GeM (government e-marketplace) Online Portal Login in India

GeM online portal is an abbreviation of Government e-Market Place which is an online marketplace where public usable goods and services can be acquired. The geM is an active, self-supportive, and user-responsive portal that makes the user interface easy.

Public procurement plays a vital role as it is one of the most important priorities of the current Government. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) aims to change the way where Government Ministries and Departments and PSU’s handle the procurement of goods as well as services.

Let’s discuss some of the advantages of the introduction of the GeM online portal

Advantages of Gem online portal

For buyers the advantages are different and for sellers also there are different advantages which are listed below:

Advantages for Buyers

• Buyers can do a search easily as there is the proper categorization of different goods/ services on the portal.
• Buyers can do an extensive search, can compare the products, do the selection, and accordingly buy.
• Goods and Services can be bought and availed of any time as this portal is available 24/7
• Accomplish cashless and paperless transactions.
• Everything is quite transparent and buyers are at an ease.
• There is a proper rating system available through which rating can be checked before buying
• The dashboard of the portal is User-friendly for buyers and to monitor the supply system as well as payments.
• Its return policy is also buyer friendly.

Advantages for Sellers

• Sellers get direct entrance to all Government departments.
• Marketing cost is minimal as the portal is listing all the goods/services making it a one-stop solution as the seller needs not to do the efforts involved in marketing.
• Sellers can receive bids or auctions on products/services on the same portal.
• Sellers also have the facility to suggest a New Product on the portal.
• Price is not fixed as it can be updated according to the prevailing market conditions.
• Seller responsive dashboard for selling and to monitor the supplies and payments.

Registration as a seller

Any person who does manufacturing or does the marketing of genuine products or provides services can become a seller on the Government E-Marketplace (GEM) login portal.

There are multiple categories of seller registrations which are as follows:

• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
• Re-seller
• OEM Service Provider
• Non-OEM Service Provider
• Service Provider

The following documents are required in order to get Seller registration on the Government E-Marketplace portal:

• Pan Card
• MSME Certificate (For individual)
• Certificate of incorporation (For companies or LLPs)
• Bank Account details
• Identity proof
• Address proof
• Class 3 Signature Certificate (If selling to the government)
• Copy of Cancelled cheque
• Active mobile number and email id (For OTP)

Following are the popular products which get quickly sold on the GEM portal India

• Computers, Desktop, Laptops, Tablets, and Computer Accessories like Mouse, Keyboards, External Hard Disk Drives, RAM, Pen Drive, Power Bank.
• Office Equipment, Photocopiers, Printers, Pass Book, Smart card, Bar Code Scanners, Scanners, Cartridges.
• Paper, A4 (210mm X 297mm), Note Sheets, Note Books
• Air Conditioner
• Multi-Media Projectors
• UPS (Line Interactive and on-line)
• Packaged drinking water

Some of the generally asked questions

Q1. How to login as an establishment/office and users on a gem?

There are generally Two Stages

• Step-1: Login as an Organisation/Office

• Step-2: Login as Secondary Users

Steps to Procurement

• Login as a Buyer

• Go to the Market option

 • Select the product category as required

• Filter down the selection by providing details of your requirement criteria

• Select the desired product and proceed with the purchase or add to cart

The user can choose two filters:

In case Administrative Filter is chosen then

-Put the administrative filter

-Quantity required

-Delivery Location

-Year of experience with government

-Supplier Rating

In case the Financial Filter is chosen then

-Put the financial filter

-Product amount range

-Annual turnover of the supplier

-PMA (Performance Monitor Enunciator) Value addition

-Profit & Loss of the supplier

Q2. What is the purchase process?

1. When the purchase amount is less than Rs 50, 000 then there is no need of doing the comparison, and the Buyer can select any product as per their specifications.
2. When the purchase amount is more than Rs 50, 000 then it is mandatory for the buyer to do a comparison of the products first.

Q3. What are the purchase options?

There are 3 purchase options.

1. Direct Purchase
2. Bidding
3. Reverse Auction

Direct Purchase

For the purchases in the above condition: Go on the product of screen and select product at top of right for comparison of products maximum of up to four products. Select the product(s). If the amount is less than 50, 000 then the buyer can go for any product and Add to the cart.

Bidding and Reverse Auction

• Bidding: Bidding is a competitive offer to set the price of the product or service by an individual or business for or a demand that something is done. Bidding is used to decide the cost or value of a product or service.

• Reverse Auction: A reverse auction is the type of auction in which there is a role reversal of buyer and seller. In a reverse auction, the sellers compete with each other to obtain business from the buyer and prices will typically decrease as the sellers will bid lower than the other which is justified.

Conclusion

Why Choose NeuSource as Government E-Marketplace Consultant?

NeuSource is the market leader in GeM Portal India. In addition to GEM registration, NeuSource also offers a variety of business registration services like private limited company registration, one person company registration, Nidhi Company Registration, Section 8 Company Registration, Producer Company Registration, and Indian Subsidiary registration.

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