Tuesday 18 June 2019

A Refresher on Bidding for Government E-Tenders

Governmental organizations frequently take up large scale projects pertaining to various industries for the development and growth of diverse sections of the society. For the completion of these projects, government departments, agencies and offices often issue public tenders. These tenders help them to identify the most competent and promising contractor belonging to a certain industry who would be able to complete the project in hand in the most efficient fashion.
In the contemporary world, majority of government projects, right from infrastructure development initiatives to railway contracts are completed with the help of online tendering cycle.  Online or e-tendering is known to be an extremely well defined system where the opening of the tenders, evaluation of all the bids submitted and the final selection of the contractors are done on a virtual platform. Apart from its high efficiency, the growing popularity of government e-tenders can also be attributed to the development of the Digital India initiative and technological advancements taking place across the country. Many important government departments and agencies, including the Indian Railways, have in fact developed their individual e-tendering platforms through which they invite contractors from various parts of the country.

Participating in Government e-tenders

In order to bid for any prestigious government-tender contractors should visit the distinct online platforms developed for this purpose by various public sector organizations. On those e-tendering platforms, the bidders would typically be required to submit important details about their organization, as well as specifications about the project in hand.  This information typically includes the quotation price and the quality of material to be used in the contract, in addition to details like company policy and accreditations. In such e-tendering platforms the bidders generally can:
  • Submit their expression of interest [EOI]
  • Complete and submit their pre-qualification questionnaire [PQQ]
  • Complete their tender response and submit it in an orderly fashion
  • Download all the relevant documents related to the tender, as well as the bidding system
  • Upload vital documents, such as licenses, accreditations and  certifications
  • Both receive and ask questions related to their Tender and PQQ
  • Track the progress of their tender response and PQQ
  • Receive notifications in case  any type of changes are made to the tender specifications
Contractors can easily visit any popular tender website in order to find up-to-date and accurate information about various government-tenders floating across the country.

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