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Plain-language definitions of every Miscellaneous & Cross-Cutting Terms term that shows up in government tender work.
A publicly available document listing all planned government procurements for the financial year, with estimated values, methods, and timelines, a forward calendar for bidders.
Read definitionA subcontract arrangement where the main contractor passes through the government contract's obligations, risks, and commercial terms to a subcontractor on identical terms.
Read definitionLow-value procurement from local market by a government department without a formal tender, authorised under GFR 2017 below specified thresholds.
Read definitionThe former central purchase agency for common-use goods that maintained rate contracts, now superseded by GeM for most procurement functions.
Read definitionThe key operational and compliance practices for submitting bids electronically on government e-procurement portals, covering DSC, document management, and submission protocols.
Read definitionProcurement from local market or nearby suppliers for urgent or low-value needs, authorised as an exception to normal tendering procedures in government procurement.
Read definitionAn informal or formal investigation of prevailing market prices for goods or services, used to assess the reasonableness of quoted prices in government procurement.
Read definitionPrice negotiation after bid opening in Indian government procurement, strictly limited by CVC guidelines to L1 only and only for rate reasonableness.
Read definitionAn arrangement where two or more contractors are awarded concurrent contracts for the same category of work, with orders distributed among them based on defined rules.
Read definitionThe advance planning of all procurement activities in a financial year, including timelines, methods, budgets, and eligibility criteria, published by government entities before the year begins.
Read definitionA certificate signed by a competent officer certifying that only one source exists for a required item, justifying single-tender enquiry without open competition.
Read definitionA standing contract at pre-agreed unit rates valid for a specified period, against which individual work orders or supply orders can be placed without repeated tendering.
Read definitionA procurement order placed with the original supplier at the same terms and rates without a new tender, permitted within defined limits by GFR 2017.
Read definitionA procurement remedy allowing the government to buy from an alternative source when the original supplier defaults, recovering the extra cost from the defaulting supplier.
Read definitionA one-time market purchase made immediately at the prevailing market price for an urgent or low-value government requirement, without advance quotation or tender.
Read definitionA procurement method where an unsolicited project proposal is published and third parties may submit counter-proposals, with the original proposer having the right to match the best counter-offer.
Read definitionA project proposal submitted to the government by a private party on its own initiative, without a government invitation to bid, seeking approval and award.
Read definitionA certificate signed by a competent officer certifying an emergency requirement, enabling procurement through a faster route without following the standard open tender process.
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