### Key Points - Research suggests the main types of tenders on the GeM portal are Standard Bids, Reverse Auctions, and Bid to RA, with additional specific types like Custom Bids and BOQ Bids. - It seems likely that these tender types cater to different procurement needs, ensuring transparency and efficiency. - The evidence leans toward variations like Service Bids and Single/Two Packet Bids, but the core processes are the main focus. #### Overview The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal is an online platform for public procurement in India, offering various tender types to meet diverse government needs. Below, we break down the main types and provide additional details for clarity. #### Main Types of Tenders - Standard Bids: These are regular tenders where sellers submit offers for specific requirements, and the contract goes to the lowest-priced, technically compliant bid. - Reverse Auctions (RA): Live auctions where qualified sellers compete by lowering prices in real-time t...
GeM Exclusive : The Saras Collection GeM Exclusive : The GeM is marketplace based public procurement portal with following the exclusive offering making it unique and superior portal than its peers. 1. Category and catalogue based procurement portal 2. Wide varities of procurement modes, DP, L1, PBP, Bid/RA 3. Automated rule based system driven enforcement of MSE and MII provisions. 4. Unique Bid representation module where a sellers can raise representation against a bid available in public domain. 5. Unique challenge rejection window for bidders: All disqualified bidders get right to challenge their bid rejection. Buyer cannot proceed further without replying to the challenge It is increasing transparency. 6. Advance analytics for the decision support system and fraud and anomaly detection. 7. Furthermore the process of procurement is faceless and transparent in which sellers identity is...