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Plain-language definitions of every Portals and Systems term that shows up in government tender work.
Auto CRAC Days is a GeM platform feature that automatically generates a Consignee Receipt and Acceptance Certificate if the buyer's consignee fails to accept or reject delivery within the defined waiting period.
Read definitionBid encryption and decryption is the security process on e-procurement portals where financial bids are cryptographically sealed at submission and can only be opened by authorised officials on the designated opening date.
Read definitionClass III DSC is the highest assurance category of Digital Signature Certificate in India, mandatory for all government e-tender bid submissions due to its in-person identity verification requirement.
Read definitionThe CPWD eTendering Portal is the dedicated e-procurement platform of Central Public Works Department for civil, electrical, and horticulture works contracts across central government buildings and infrastructure.
Read definitionAn e-Token is the physical USB hardware device that securely stores a Digital Signature Certificate and its private key, required for authentication and bid submission on government e-procurement portals.
Read definitionGeM Bid/Reverse Auction is a competitive, real-time price-discovery mechanism on Government e-Marketplace where sellers progressively lower quotes until time expires and the lowest bidder wins.
Read definitionGeM Bunch Bidding is the aggregation of similar purchase requirements from multiple government buyers into a single bid on Government e-Marketplace to achieve economies of scale.
Read definitionGeM Custom Bid is a competitive tendering mechanism on Government e-Marketplace for procuring non-catalogue goods and services by inviting bids with buyer-defined specifications.
Read definitionA GeM Forward Auction is a disposal mechanism on Government e-Marketplace where government entities sell surplus or scrap assets to the highest bidder through a real-time online auction.
Read definitionGeM L1 Purchase is the process on Government e-Marketplace where the lowest-priced compliant seller automatically wins the order, mirroring the L1 principle for online procurement.
Read definitionA GeM Rate Contract is a standing arrangement on Government e-Marketplace fixing prices for specific goods or services for a defined period, against which buyers place individual orders without fresh bidding.
Read definitionThe NHAI Procurement Portal is the National Highways Authority of India's dedicated e-tendering platform for EPC, HAM, and BOT highway contracts worth hundreds of crore rupees each.
Read definitionnProcure is Gujarat's state-run e-procurement platform managing tenders for all Gujarat government departments, PSUs, and urban local bodies outside the NIC GePNIC framework.
Read definitionPSU eProcurement Portals are dedicated online tendering platforms operated by individual Public Sector Undertakings like NTPC, ONGC, and BHEL for their own goods, works, and services procurement.
Read definitionState eProcurement Portals are digital tendering platforms operated by individual Indian state governments for publishing and managing tenders from state departments, PSUs, and local bodies.
Read definitionA Vendor Registration Portal is an online system through which suppliers formally enrol with a government entity or PSU, submit qualification documents, and gain eligibility to bid on tenders.
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