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Procurement Portals & Platforms

Plain-language definitions of every Procurement Portals & Platforms term that shows up in government tender work.


Procurement Portals & PlatformsCPPP

CPPP (Central Public Procurement Portal / eProcure)

India's central government tender publication and e-procurement portal at eprocure.gov.in, used by ministries and central agencies for all procurement categories.

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Procurement Portals & PlatformsCRAC

CRAC (Consignee Receipt and Acceptance Certificate)

A certificate issued by the receiving government officer confirming that delivered goods have been received and accepted as per order specifications, triggering payment.

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Procurement Portals & PlatformsDefProc

DefProc (Defence Procurement Portal)

The Ministry of Defence's e-procurement portal for defence tenders governed by the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020.

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Procurement Portals & PlatformsDSC

Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)

A legally valid electronic signature certificate required for submitting bids on all Indian government e-procurement portals.

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Procurement Portals & PlatformsGeM

GeM (Government e-Marketplace)

India's national online marketplace where central and state government bodies procure goods and services from registered sellers.

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GeM Direct Purchase

The GeM procurement mode allowing government buyers to buy directly from the catalog without a competitive bid, for purchases up to Rs 25,000 per category.

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Procurement Portals & PlatformsGePNIC

GePNIC (Government eProcurement System of NIC)

The NIC-built common e-procurement platform that powers 34 or more state government procurement portals across India.

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Procurement Portals & PlatformsIREPS

IREPS (Indian Railways Electronic Procurement System)

Indian Railways' dedicated e-procurement platform for all railway tenders covering works, materials, and services across all railway zones.

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SAP SRM/Ariba (State Procurement)

Enterprise procurement software from SAP used by some Indian state governments and large PSUs as their e-procurement platform in place of NIC's GePNIC.

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