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Procurement Expenditure in Maharashtra
Though Maharastra is the second most populous State in India, it's economy is ranked at the top at USD 350 Billion USD for the year 2019-20201. When the Government expenditure is estimated at 12% of the GDP2, the procurement expenditure of Maharashtra in value terms amounts to USD 73.5 Billion USD. A total of 650+ government agencies and public sector undertakings (PSU) advertise tenders to procure the goods, works and services required by the State. These agencies are of various types as in Zilla Parishad, University, Municipal Corporations, District Administrations, Agriculture department, Housing and Area Development, Mahatransco and Rural Development.
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Top ranked works procurement by government agencies in Maharashtra
Maharashtra has more than three lakh kilometres of existing roads. These roads will need to be maintained and extended further. Many initiatives were taken by the Maharashtra State to to improve the road infrastructure such as the Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana (MGSY) and Maharashtra Road Improvement Program (MRIP) missions. During the last year, the state government agencies have published more than nineteen thousand tenders for the improvement of the road infrastructure. Maharashtra Public Works Region and Maharashtra Directorate of Municipal Administration were the key advertisers of road construction tenders. Bids were published for the construction of metal roads and approach roads in different regions of the state. Also, bids were published for the repair of Water Bound Macadam Road (WBM road) and patchwork.
Swachh Bharat is a key policy initiative not only in the State of Maharashtra but all across India. In an effort to improve public sanitation, the government of Maharashtra has over a period of time established tens of thousands of public toilets especially in the urban areas. During the last year, an excess of four thousand bids were published for the construction of toilets across the state. Under the schemes of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), the government has taken the initiative to develop the toilet infrastructure. The key agencies involved in the construction of toilets in the State were Pune Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority. Many different types of work were undertaken for improvement of the public toilet infrastructure as in the construction of sanitary complex, improvement of urinals in the schools and repairing existing toilets.
With the rapid increase in population, consumption and urbanization, the need for disposal of waste has increased tremendously. The State of Maharashtra, with Mumbai as its capital, has a significant need for timely and environmentally friendly method for waste disposal. In the State of Maharashtra, there are an estimated fifty waste disposal plants spread across the urban and rural areas. These include MSW plants, Waste to Energy Plants, and Bio-Medical Waste Disposal Plants. In the past year, government agencies in Maharashtra advertised more than 4,000 bids for the development and upgrade of the waste disposal facilities. the Road Development Department and the Municipal Administration were the primary advertisers of tenders for waste disposal plant tenders. The waste management tenders published were for solid and liquid waste management. Furthermore, tenders were invited for the construction of sheds and development of the infrastructure required for solid waste management.
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Top ranked goods procurement by government agencies in Maharashtra
There is an ever-increasing demand from the citizens and the law enforcement agencies to track and monitor all the areas in the city with CCTV cameras. The city of Mumbai is reported to have 77,763 CCTV cameras as of 2023 and another 5000 plus were being added. These cameras are installed in sensitive government offices and traffic signals. Under the Smart City Mission, the government made an effort to install CCTVs and improve security. More than eight hundred tenders were published for the supply and installation of CCTVs in the State of Maharashtra. Pune Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Rural Development Panchayat Raj were the key buyers of CCTV in the State. Bids were advertised for different components of CCTV such as dome cameras, network video recorder integrated with surveillance capabilities.
There are over two thousand government hospitals distributed across Maharashtra state, including primary health centres and general hospitals. These hospitals require large amounts of medicines for the treatment of patients. To address these requirements, more than four thousand five hundred tenders were published for the procurement of medicines during the last year. The Ministry of Defence and Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation were the key advertisers for the procurement of medicines. Bids were published for the procurement of medicines like Multivitamin tablets, tab carbimazole 5 mg, etc. Furthermore, bids were also invited for the procurement of emergency medicine consumables and lab materials.
