in this web page.