Top ranked services procurement by government agencies in Maharashtra
There are many thousands of government offices located across the Maharashtra State. Just as it is with the private sector agencies, the government offices will need to be protected as well from theft and other illegal activities. Especially, government owned banks, LPG plants, college establishments and such sensitive establishments of the government require security guards. The Maharashtra government advertised more than eight hundred tenders for security guard services in the past year. The bids for security guards hiring is widely distributed among many government agencies. Typically, manpower agencies were engaged by the government to hire security guards. The provision of security guards is a big business because as many as 300 security guards were sought in a single tender.
An estimated 15000+ shops are there in railway stations, airports and the public areas under the government agencies located in Maharashtra. During the last year, government agencies advertised over two thousand five hundred tenders for leasing out the shops under public spaces in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited and Maharashtra State Excise Department were the key advertisers for the shop rental tenders. Many different types of shops were rented as in for example: shops reserved for handicaps and for the reserved category; running of kiosk centres and the shops located at various Bus stands and railway stations.
Maharashtra is one of the few states which strives to provide high quality primary education to children across the state. It is estimated that approximately forty thousand schools are present across the state, including Zilla Parishad Schools and Municipal Corporation Schools. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Pragat Shaikshanik Maharashtra (PSM) are the two government schemes that strive to improve school infrastructure and reach education to children in the rural areas. An excess of six thousand tenders was advertised during the last year for construction, repair and maintenance of schools. The key advertisers of tenders for the development of school infrastructure were the Maharashtra Public Works Region and the Ministry of Urban Development. Bids were advertised for the construction of Zilla Parishad School rooms in different parts of the state. Also, government agencies invited tenders for repairs to the existing primary school buildings and for the supply of various materials for the construction of schools.
To avoid the hassle of maintaining vehicles, government agencies in Maharashtra hired different types of vehicles. This hiring of vehicles is one of the top ranked spend areas in the government last year. The government agencies in Maharashtra advertised more than four thousand bids for the rental of different types of vehicles. About 4250 tenders were published for hiring of various vehicles such as Sedan, Tipper, Crane and SUV. The public sector undertakings based out of Maharashtra did a significant percentage of the hiring. A few notable PSUs which did the hiring are the department of posts, NHAI and Power Grid Corporation of India.
What are the top 5 spend categories in Maharashtra state during the financial year 2023-24?
Road construction was the top ranked spend category in Maharashtra during 23-24, with 19489 tenders. This was followed by relaying or resurfacing of roads with 18361 tenders and construction of cement concrete roads with 17623 tenders. The fourth ranked spend category was procurement of construction materials with 8230 tenders. Community hall construction was ranked 5th with 8094 tenders.
What are the top spending districts in Maharashtra State during 2023-24?
By tender count, in 2023-24, Mumbai district ranked at the top with 120834 tenders followed by Thane district. The next three ranked districts are Pune, Nagpur and Nashik.
How to register in the e-Tendering Maharashtra platform?
The bidders which seek to participate in the tenders advertised in the Maharashtra eProc platform will need to get registered at first by filling out an online form. Broadly, the content to be filled up by the suppliers falls under two headings: Company details and contact details. The national bidders are required to input PAN details. After the form is filled out, the user needs to log in and attach a valid digital signature recognized by the controller of certifying authority, government of India. Also, there is a provision for the user to input its GST credentials. Post these activities, the user can initiate bid submission.
Where do government agencies of Maharashtra advertise their tenders?
The government agencies in Maharashtra have been advertising most of their procurement in their unified e-Procurement platform https://mahatenders.gov.in/nicgep/app. The Mahatenders portal has been in operation for many years and is one of the largest e-Tendering platforms in India. Often, more than 1000 tenders are processed in a day on this platform. Besides this portal, many procuring agencies publish expression of interest, low value procurement, pre-qualification and such tenders in their respective government websites.
What is the estimated size of procurement undertaken by the government agencies in Maharashtra?
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Maharashtra for the year 2023-24 is estimated at INR 38.79 Trillion. When government procurement is accounted for at 10% of the GDP, the government procurement amounts to a substantial INR 3.87 Trillion Indian Rupees. Besides the state government agencies, many central government agencies such as the Indian Railways and Central Public Works Department (CPWD) execute procurement in Maharashtra State.
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